Good morning Base4NFDI enthusiasts,
we collected some important news for you:
- Call for Contributions UC4B 2026
- Invitation IAM4NFDI Sprint Demos
- IAM4NFDI: Call for Incubators August 2026
Please feel free to share this information with anyone who might be interested or point them to this
mailing
list.
Best regards,
Franziska Fritzsche
On behalf of the Base4NFDI Office
Call for Contributions UC4B
2026
This year marks the third edition of the
Base4NFDI User Conference (UC4B2026). We will meet on November 24–25 at Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Haus Potsdamer Straße. We hereby cordially invite you to
contribute to the conference (see below). Registration for participation will open in August/September 2026; you will be notified in due time.
Event website with all further information: https://events.gwdg.de/e/uc4b2026
Call for Contributions for UC4B2026 (https://events.gwdg.de/event/1337/abstracts/)
Background and Scope
Today, research data is still often distributed across numerous repositories, hard to locate, and available only for a limited time. The NFDI seeks to improve the findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability (FAIRness) of research data.
Within this framework, Base4NFDI integrates and establishes Basic Services – shared, interoperable solutions that address cross-disciplinary needs. Existing services are being adapted and extended to support researchers from other domains, helping
to avoid redundant developments and foster sustainable, community-driven infrastructures. The long-term goal is to shape, together, the evolving service portfolio that Base4NFDI contributes both to the NFDI ecosystem and to the broader RDM landscape together.
The Base4NFDI User Conference (UC4B) has become a central forum for presenting, discussing, and operationalizing current developments in Base4NFDI-funded services, fostering exchange on incubator projects, community integration efforts, and strategic
service topics across the NFDI. This year marks the third edition of the conference.
The 2026 program welcomes contributions from across the NFDI and beyond. Members of sections, working groups, consortia, Basic Service teams, and related initiatives are invited to participate and share their ideas and experiences as well as best practices.
Call for Contributions
We invite the submission of abstracts showcasing activities and experiences related to Base4NFDI or Basic Services in the context of the NFDI.
Possible types of contributions:
- Incubator Presentations:
Base4NFDI Service Incubators are an efficient way to test, prepare, and enable the integration of basic services into NFDI consortia. We invite reports from incubators in every state showcasing their added value. We especially encourage presentations
that tell the story behind a challenge, the approach taken, and the lessons learned in an easy-to-follow manner. Possible aspects include: what community RDM problem the incubators project aims to solve, the motivation for establishing the incubator, preparatory
steps, collaboration between consortia and Basic Services, and the specific benefits emerging from these partnerships.
Accepted contributions are expected to be allocated approximately 15 minutes including time for questions or discussion; the final program may vary depending on the number of submissions. - Talks:
A broader slot for short, accessible presentations in the plenary. Possible topics include but are not limited to:
- User stories beyond incubators
- How Basic services solved disciplinary or consortia challenge
- How Basic services encouraged data sharing across communities
- Operational models (complementary to the program slot on service operations)
- Missing Basic Services or identified cross-cutting needs
- Insights and synergies from services outside the NFDI
- Posters:
The most inclusive category, addressing all topics related to Basic Services. Submissions are encouraged from
NFDI consortia, sections, basic services and external initiatives alike. Accepted posters will be presented in a
one-minute madness session during the conference.
When submitting, please indicate the category most relevant to your contribution. The program committee reserves the right to reassign accepted abstracts to a different category.
By contributing, participants can increase the visibility of their work, exchange insights with stakeholders from across the NFDI, and help identify opportunities for broader adoption and integration of services.
Submission Details
- Abstract length:
maximum 500 words
- Format:
please use the official
template and attach it to your submission.
- Language:
English
- Submission deadline:
July 22, 2026
- Submission portal:
https://events.gwdg.de/event/1337/abstracts/
- Review process:
coordinated with NFDI sections and Base4NFDI staff; final decisions will be made by the program chairs
- Participation:
at least one author per accepted contribution must attend the conference in person (no virtual participation)
- Publication:
slides and posters will be made available on Zenodo after the event; accepted abstracts may be revised before publication and may be featured on the conference website in advance
For inquiries, please contact: base4nfdi-uc4b@lists.nfdi.de
Invitation IAM4NFDI Sprint
Demos
We'd like to invite you to a new event series organized by the
IAM4NFDI
team.
First, there will be
sprint demos of the individual incubator projects. During the demo, incubator project members will present the current status of the incubator project and the next steps in just a few minutes. Afterwards, the floor will be open for
general questions about IAM4NFDI.
The event takes place
every month on the third Thursday of the month from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. After registering, you will receive the access link and more details about the agenda.
If you are interested, please register
here.
IAM4NFDI: Call for Incubators
August 2026
Do you have an AAI-specific use case that you need support to implement? Then this is your chance. The
IAM4NFDI
project has planned so-called incubator cycles to be able to react flexibly to the wishes of future users. With the incubator cycles you can bring in your ideas and needs for the NFDI-AAI and, thus, help shape its development.
The next incubator cycle starts on
August 1st, 2026 and they hereby call for applications. Please note the
submission deadline is July 13, 2026.
What do you have to do?
- Please look at the
attached
description of the process
- Completely fill out the template provided in the process description, describe your incubator project
idea and send it to the service by mail.
- Present your idea to the Main Incubator Board (MIB) on July 30, 2026 (details to follow) in 5 minutes
and answer any remaining questions. Please send the team the presentation afterwards.
- Your support and participation in the implementation of the incubator cycle is essential – please, plan
for this and ensure that you can contribute during the period before submitting your idea.
Please also have a look at their
website if
you have any further questions about the IAM4NFDI project. You can also find more detailed information in their presentation at the
NFDITalk.
IAM4NFDI checks all submissions and, if necessary, reserve them for following incubator cycles. The selection of incubator projects is
made in consultation with Base4NFDI and depending on their available capacities. If you have already submitted an idea in one of the last cycles and received feedback that you have been earmarked for the next round, you do not have to submit your idea again
- if it has not changed.
They will let you know by July 23, 2026, whether your incubator project idea can be implemented in the
next cycle.
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Franziska Fritzsche
(she/her) GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Science Franziska.Fritzsche@gesis.org Office Hours: |
