External Events
Upcoming Engagements
Am I Missing Something? Understanding How to Improve Repository Discoverability
May 7, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 PM EST | 60 minutes
Discover how metadata, persistent identifiers (PIDs), and interoperability can transform the discoverability of your repository. This panel bridges infrastructure and practical implementation, offering concrete guidance on auditing and improving repository practices to maximize reach and reuse.
Featuring John Aspler (CRKN, ORCID-CA) and Juan Pablo Alperin (ScholCommLab at SFU, PKP), the session connects universal indexing to the day-to-day realities of running scholarly communications infrastructure (in English).
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John Aspler, Manager, Canadian Persistent Identifier (PID) Program, CRKN
Juan Pablo Alperin, ScholCommLab at Simon Fraser University; Public Knowledge Project
Persistent Identifiers for Projects and Awards: The Role of Research Administrators in Cutting Edge PID Use Cases
May 11, 2026 | 3:30 PM PST
This CARA session provides an update on Canada’s National Persistent Identifier (PID) Program and Strategy, highlighting progress toward integrating PIDs across national research funding systems.
Focusing on two emerging use cases—Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for awards and grants, and the Research Activity Identifier (RAiD) for projects—the session explores how PIDs can improve interoperability, tracking, and reuse of research administration data.
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Partnering to Visualize Collaborations Using Persistent Identifiers: A Work-Integrated Learning Project
June 3, 2026 | 1:00–1:50 PM ET | 50 minutes
This IASSIST presentation highlights a work‑integrated learning partnership between CRKN and librarians at Mount Allison University that introduced undergraduate students to the role of persistent identifiers (PIDs) in the research ecosystem.
Through hands‑on coursework, students applied data science, research, and communication skills to enhance an R‑based data visualization project for ORCID Canada Consortium members. Attendees will learn practical strategies, challenges, and lessons for building successful collaborations between academic institutions and national research infrastructures.
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Nikolas Lamarre, Canadian Persistent Identifier Community Officer, CRKN
Put a PID On It: Enhancing OA Reporting for Good
June 3, 2026 | 2:00–2:20 PM | 20 minutes
This BRIC 2026 session explores how persistent identifiers (PIDs) can strengthen Open Access reporting for read and publish agreements across Canada. Drawing on CRKN’s dual role as a national license negotiator and a coordinator of PID adoption, the session highlights opportunities to improve the quality and usefulness of OA publishing data.
The presentation will demonstrate how embedding DOIs, ORCID iDs, and ROR IDs into OA reports enables richer, more interoperable insights into agreement uptake, research impact, and institutional trends. Attendees will gain insight into how PID‑enhanced reporting can reduce administrative burden and support more effective, evidence‑based decision‑making around OA and licensing investments.
Location: Edmonton, AB
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Nikolas Lamarre, Canadian Persistent Identifier Community Officer, CRKN
Allison Loveridge, Member Services & Data Specialist, Licensing, CRKN
Humanities and Social Sciences Digital Research Infrastructure in Canada: Where Are We Now, and Where Could We Go?
June 10, 2026 | 9:00–10:00 AM EST | 85 minutes
This Big Thinking Summit panel brings together representatives from national humanities and social sciences digital research infrastructure organizations to reflect on decades of collaboration, coordination, and community-building in Canada.
Speakers will discuss the current HSS digital research infrastructure landscape, disciplinary and data-specific needs, and a shared vision for a coordinated, sustainable, community-led ecosystem responsive to diverse research contexts.
Location: Edmonton, AB
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Alyssa Arbuckle, Strategic Research and Partnerships Advisor, CRKN & Érudit
