Open Community Forum RSVP

Introduction

Thank you for your interest in the Open Community Forum in-person events.

These events will bring together stakeholders from across the infectious disease community to discuss tools, data resources, best practices, and workforce preparation related to infectious disease data.

Attendance is free and no registration is required. This RSVP is optional, but helps us estimate attendance and share future updates.

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* 1. What is your name?

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* 2. Your institution or affiliation?

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* 3. Your email address

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* 4. What in-person Open Community Forum event do you plant to attend?

ASM Microbe Conference — Friday, June 5, 2026 from 6:15–7:30 PM, Washington D.C., USA

ISMB Conference — Thursday, July 16, 2026 from 6:15–7:30 PM, Washington D.C., USA

ECCB Conference — Friday, September 4, 2026 time TBD, Geneva, Switzerland

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* 5. Are there particular challenges, comments, or questions you'd like to see discussed at this event?

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* 6. Which stakeholder group(s) do you consider yourself?

Research Scientist / Principal Investigator

Postdoctoral Researcher

Graduate Student / Trainee

Clinical Research Professional

Laboratory Scientist / Technician

Public Health Professional

Epidemiologist

Bioinformatician / Computational Biologist

Software Developer / Tool Developer

Data Scientist / AI/ML Specialist

Data Steward / Data Manager / Curator

Database or Infrastructure Provider

Educator / Instructor / Faculty

Workforce Development or Training Professional

Government Agency Staff

Policy or Program Professional

Healthcare Professional

Industry / Biotechnology Professional

Nonprofit or Community Organization

Scientific Society or Consortium Representative

Science Communication / Outreach Professional

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What best describes your primary area of interest related to the Open Community Forum?

Platforms and analytical tools

Data sharing and stewardship

AI and computational methods

FAIR data practices

Training and workforce preparation

Education and curriculum development

Public health applications

Metadata standards and interoperability

Cloud computing and infrastructure

Community engagement and collaboration

Other (please specify)

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* 8. May we contact you regarding future activities related to the Open Community Forum and Bioinformatics Resource Centers?

Yes

Privacy Policy Addendum – Processing of Personal Data for PDN Open Community Forum RSVP

For your information, in the context of the Open Community Forum, we will be processing personal data. In accordance with applicable data protection laws, we provide the following details regarding this data processing:

Type of personal data collected: Name, affiliation, and email address
Purpose for which the data is collected: Estimate attendance at Open Community Forum events and include respondents in future communications.
Data retention period: 4 years
List of persons and institutions who will have access to the data collected:
- Jason Williams, CSHL (also contact person)
- Anna Feitzinger, CSHL
- Patricia Palagi, SIB
- Geert vanGeest, SIB
- Sam Halabi, Georgetown University
- Nishtha Arora, Georgetown University
Controllership: SIB is controller of the data processed in the context of the Open Community Forum RSVP.
Contact person for exercising your rights as a data subject: Jason Williams, PI, CSHL, williams@cshl.edu

If you have any further questions about how your personal data will be processed or if you wish to exercise your rights under applicable data protection laws, please do not hesitate to contact us.