Kick-Off Meeting of the DDI Qualitative Data Working Group

Dear DDI Community and members of the Qualitative Data Working Group,

You recently received an invitation to the first meeting of the new Metadata Publication and Access Working Group (MAPWG) by Knut Wenzig.

Today, I would like to extend a similar invitation to you, this time for the kick-off meeting of the newly established Qualitative Data Working Group (QDWG), which was also recently approved by the DDI Scientific Board.

 Tuesday, September 30, 2025
 4:00 p.m. CEST (Berlin, UTC+2)
 via Zoom https://uni-bremen.zoom-x.de/j/63284701305?pwd=EehzWI52hcarxNMJj3EeFl0wmtuEKb.1


You can find a description of our group, its purpose, and its current members, as well as our Terms of Reference, using the following link: https://ddi-alliance.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DDI4/pages/3672113154/Qualitative+Data+Working+Group+QDWG

Preliminary agenda:

• Group introduction: Background, purpose, objectives, deliverables and initial members
• Organizational matters: Chair and Co-Chair nominations, communication channels and meeting frequency
• Participation/collaboration with other DDI (and external) working groups
• Discussion about which topics interest you and establishing priorities
• EDDI25

I’m looking forward to launching this project and welcoming everyone's collaboration.

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 and contribute to our goals. 
Your support would be greatly appreciated.


Best wishes,
Noemi (interim Chair)