Events

Living Data 2025

Members of the Local Contexts team will present a workshop and symposium in-person in Bogotá, Colombia, as part of Living Data 2025.

Living Data 2025 is a joint conference of Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG), Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS), and Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON).

The Local Contexts workshop, “Understanding Indigenous data provenance, the CARE Principles, and Local Contexts,” and symposium, “Indigenous Data Provenance, Local Contexts, and the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance,” will include presentations of case studies from around the world. 

The Local Contexts team is eager to connect with you about using the Labels and Notices, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, and related topics, if you will be in attendance! The team will be organizing a meet-up, with interest. Please email the outreach team at outreach@localcontexts.org to let us know.

For more information and to register, see the Living Data website.

Upcoming Events

AAIA 11th Annual Repatriation Conference

February 26, 2026
, 19:00 UTC - 20:30 UTC
“Association on American Indian Affairs. 11th annual repatriation conference. February 2026.” Conference seal with maroon and gray turtle, leaves, and other shapes.

The Association on American Indian Affairs’ 11th Annual Repatriation Conference will focus on “Feeding the Fire: Advancing the Movement.” Taking place virtually across the month of February, this conference will provide a “space to exchange strategies, sharpen skills, share tools, build community, and chart clear pathways forward.” The Local Contexts team will present “Supporting Indigenous …