The Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) Summit will be held virtually April 14 through 16, 2026. Workshops are scheduled for April 13, 2026.
Registration is open February 18 to April 3, 2026.
- RDAP Summit is for all who work toward management, access, and preservation of research data.
- The program includes presentations, lightning talks, panels, keynotes, and workshops with optional social activities also offered.
- The theme of the 2026 RDAP Summit is Practical, Personalized, Impactful: Research Data in the Real World. The Call for Proposals solicited presentations that explore the strategic thinking, creative problem-solving, and collaborative approaches that make research data services genuinely useful and impactful.
If you have any questions about the Summit, please email: rdapsummit@rdapassociation[dot]org

All RDAP Summit 2025 attendees and participants agree to abide by the RDAP Code of Conduct.