The EcoDoR 2026 Webinars: An Update on the Latest News
In September 2025, the EcoDoR Workshop launched its very first series of informative and interactive webinars—
—focused on scientific research.
Many of you answered the call, and for that, we would like to thank you!
These sessions have already brought together numerous experts in scientific research
to discuss a wide range of topics.
Here is an overview:
– Data Sharing in Astronomy
Date: September 23, 2026 | Speaker: Françoise Genova
– Entity-based data management systems, sustainable data management systems: for whom and for what purpose?
Date: October 21, 2025 | Speaker: Jean-François Dufayard
– Data Papers: The Key to Making Your Data Visible and Cited
Date: January 20, 2026 | Speaker: Dominique Fournier (INRAe)
Did you miss these sessions? No problem! All webinars are available for replay at
on the workshop’s Canal-U channel!
In 2026, the EcoDoR webinars will continue:
GDPR: It affects everyone… but is everyone compliant?
Date: February 10, 2026 | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Speakers: Magali Aubert (INRAe) and Pascale Morin (CIRAD)
In a context of increasing protection of personal data, where every
the challenge is to ensure the anonymity of respondents, the confidentiality and security of
their data, this presentation aims to raise awareness among staff about the requirements of the
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and to help them understand the
challenges involved. The compliance process, which ensures that data
meets these requirements, will be presented.
The Key Role of Unique Persistent Identifiers in Research Project Management
Date: February 17, 2026 | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Speakers: Frédéric De Lamotte and Véronique Stoll (Research Data College)
The current research landscape is producing a growing volume of publications, data
, and, more broadly, a diverse range of scientific results and artifacts (both digital and/or physical
). In this context, the ability to uniquely and reliably
identify the various elements of the scientific ecosystem—research teams,
publications, datasets, software, etc.—across a multitude of
information systems has become a central challenge for the structuring and
promotion of scientific activity, particularly to enable the traceability of
scientific objects.
Software Heritage & Reproducibility
Date: March 10, 2026 | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Speakers: Simon Delamare and Sabrina Granger
Software Heritage, founded ten years ago, aims to archive all publicly available software source code in order to preserve it and ensure its long-term accessibility.
This project is proving to be a valuable tool for the scientific community, as software now plays a central role in research activities.
During this webinar, we will present Software Heritage and the key principles behind its operation, and we will explain how this project can contribute to the management of research software, particularly with a view to the reproducibility of experiments.
The new feature for managing codes and software in DMP OPIDoR
Date: May 19, 2026 | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Speaker: Maria Grazia Santangelo (INRIA)
Software is now one of the fundamental pillars of research,
just like publications and data. However, despite its central role, research software
remains difficult to find, cite, and reference correctly.
Due to the lack of appropriate mechanisms, software is often overlooked
or poorly described in data management plans.
To address this challenge, a questionnaire dedicated to source code and research software
has been integrated into the OPIDoR DMP platform. It allows for the description of
software and associated research data within a single plan.
Designed according to FAIR principles and machine-readable, this questionnaire takes
into account the specificities of the source code and software lifecycle. It addresses key aspects such as the general description of the software, development tools
and runtime environments, preservation (indexing and long-term archiving),
legal issues (authors, licenses), as well as the scientific value of software outputs.
Archiving Research Data
Date: June 16, 2026 | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Speaker: Manon Guillermin (University of Montpellier)
Drawing on the case study of the University of Montpellier, this webinar aims to raise awareness within the scientific community about the legal, regulatory, and scientific issues associated with the archiving of research documents and data. It also aims to present tools and operational procedures to ensure that professional practices comply with current legal requirements.
- Definition of research archives;
- Issues in Archiving within the Context of Public Research;
- Distinction between public and private archives (to be confirmed);
- A specific focus on the research data;
- Use Case: Tools available to the UM for managing archives in compliance with regulations.
Store, back up, deposit, archive: which action is appropriate for which stage of the data lifecycle?
Date: June 30, 2026 | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
From collection, production, or reuse to sharing and preservation, research data evolves and passes through a wide variety of storage locations.
From obsolete personal computers or removable media to mesocomputing centers, from institutional servers to extraterritorial clouds, and even to sovereign trusted repositories, data evolves, and its storage infrastructure must best meet the confidentiality and sharing requirements inherent in research.
The goal of this webinar is to provide a clear overview of the various storage stages throughout the data lifecycle in order to identify the preferred storage methods through which data should be transferred to ensure maximum security and optimal utilization.