2015 - 2016
Data stories initiative in collaboration with the Digital Curation Centre (http://www.dcc.ac.uk/) Examples of Data Stories
2015 - 2018
Launched 3-year RDA/US Data Share early career program to support engagement of students and early career professionals in RDA (press release).
2015
Metadata and Semantics Workshop, Indianapolis IN https://rd-alliance.org/rda-metadata-semantics-workshop-indianapolis-usa-feb-23-25-2015.html
2015
Contributed to Future Directions initiative, an RDA member survey to analyze strategic priorities https://rd-alliance.org/rda-future-directions-document-rda-communications-engagement-and-coordination.html
2015
Participated in Plenary 5 Organizing Committee
2014
Collaboration with an early career fellow to examine the barriers and solutions to data sharing (poster, presentation at Plenary 4 breakout session)
2013 - 2015
Plale serves as RDA Technical Advisory Board (TAB) member
2013
Launched a pilot program to support the engagement of students and early career professionals in RDA (see first cohort of 2014 summer interns and their projects.
2013
Established RDA Engagement Interest Group. The group spearheaded the early effort within RDA to increase awareness and adoption of data sharing practices among the various scientific communities.