CDI Workshop: Cultivating a Data-Centric Culture
The CDI holds community-wide workshops every two years. These meetings are a crucial step for focusing people, resources, and Bureau-wide efforts across the USGS on data integration tools and services, data and information management, and computational methods. Participants join to grow their expertise in handling data, to propose collaborative paths to solve data challenges, and to share knowledge with their network of peers.
The 2025 CDI Workshop will be held virtually.
CDI members on our contact list will be informed about workshop deadlines and milestones. If you would like to join the CDI, fill out this form.
Workshop Timeline
Update 3/19/2025: The 2025 CDI Workshop will be in a fully virtual format.
The workshop will take place in two parts:
- Part 1: Virtual Plenaries and Breakout Sessions, April 29 - May 2, 2025.
- Part 2: Virtual DataBlast Posters, Demos, and Lightning Talks, and more Breakout Sessions, tentative August 13 - 14, 2025.
These dates are subject to change. Be sure to check in frequently for updates.
| What | When (approximate) |
|---|
| Sign up to help with the workshop | Any time |
| Agenda development: Submit a session or 10-minute talk proposal | November 1 - December 6, 2024 |
| Office hours for session and talk submissions | November 18, 2024 12-2pm MT |
Register to attend the event There is no cost for registration. | People who have registered more than 24 hours before the start of the virtual event will receive event updates and join links by email. |
| Initial agenda released | January 2025
Update March 2025: the agenda is currently being revised for a fully virtual format. |
| Session development and design meeting for session leads | February 5, 2025 12-1pm MT |
| Virtual Workshop Part 1 - Plenaries and Breakout Sessions (agenda) | April 29 - May 2, 2025, online |
| Sign up for a lightning talk, poster, or demo | During registration process, up until July 16, 2025 |
| Deadline to complete details for your poster, demo, or talk submissions | July 30, 2025 |
| Virtual Workshop Part 2 - Virtual DataBlast, Lightning Talks, and more Breakout Sessions - TBD | Tentative dates: August 13-14, 2025, online |
Sign up for a DataBlast Poster or Demo
The CDI Poster and Demo Sessions are known as the DataBlast, and this is great way to share your work or project in an interactive session. March 2025 Update: we are currently considering online formats for poster and demo presentations. We will be in touch with workshop registrants about these options.
You can sign up for a poster or demo during your registration (November 2024 - March 2025). Register
Sign up for a 90-second Lightning Talk
If you want to give a very short informational talk to the whole workshop, the CDI loves its Lightning Talk presentations. These are usually scheduled during a plenary session, and are a great way to spread the word in an efficient manner (just 90 seconds!).
You can sign up for a 90-second lightning talk during your registration (November 2024 - March 2025). Register
