The next C4DISC Community of Practice call will be held on July 9, 2026. Thursday July 9 – 9 am Los Angeles / 12 pm New York / 5 pm UTC & GMT / 6pm CET / 7 pm Cape Town / 8 pm Nairobi / 10.30 pm India Time converter link. The theme this … Continue reading July 2026 Community of Practice Call – Measuring Impact and Driving Accountability in DEI — Data, Metrics, and Continuous Improvement
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The C4DISC Steering Committee invites all C4DISC members, partners, volunteers, and other community members to our annual Community Meeting on Wednesday, June 17, from 11:30-12:30pm EST. Here is a time convertor link to help you plan. This is a public meeting, so please share the word! The meeting will be mostly presentation format, with updates … Continue reading Community Meeting June 17, 2026
It's been some time since we surveyed our community about your practices, experiences and needs as they relate to DEIA. Please take a few minutes to answer the questions in our questionnaire so we can better understand current experiences and help us shape our activity over the coming months and years to ensure we are … Continue reading Please share your DEIA experiences and needs
The next C4DISC Community of Practice call will be held on May 7, 2026. Thursday May 7 – 9 am Los Angeles / 12 pm New York / 5 pm UTC & GMT / 6pm CET / 7 pm Cape Town / 8 pm Nairobi / 10.30 pm India Time converter link. The theme this … Continue reading May 2026 Community of Practice Call – Managing DEI in Complex Political and Regulatory Environments
Published on behalf of the STM Alt-Text Accessibility Task & Finish Group The STM Alt Text Task & Finish Group (TFG) has released a draft image-type taxonomy for scholarly images — and we’re inviting your feedback. Please download the draft taxonomy and feed back to any of the members of the group named on the site and at the … Continue reading Making scholarly images more accessible – feedback required
Sharing on behalf of #DefendResearch On behalf of the DefendResearch.org team, we would like to remind you to sign up for their second webinar in the 2026 series: "Censorship, Disinformation, and the Fight for Academic Freedom," taking place this Thursday, March 5 at 11am ET/4pm GMT. REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/eVWCgJ4u The webinar will feature disinformation … Continue reading Censorship, Disinformation, and the Fight for Academic Freedom from #DefendResearch
The next C4DISC Community of Practice call will be held on March 2, 2026. Monday March 2 – 9 am Los Angeles / 12 pm New York / 5 pm UTC & GMT / 6pm CET / 7 pm Cape Town / 8 pm Nairobi / 10.30 pm India Time converter link. The theme this … Continue reading March 2026 Community of Practice Call – Recruitment, Retention, and Resilience in Publishing
The next C4DISC Community of Practice call will be held on January 8, 2026. Thursday January 8 – 9 am Los Angeles / 12 pm New York / 5 pm UTC & GMT / 6pm CET / 7 pm Cape Town / 8 pm Nairobi / 10.30 pm India Time converter link The theme this time is Building … Continue reading January 2026 Community of Practice Call – Building Inclusive Products – Integrating DEI Principles into Product Development, AI Systems, and Accessibility Standards
The last CoP call theme Career support and professional development. It is an unstable time in publishing currently, and this session provided a safe pace to support anyone who has been affected by recent redundancies, with roles at risk due to the impact of removing the focus on DEI from the industry, or by policies … Continue reading Notes from November’s CoP Call – Career support and professional development
The next C4DISC Community of Practice call will be held on both November 3 and November 5, 2025. We are trialing hosting calls twice to accommodate more schedules and time zones. You may join one or both calls. Monday November 3 - 9 am Pacific / 12 pm Eastern / 5 pm UTC & GMT … Continue reading November 2025 Community of Practice Call – Career support and professional development