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SUMMARY:Information event about PIVS and EOSC
DESCRIPTION:The Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) and The Higher Education and Science Information Technology Shared Service Centre (VPC) invite you to participate in an informational meeting\, during which we will provide more detailed information about the following activities:\n\nThe implementation of the Research Information Management System (PIVS) (Pure\, Elsevier);\nProject 1.1.1.6. “Digitalisation of Scientific Activities and Participation in the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC)”.\n\nDate and Time:17 December 2025 at 10:00 \nVenue:“Moon” Hall\, RTU Science and Innovation Centre\, 6A Ķīpsalas Street \nRegistration:Please confirm your participation by completing the registration form by 12 December 2025:Information Session on PIVS and EOSC – Fill out form \n\n\n\n\n\n10:00-10:30\nRegistration / Welcome tea & coffee\n\n\n10:30-10:40\nOpening speech (VPC/ I.Šteina)\n\n\n10:40-11:00\nAbout PURE system (Elsevier/ M.Nowak & P. Milewska)\n\n\n11:00-11:30\nNational and shared community plans (VPC/ I.Afanasjevs)\n\n\n11:30-12:30\nIndividual instance and PURE capabilities (Elsevier/ M. Nowak & K.K. Sørensen)\n\n\n12:30-13:00\nCoffee break\n\n\n13:00-13:30\nAn introduction to SURF\, an overview of EOSC activities in the Netherlands\, and key service and service-delivery practices that support effective Open Science (SURF/ Alexander van den Hil)\n\n\n13:30-14:10\nEOSC plans in Latvia (VPC/ I.Afanasjevs)\n\n\n14:10-15:00\nQ&A session
URL:https://vpc.lv/event/informativs-pasakums-par-pivs-un-eosc/
LOCATION:RTU Moon\, Ķīpsalas 6A\, Rīga\, Latvia
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251217T140000
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SUMMARY:Informatīvs seminārs par pētniecības datu pārvaldību un Latvijas zinātnes infrastruktūras attīstību
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URL:https://vpc.lv/event/informativs-seminars-par-petniecibas-datu-parvaldibu-un-latvijas-zinatnes-infrastrukturas-attistibu/
LOCATION:Elektronikas un datorzinātņu institūts\, Dzērbenes iela 14\, Rīga\, LV-1006\, Latvia
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260120T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260120T150000
DTSTAMP:20260419T132615
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SUMMARY:VPC Studentu informācijas sistēmas diena
DESCRIPTION:VPC Student Information System Day is dedicated to higher education institutions and aims to share experience in the development\, architecture\, and implementation of modern Student Information Systems (SIS).\nThe event aims to provide an overview of the latest developments in student lifecycle management modules\, solutions for managing academic processes\, student progress and support services\, system implementation roadmaps and data migration options\, as well as support opportunities for other higher education management functions—such as human resources\, real estate management\, finance\, analytics\, research\, and laboratory management\, among others—helping universities manage study processes and data more efficiently.\nDuring the event\, information will also be provided about the 4.2.2.11 “Digitalisation of the Study Process” project\, including its connection to the development of shared components of the Student Information System\, its current status\, and next steps. \n\nSAP representatives: \n\nMark Arts\, Education & Research Unit Director\, NTT Data\nAli Gultekin\, SAP SLcM Senior Solution Architect\, NTT Data\nAinārs Bemberis\, Head of SAP Latvia\nAleksandrs Popovs\, SAP Business Architect\, SAP Latvia\n\nEvent registration link – here \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n09:00 – 10:30\nOpening of SAP Student Management Systems Day\n\n\n10:30 – 10:45\n\nCoffee break \n\n\n\n10:45 – 12:00\nDemo: management of academic processes\, student progress\, and support servicesDemo: support for financial and administrative processes\n\n\n12:00 – 12:20\nSAP SLCM system implementation roadmap and data migration\n\n\n12:20 – 13:00\n\nLunch break \n\n\n\n13:00 – 14:00\nQ&A session\, demonstration of specific SAP SLCM functionalities\n\n\n14:00 – 14:15 \nCoffee break\n\n\n14:15 – 14:45\nSAP support for other higher education management functions – HR\, real estate\, budgeting and analytics\, research and laboratory management\, etc.\n\n\n14:45 – 15:00\nClosing session
URL:https://vpc.lv/event/vpc-studentu-informacijas-sistemas-diena/
LOCATION:Latvijas universitāte (Zinātnu māja) Alfa auditorija\, Jelgavas iela 3\, Rīga\, LV-1004\, Latvia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260130
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SUMMARY:EOSC Winter School 2026
DESCRIPTION:Book your place by 12 January 2026 (12:00 CET) at the EOSC Winter School 2026\, taking place on 27-29 January 2026 in Nice\, France. This year’s edition will be collocated with a closed meeting of the EOSC Federation Build-up Group\, taking place on 26-27 January 2026. \nAs in the first two EOSC Winter Schools\, the third edition will bring together broad representation from the EOSC community\, including from the EOSC-related Horizon Europe projects\, the EOSC-A Task Forces\, the EOSC Opportunity Area Expert Groups\, the EOSC-A Board and Secretariat\, the European Commission and others. \nTo review the reports and materials from previous editions\, visit EOSC Winter School 2025 and EOSC Winter School 2024. \nThe full EOSC Winter School 2026 website can be found here.
URL:https://vpc.lv/event/eosc-winter-school-2026/
LOCATION:Radisson Blu Hotel Nice\, 223 Promenade des Anglais\, Nice\, 06200\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260128T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260128T133000
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SUMMARY:Seminārs “Pētījumu datu pārvaldības ētiskie aspekti”
DESCRIPTION:Aicinām ikvienu interesentu piedalīties seminārā\, kurā tiks aplūkoti pētījumu datu pārvaldības ētiskie aspekti\, tostarp atvērto datu principi\, pētījuma plānošana\, informētā piekrišana\, dalībnieku tiesību un dabas un kultūras mantojuma aizsardzība\, kā arī ētiskie izaicinājumi nacionālos un starptautiskos pētījumos.\nSemināru vadīs Signe Mežinska (Dr.sc.soc.\, MS bioētikā). \nNorises laiks: 2026. gada 28. janvāris\, plkst. 10.00-13.30\nNorises vieta: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte\, Kuldīgas iela 9C\, Rīga\n2. stāvs\, A-217. telpa un tiešsaistē (MS Teams) \nDalība seminārā ir bez maksas\, taču obligāta iepriekšēja reģistrācija gan klātienes\, gan tiešsaistes dalībai. \nReģistrēties aicinām\, aizpildot pieteikuma formu\nSemināru organizē Augstākās izglītības un zinātnes IT koplietošanas pakalpojumu centrs (VPC). Seminārs tiek organizēts projekta “Atbalsts atvērtās zinātnes ieviešanai praksē\, kā arī izveidoti risinājumi zinātnes datu koplietošanai un dalībai ES atvērtajā zinātnes mākonī” ietvaros.
URL:https://vpc.lv/event/seminars-petijumu-datu-parvaldibas-etiskie-aspekti/
LOCATION:Rīgas Stradiņa universtāte. 2 stāvs\, a-217\, Kuldīgas iela 9C\, Rīga\, Latvia
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260204T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260204T170000
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CREATED:20260121T151607Z
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SUMMARY:Informācijas resursu un bibliotēku pakalpojumu pārvaldības sistēmu modernizācija
DESCRIPTION:Semināra mērķis ir iepazīstināt ar jaunākajām tendencēm\, izaicinājumiem un iespējām\, nodrošinot efektīvu informācijas resursu pārvaldību un izmantošanu augstskolu bibliotēkās. Pasākumā uzņēmuma EBSCO pārstāvji iepazīstinās ar uzņēmuma piedāvātajiem risinājumiem mūsdienīgai informācijas resursu pārvaldībai augstskolu bibliotēkās\, kas balstīti atvērtā koda risinājumā “Folio“.\nSeminārā laikā sniegta arī informācija par projekta “Studiju procesu digitalizācija”\, līguma Nr. 4.2.2.11/1/25/I/001 aktivitāti\, kas saistīta ar digitālo resursu un bibliotēku pakalpojumu pārvaldības sistēmu modernizāciju\, pašreizējo statusu un nākamajiem soļiem. \nSemināra norises laiks un vieta: 2026.gada 4.februārī no plkst. 10.00-17.00 Latvijas Universitātes Dabas mājā\, Jelgavas iela 1\nRīga\, LV-1004 \nNo plkst. 10:00-12:15 – Magnum zāle\, 1.stāvs \nno 13.00-17.00 – 223. Telpa\, 2.stāvs. \nSemināram būs iespējams pieslēgties arī tiešsaistē\, MS Teams platformā. Semināra saite dalībniekiem tiks nosūtīta pēc reģistrēšanās. \nSaite uz pasākuma reģistrāciju šeit \n\n\n\n\n\n10:00\nSetting the Stage – Uldis Zariņš\n\n\n10:15\nFOLIO Strategy – Gar Sydnor\n\n\n10:45\nFOLIO Consortiality – Roman Piontek\n\n\n11:15\nOpen Discussion\n\n\n12:15\nLunch\n\n\n13:00\nFOLIO and EDS – Claus Wolf\n\n\n13:45\nFOLIO and Other SaaS – Grzegorz Milewski\n\n\n14:30\nCoffee Break\n\n\n15:00\nFOLIO Status Quo – Christopher Spalding\n\n\n15:30\nOpen Discussion
URL:https://vpc.lv/event/informacijas-resursu-un-biblioteku-pakalpojumu-parvaldibas-sistemu-modernizacija/
LOCATION:Latvijas universitāte (Dabas māja) Magnum auditorium\, Jelgavas iela 1\, Rīga\, LV-1004\, Latvia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260214
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SUMMARY:Cisco Live
DESCRIPTION:Cisco Live EMEA is Europe’s premier event for IT professionals\, customers\, and partners\, bringing together thousands of industry peers to learn\, connect\, and get inspired. At this multi-day conference you’ll gain cutting-edge technical education and insights on key technologies like AI\, security\, networking\, and cloud\, all designed to support your personal and professional growth. \nYou’ll have the chance to hear from Cisco executives and industry leaders\, participate in hands-on labs and sessions\, and learn directly from experts — helping you stay ahead of emerging trends and real-world challenges. \nCisco Live also offers unique community and networking opportunities\, letting you connect with peers\, partners\, and engineers to exchange ideas and build lasting professional relationships. \nAnd of course\, it’s not all work — the event includes social experiences and celebrations that make learning fun and memorable.
URL:https://vpc.lv/event/cisco-live/
LOCATION:RAI Amsterdam\, Europaplein 25\, Amsterdam\, 1078\, Netherlands
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260219
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SUMMARY:20th International Digital Curation Conference
DESCRIPTION:The 20th edition of the International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC26) will take place in Zagreb\, Croatia between 16-18 February 2026.\n\nThe main theme for the conference is AI\, austerity\, and authoritarianism: contemporary challenges in digital curation.\nThe International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC) is an established annual event with a unique place in the digital curation community\, reaching out to individuals\, organisations and institutions across all disciplines and domains involved in curating data and providing an opportunity to get together with like-minded data practitioners to discuss policy and practice.\n\nMore information: Here\nRegistration: Here
URL:https://vpc.lv/event/20th-international-digital-curation-conference/
LOCATION:University of Zagreb\, Josipa Marohnića 5\, Zagreb\, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260506T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260506T120000
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SUMMARY:DataverseLV – Celebrating the First Year in the Dataverse community
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special event celebrating the first year of the DataverseLV research data repository and its growing role within the international Dataverse community.  \nThis event offers a unique opportunity to look back on the achievements of DataverseLV during its first year\, explore its impact on research data management in Latvia\, and learn about future developments. Kristaps Oškalns and Daina Kosīte (VPC) will share insights into the repository’s journey\, milestones\, and vision ahead.  \nWe are also delighted to welcome representatives from The Dataverse Project at Harvard University. Sonia Barbosa\, Gustavo Durand and Philip Durbin will introduce the Dataverse software and provide a closer look at the vibrant global community that supports and advances open research data sharing.  \nWhether you are a researcher\, data steward\, librarian\, or simply interested in research data infrastructure\, this event is an excellent chance to connect\, learn\, and become part of the wider Dataverse network.  \nWhen: 6th of May \nWhere: LU Sapere Aude zālē\, Kalpaka bulvāris 4\, Rīga and online (Teams)\nRegistration: HERE   \nProgramme  \n\nOne year of DataverseLV research data repository in Latvia \n\nKristaps Oškalns\, Daina Kosīte (VPC)  \n\nMeeting the Dataverse Project team: overview of the Dataverse software and repository community worldwide \n\nSonia Barbosa\, Gustavo Durand\, Philip Durbin (The Dataverse Project\, Harvard University)  \n We warmly invite you to join us and learn about the latest advances in open research data sharing! 
URL:https://vpc.lv/event/dataverselv-celebrating-the-first-year-in-the-dataverse-community/
LOCATION:LU Sapere Aude zāle\, Kalpaka bulvāris 4\, Rīga\, Latvia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260522
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SUMMARY:Forward Together
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first joint conference bringing together four major national-level initiatives that are shaping the  Latvia’s research and higher‑education ecosystem:\n\nData Stewards*\n\n*Implementation of Open Science and Strengthening Research Data Management \n\nDigitalization of Scientific Activity and Participation in the European Open Science Cloud \nResearch Information Management System (RIMS)\nDigital Transformation of Higher Education\n\n\n\nThis will be a dynamic\, full‑day conference where: \n\ninternational experts will share their experience with digital solutions and their impact\,\npanel discussions with practitioners and collaboration partners will take place\,\npractical workshops will offer hands‑on opportunities to explore new systems and tools\,\nand we will introduce digital services and solutions that will soon provide important support to researchers\, universities\, and the entire science ecosystem.\n\nThese projects together form a shared story about the future of a modern and competitive science and education system in Latvia. \nWe invite you to an event where we will continue developing the knowledge\, tools\, and cooperation needed for this future. We believe that the greatest changes happen when people meet\, share experience\, and look toward the future together. \n\nEvent Agenda (TBC)Register for the event here
URL:https://vpc.lv/event/forward-together/
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