*On Saturday 3 September 2016, Erik Schultes (DTL), Marco Roos (LUMC), Mark Thompson (LUMC), Mark Wilkinson (UPM), and Luiz Bonino (DTL, VU) will organise a workshop about FAIR Data stewardship. The workshop is part of the pre-programme of the 15th European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB 2016 <http://www.eccb2016.org/>), 3-7 September in the Hague. * A broad community of stakeholders recently described a set of guiding principles to ensure that scientific data be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) <http://www.nature.com/articles/sdata201618>. This workshop will provide an introduction to FAIR Data Stewardship in the context of the European research initiatives <http://ec.europa.eu/research/openscience/index.cfm?pg=open-science-cloud>. The morning session will provide a brief introduction to the key issues and ample time for discussion. The afternoon session will be devoted to a practical introduction to data ‘FAIRification’ using real-life datasets. Depending on workshop attendance, the practical session may include hands-on coding activity guided by the workshop organizers. More information: http://www.eccb2016.org/programme/workshops/w6/ You can still register for this ECCB pre-meeting via: http://www.eccb2016.org/registration We look forward to seeing you September 3rd! -- Dr. Celia W.G. van Gelder Programme Manager Learning DTL/ELIXIR-NL Training Education Manager BioSB tel. +31613375327 e-mail: celia.van.gelder@dtls.nl websites: www.dtls.nl, www.biosb.nl skype: celia.van.gelder Postal address: DTL PO Box 19245 3501 DE Utrecht