Overview

Building Research Innovation at Community Colleges - Research Data Management (BRICCs-RDM) is a unique conference that leverages the growing BRICCs community to understand how RDM can be used to advance CI-enabled scientific use-cases in academic research. The conference will work to identify clear strategies to ensure support and access from all stakeholder communities who produce and consume data on CI resources.

Location, Dates and Times

Location:The Westin Alexandria Old Town, 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA 22314

Map

Dates: July 9-11, 2025
Arrival Day: Wednesday, July 9th, 2025 | 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Conference Day 2: Thursday, July 10th, 2025 | 8:00am - 5:00pm
Conference Day 3: Friday, July 11th, 2025 | 8:00am - 1:00pm

Schedule (Subject to Change)

Last updated: July 9, 2025

Wednesday, July 09	Reception - Wright Room, Second Floor
	The Westin Alexandria Old Town 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone Number: (703) 253-8600 Map
4:00PM onward	Check in at the Hotel
7:30PM - 9:00PM	Dinner Wright Room, Second Floor Introductions and Meet & Greet.
9:00PM	Reception - Sponsored by Omnibond Trademark, First Floor

Thursday, July 10	Thematic Sessions - Wright Room, Second Floor
	The Westin Alexandria Old Town Wright Room, Second Floor 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone Number: (703) 253-8600 Map
8:00AM - 9:00AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00AM - 9:30AM	Welcoming Remarks
9:30AM - 10:30AM	Understanding the Ecosystem Sheila Rabun, Lyrasis (Slides (pdf)) Pearl Go, Northwestern University (Slides (pdf))
10:30AM - 10:45AM	Break with Snacks
10:45AM - 12:00PM	Data Creation Stacie Powell, Clemson University (Slides (pdf)) Tabitha Samuel, National Institute for Computational Sciences, University of Tennessee Knoxville (Slides (pdf)) Boyd Wilson, Omnibond (Slides (pdf))
12:00PM - 1:00PM	Lunch
1:00PM - 2:00PM	Problem Solving: This session focuses on how data preservation and management approaches are employed by cyberinfrastructure and IT groups to support academic classes and research. Lizely Madrigal, New Mexico State University Gary Rogers, University of Tennessee (Slides (pdf)) Mickey Slimp, Great Plains Network (Slides (pdf))
2:00PM - 2:15PM	Networking Break
2:15PM - 3:15PM	Data Sharing: This session focuses on how data management practices are being considered while implementing curricular practices in community colleges. Stephen Miller, NCyTE (Slides (pdf)) Sarah Janes, San Jacinto College (Slides (pdf)) Rajiv Malkan, LoneStar College - Montgomery (Slides (pdf))
3:15PM - 3:30PM	Break
3:30PM - 4:30PM	Data Preservation: This session focuses on how data preservation and management approaches are employed by librarians and data statisticians. Rob Day, Research Space, iRODS Consortium, RENCI, UNC-Chapel Hill Forough Ghahramani, NJ Edge Rachel Fleming, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Slides (pdf)) Susan Ivey, North Carolina State University (Slides (pdf))
4:30PM	End of Day 1 Closing Remarks
6:00PM	Dinner Cooper Mill 10 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314 Map

Friday, July 11	Thematic Sessions - Wright Room, Second Floor
	The Westin Alexandria Old Town Wright Room, Second Floor 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone Number: (703) 253-8600 Map
8:00AM - 9:00AM	Continental Breakfast
9:00AM - 9:30AM	DOE view of Data Richard Gerber (Slides (pdf))
9:30AM - 10:00AM	Activity
10:00AM - 10:30AM	Student Perspectives Soma Mukherjee, UTRGV (Slides (pdf)) Surada Suwansathit, Texas A&M University (Slides (pdf)) Halle Gray, Texas A&M University (Slides (pdf))
10:30AM - 10:45AM	Break with Snacks
10:45AM - 11:45AM	Data Processing: This session focuses on how data management approaches are used by researchers in the domain sciences. Anas AlSobeh, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Slides (pdf)) Denise Davis, University of South Carolina (Slides (pdf)) Wesley Brashear, Texas A&M University (Slides (pdf))
11:45AM - 12:00PM	Closing Remarks
12:00PM - 1:00PM	Lunch and Departures

Call for Proposals

You are invited to share position papers on how RDM can be used to advance CI-enabled scientific use-cases in research and academic programs, the challenges they face, the opportunities, and their strategies. Here, we hope to define the scope of the effort on two major fronts:
- How are institutions developing RDM policy, support, and governance?
- What is the role of training and education in the process of integrating RDM?

We will welcome the following session types:
- Posters, which will be displayed during the workshop
- Position papers, which will be presented as 10-minute lightning talks
- Panel sessions, of 30 minutes length
- Birds-of-a-feather sessions, of 30 minutes length

For more details in the format requirements of the sessions see the details section below.
Sample topics for discussion include:
- Developing RDM policy, support, and training programs
- Integrating RDM into academic programs and student research or student internship programs
- Supporting storing and using Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) research data
- Addressing challenges of data governance and data sovereignty
- Developing and securing Open Data Research infrastructure
- RDM Practices that address the needs of AI/ML,
- Practices that address integrating cybersecurity practices in workflows
- Developing practices for quantum computing and other emerging technologies

This is not an exhaustive list, and other topics are encouraged as well.

Details

Position papers should be 1,500-2,500 words and will be published in the proceedings. Papers will be presented as 10-minute lightning talks. The position paper should include the following:
- Introduction: Introduce the topic, thesis or position for the paper.
- Body: This section contains the arguments or claims with supporting evidence. Please include relevant results or case studies.
- Conclusions: The final section of a position paper emphasizes the claims and summarizes the paper. It can include recommendations and implications.
- Acknowledgements: Acknowledge funding sources and relevant collaborators.

Proposals for panel sessions, birds-of-a-feather sessions, and position papers should be formatted in a single column using Times New Roman 12-point font and one-inch margins, and include citations in APA format.

All proposals should be submitted as PDF files.

Note that at least one author of an accepted work must attend the conference to present the work.

Presenters will be prioritized for travel support.

Please use the submission link below to submit your proposal. Submissions will be accepted until June 20th.

Submit Proposal

Conference Subcommittees

Below are the subcommittees helping organize and support the BRICCs RDM Conference Summer 2025: