{"id":7326,"date":"2020-05-06T22:56:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T20:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.go-fair.org\/?post_type=pronamic_event&#038;p=7326"},"modified":"2020-05-06T23:01:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T21:01:28","slug":"go-fair-us-webinar-series-fair-data-and-covid-19-virus-outbreak-data-network-vodan-africa-part-1-3","status":"passed","type":"pronamic_event","link":"https:\/\/www.go-fair.org\/events\/go-fair-us-webinar-series-fair-data-and-covid-19-virus-outbreak-data-network-vodan-africa-part-1-3\/","title":{"rendered":"GO FAIR US Webinar Series: FAIR Data and COVID-19: Virus Outbreak Data Network (VODAN)-Africa (Part 1\/3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>A new three part webinar series will be launched under the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdsc.edu\/services\/data_science\/research_data_services.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.sdsc.edu\/services\/data_science\/research_data_services.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1588882352629000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGfHbNLsPzY2JL4d8IzppOVjrQkzw\">GO FAIR US\u2019s COVID-19 and FAIR data webinar series<\/a>. \u00a0The webinars will be hosted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vodan-totafrica.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.vodan-totafrica.info\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1588882352629000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGXokjdTjI7YlfvBWP4YywTi6499A\">VODAN Africa<\/a>\u00a0in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiu.ac.ug\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kampala International University<\/a> (KIU), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universiteitleiden.nl\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leiden University<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/liacs.leidenuniv.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.go-fair.org\/go-fair-initiative\/go-fair-offices\/go-fair-usa-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.go-fair.org\/go-fair-initiative\/go-fair-offices\/go-fair-usa-office\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1588882352629000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHEnPhRUs5BHVe3GCuIsRNRtoPmWQ\">GO FAIR US<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdsc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Diego Supercomputer Center<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ravel.works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ravel.works\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1588882352629000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEVJ3-ZtMjLbQ7SWHszeUGsrgz7gQ\">RavelWorks Africa<\/a>.\u00a0<u><\/u><\/div>\n<div><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/div>\n<div><strong>The first webinar<\/strong>\u00a0on Thursday\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">May 7<\/span> will include country spotlights \u2013 the current situation from a national perspective, challenges, and progress in COVID-19 related data stewardship. Speakers and countries represented:<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Dr. Sakinat Folorunso (Nigeria)<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<li>Mariam Basajja (Uganda)<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<li>Getu Tadele (Ethiopia)<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<li>Morgane Wirtz (Tunisia)<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<li>Dr. Reginald Maudlin Nalugala (Kenya)<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Furthermore, Prof. Dr. Mirjam van Reisen (Leiden University) and Prof. Francisca Oladipo, Executive Director of VODAN-Africa (KIU) will speak, who will frame the initiative and VODAN-Africa progress.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/div>\n<div><strong>The second webinar\u00a0<\/strong>is scheduled\u00a0Thursday <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">May 14<\/span> at 9 AM PDT\/12 PM EDT\/6 PM CEST\/7 PM EAT where the focus will be on Ethiopia and Kenya, delving into topics such as:<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>The role of data science and data stewardship related to COVID-19 in Ethiopia.<u><\/u><\/li>\n<li>Social distancing in slums and how VODAN-Africa can contribute to understanding uneven effects and serve data-driven policies.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The third webinar<\/strong> is\u00a0scheduled\u00a0Thursday <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">May 21<\/span> at 9 AM PDT\/12 PM EDT\/6 PM CEST\/7 PM EAT.<\/p>\n<p>To participate in (one of) these webinars, please request access via <a href=\"mailto:christine@sdsc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christine Kirkpatrick<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new three part webinar series will be launched under the\u00a0GO FAIR US\u2019s COVID-19 and FAIR data webinar series. \u00a0The webinars will be hosted by\u00a0VODAN Africa\u00a0in partnership with Kampala International University (KIU), Leiden University, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science,\u00a0GO\u2026 <a 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