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08.06.2026
TEACH 6 - Call for Abstracts is open
TEACH 6 Call for Abstracts is open! Join the exchange and help shape TEACH 6.
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26.05.2026
HMC Conference 2026: Metadata in Action
From FAIR data and interoperability to AI-supported workflows and research infrastructures, HMC Conference 2026 showcased metadata in action
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13.04.2026
HMC Project Call 2026 is now open
The HMC Project Call 2026 is now open. Apply for funding to develop innovative, interdisciplinary projects advancing metadata and FAIR research data.
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24.03.2026
HMC Project Kick-Off: Operando4NeXus
Last week, the HMC project INSTRUGRAM officially kicked off in sunny Berlin
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23.03.2026
Funding of 7 new HMC projects confirmed
Successful Completion of HMC’s 6th Project Call from 2025
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04.02.2026
HMC Project Kick-Off: instrugram
Two weeks ago, the HMC project instrugram officially kicked off in Hamburg
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03.02.2026
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Oliver Stegle
We are pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Oliver Stegle, Director and Co-Spokesperson of GHGA and Division Head at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), …
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27.01.2026
HMC Project Kick-Off: MIRO-LLMs
The MIRO-LLMs project officially launched with a kickoff meeting in January 2026
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27.01.2026
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jan Portisch
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Jan Portisch, Head of Content Infrastructure at SAP SE, as a keynote speaker at the HMC Conference 2026.
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20.01.2026
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Marta Teperek
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Marta Teperek, Programme Leader for FAIR Data at Open Science NL / Dutch Research Council (NWO), as a keynote speaker …
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25.11.2025
HMC Conference 2026: Call for Workshops Open
Call for Pre-Conference Workshops now open! Propose your workshop for the HMC Conference 2026 “Metadata in Action”. Submit by January 31, 2026.
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25.11.2025
HMC Conference 2026: Call for Abstracts Open
Call for Abstracts now open! Share your work for the HMC Conference 2026 “Metadata in Action” – Submit by January 31, 2026.
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01.09.2025
EM Glossary Web Explorer: v2.1.0 release!
v2.1.0 update of the EM Glossary Web Explorer
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07.07.2025
Report published
Recent HMC survey sheds light on RDM perspectives within Helmholtz
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20.06.2025
HMC Conference 2025: …because context matters
The first in-person Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration conference
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04.03.2025
HMC Project Call 2025 open
We're excited to announce that the HMC Project Call 2025 is now open
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03.03.2025
Funding of 8 new HMC projects confirmed
Successful Completion of HMC’s 5th Project Call from 2024
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17.02.2025
"Research Data Commons" Report published
Report on the first Forum Helmholtz Research Data Commons published
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12.02.2025
HMC Conference 2025: Call for Abstracts Open
Don’t miss out – submit your abstract by March 23
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01.02.2025
EM Glossary OWL: v2.0.0 release!
The EM Glossary community project has released the v2.0.0 update of the EM Glossary OWL artifact (EMG)
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27.01.2025
HMC @ ESIP January Meeting 2025
Presenting poster highlighting at ESIP annual meeting
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23.12.2024
HMC FAIR Data Dashboard: Update released!
We are pleased to announce the launch of the updated "HMC FAIR Data Dashboard"
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20.12.2024
"Research Data Commons" Kick-Off
Kick-off of the first RDC Forum in December 2024
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09.12.2024
HMC @ EUDAT Conference 2024
HMC representatives contributed to several aspects of the conference
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11.11.2024
HMC Conference 2024: Bringing Metadata into Focus!
Dynamic program for over 200 participants
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31.10.2024
HMC @ DLR Knowledge Exchange Workshop
First Knowledge Exchange Workshop of Research Data Management at DLR a Great Success
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16.09.2024
HMC @ HIFIS & friends All-Hands Meeting
Valuable knowledge exchange at the HIFIS meeting in Cologne
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19.07.2024
Open now: Call for Abstracts 2024
Be part of the HMC Conference 2024 by submitting your contribution now
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08.07.2024
Successful HMC Summer Meeting
Great opportunity to familiarise with the diversity of HMC's offerings and projects
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03.06.2024
EM Glossary: release v1.0.0
The EM Glossary community project has released v1.0.0 of the OWL artifact alongside a Web-App
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19.04.2024
HMC surveys Helmholtz data professionals
Participate in shaping the future of research data management in the Helmholtz Association
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08.04.2024
HMC Project Call 2024 published
We are happy to share with you that the HMC Project Call 2024 is open now.
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02.04.2024
Maintenance Helmholtz KG
Maintenance notice: Due to scheduled maintenance the Helmholtz KG and related services will not be available on Apr. 9th 09:00 - 18:00 CEST.
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07.03.2024
Six new HMC projects to be funded
The 4th call for projects has been successfully completed
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08.11.2023
Full Training Course Material: Now available!
If you are looking for educational material to teach the fundamentals of scientific metadata handling, look no further!
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01.11.2023
HMC @ International Data Week 2023
Successful HMC presentation at the International Data Week 2023
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16.10.2023
Successful second virtual HMC Conference
The second virtual edition of the HMC Conference, a three day event focused on metadata, took place from 10 - 12 October 2023.
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05.09.2023
HMC @ 1st CORDI
We head to Karlsruhe to present HMC to the national RDM community.
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19.07.2023
TEACH 3 - Call for Abstracts is open
Contribute to our next TEACH 3 on December 07/08.
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12.07.2023
HMC Evaluation: First feedback
Three years after its founding, the Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration, HMC for short, underwent a thorough review by an external, international evaluat …
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28.06.2023
EXTENDED DEADLINE | HMC Conference 2023 - Registration is open
The virtual conference will be from 10 - 12 Ocotober 2023.
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19.06.2023
HMC @ Helmholtz Energy Conference
On June 12 and 13, 2023, the Helmholtz Research Field Energy met at the first Helmholtz Energy Conference "Tackling the Challenges of the Energy Trans …
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14.06.2023
HMC @ Helmholtz AI and Helmholtz Imaging conference
From 12 - 16 June the Incubator platforms Helmholtz AI and Helmholtz Imaging held their respective conferences at DESY in Hamburg.
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12.06.2023
HMC at the 8th Data Science Symposium in Kiel
This year we presented HMC at the 8th Data Science Symposium 2023 at GEOMAR in Kiel on June 8-9, 2023.
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17.05.2023
Best Poster award MaRDA
For the contribution to the Materials Research Data Alliance annual meeting members of HMC received an award for the best poster
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09.05.2023
HMC Project Call 2023 published
Register now: Our 2023 annual call for HMC project proposals has been published and will run until August, 1st 2023.
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