PDF IV will consist of a series of workshops and hackathons from September 20th to 22nd to build on the development work done during previous meetings, followed by a 2-day plenary conference to be held from September 23rd to 24th in support of information exchange. Joint activities with the 2nd Southern Ocean Regional Workshop will be held on Wednesday 22nd.


A detailed program for Polar Data Forum IV is available on the event website

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All times are listed in UTC

Monday 20 September

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18:30 – 20:00Semantics and Vocabularies
20:00 – 20:10Break
20:10 – 21:40Polar Federated Search

Tuesday 21 September

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10:00 – 11:30Interoperability for polar observing networks and logistical resources
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18:30 – 20:00Data Policy

Wednesday 22 September

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10:00 – 11:30Best practices for polar data management – an interactive session bringing together polar researchers and polar data managers
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18:30 – 20:00VREs for Polar Oceans
20:00 – 20:10Break
20:10 – 21:40Documenting Data Flows into Aggregators

Thursday 23 September – Friday 24 September

A detailed program for the conference component of Polar Data Forum IV is available here.