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Participants of the FDI Committee

The Committee for Research Data Infrastructure (FDI Committee) consists of representatives of the RatSWD-accredited RDCs, the two chairs of the German Data Forum (RatSWD) and permanent guests.

Members

The Members of the FDI Committee are the heads or permanent representatives of the Research Data Centres (RDCs) that have been fully accredited by the RatSWD. They have the right to vote in the FDI Committee.

Current Members

Provisional members

Research Data Centres (RDCs) that have been provisionally accredited by the RatSWD have the status of a provisional member until full accreditation. They have no voting rights in the FDI Committee.

Current provisional members

Chairpersons of the RatSWD

The chairpersons are guests of the FDI Committee without voting rights.

Current chairpersons of the RatSWD

  • Prof. Dr. Kerstin Schneider (Chair of the German Data Forum RatSWD)
  • Dr. Daniel Vorgrimler (Vice chair of the German Data Forum RatSWD)

Permanent guests

Beyond accreditation by the German Data Forum (RatSWD), the FDI Committee can grant other actors (e.g. relevant repositories and research data networks, international research data infrastructures, research data management projects) the status of permanent guest without voting rights in the committee upon request.

Current permanent guests