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title: DDI-Lifecycle Working Group Kickoff Meeting
description: Join the inaugural DDI-Lifecycle Working Group meeting on July 21, 2026, to learn about its purpose and how to get involved in advancing data integration.
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# [DDI-Lifecycle Working Group Kickoff Meeting](https://ddialliance.org/news/ddi-lifecycle-working-group-kickoff-meeting)

 Written by [lyle](https://ddialliance.org/news/author/lyle) | June 25, 2026

 Dear DDI Community,

You are invited to the kick-off meeting of the newly established DDI-Lifecycle Working Group, which was recently approved by the DDI  
Scientific Board.

 Tuesday, July 21, 2026  
 9am (Minneapolis, CDT UTC-5) 4 p.m. CEST (Paris, UTC+2)  
 via Zoom (link forthcoming)

You can find a description of the group, its purpose, and its current members, using the following link:  
[https://ddi-alliance.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DDI4/pages/4461789187/DDI-Lifecycle+Working+Group](https://ddi-alliance.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DDI4/pages/4461789187/DDI-Lifecycle+Working+Group)

The group's discussion/mailing list can be found at:  
[https://github.com/ddialliance/ddimodel/discussions](https://github.com/ddialliance/ddimodel/discussions)

You are invited to attend the inaugural meeting, where you can find out more about the group and decide if you would like to become a member. Please let me know if you are interested, your participation would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!  
Dan Smith (interim Coordinator) 

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