Surname Name Organization Country Aben Guido AARNet p/l Australia Aerts Patrick NLeSC Netherlands Ahalt Stanley University of North Carolina United States Aliabadi Farahani Hossein Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran Iran ALONSO GARCIA ENRIQUE COUNCIL OF STATE KINGDOM OF SPAIN Spain Al-Oun Shaza D. Al-Oun Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research Kuwait ANDRE Francis CNRS France Antoniou Grigoris University of Huddersfield United Kingdom Asger Larsen Det Kongelige Bibliotek Denmark Ashley Kevin Digital Curation Centre United Kingdom Asmi Ari University of Helsinki Finland Badiali Lucio INGV Italy Bailo Daniele EPOS - INGV Italy Baxter Rob EPCC, University of Edinburgh United Kingdom Beagrie Neil Charles Beagrie Ltd United Kingdom Becker Christoph Vienna University of Technology Austria Belcher Martin International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications United Kingdom Berman Francine RPI United States Berriman Simon Alliance for Permanent Access United Kingdom Bhat Talapady NIST United States Bicaqrregui Juan STFC United Kingdom Bjornson Pam NRC, Knowledge Management Canada Blatecky Alan National Science Foundation United States Boehlke Volker University of Leipzig Germany Borg Mikael BILS Bouianov Marina CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd. Finland Bourne Philip Univ of California, San Diego United States Brase Jan DataCite Germany Brauer Peer Department of Computer Science, Kiel University Germany Brim Scott Internet2 United States Broeder Daan TLA / MPI for Psycholinguistics Netherlands

Research Data Alliance Launch & First Plenary - 18-20 March 2013, Göteborg, Sweden 1 Surname Name Organization Country Bruce Rachel Jisc United Kingdom Bruch Christoph Helmholtz Open Access Coordination Office Germany Bulatovic Natasha Max Planck Digital Library Germany Cacciari Claudio CINECA Italy Carlson David Earth System Science Data United States Castelli Donatella CNR-ISTI Italy Chen Robert Columbia University and CODATA United States Choudhury Sayeed Johns Hopkins University United States Collins Sandra Digital Repository of Ireland, RIA Ireland {Republic} Coveney Peter University College London United Kingdom Craglia Massimo European Commission Joint Research Centre Italy Cruse Patricia University of California Curation Center, CDL United States Dahlin Daniel Chalmers university of technology Sweden Davidson Robert Canada Foundation for Innovation Canada Decourchelle Anne Ministry of research and higher education France Demchenko Yuri University of Amsterdam Netherlands DiLauro Tim Johns Hopkins University United States Dillo Ingrid Data Archiving and Networkes Services (DANS) Netherlands Dimitrova Velichka Open Knowledge Foundation United Kingdom Doldirina Catherine Joint Research Centre of the European Commission Italy Donvito Giacinto INFN Italy Droegemeier Kelvin University of Oklahoma United States Drude Sebastian Max-Planck-Institut für Psycholinguistik Netherlands Duerr Ruth NSIDC United States Dupuis Marc The SURF foundation Netherlands Duranti Luciana University of British Columbia Canada DZALE YEUMO Esther INRA France Eckart Thomas University of Leipzig Germany Erickson John Tetherless World Constellation, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute United States Fiameni Giuseppe CINECA Italy Forsberg Markus Språkbanken, University of Sweden

Research Data Alliance Launch & First Plenary - 18-20 March 2013, Göteborg, Sweden 2 Surname Name Organization Country Garfinkel Michele European Molecular Biology Organization Germany Gary Berg-Cross SOCoP United States Genova Francoise CDS, Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg France Gerald Lane IBM Corporation United States Giaretta David APA United Kingdom Gilbert Jonas Chalmers Sweden Glaves Helen British Geological Survey United Kingdom Granda Peter ICPSR - University of Michigan United States Greenberg Jane Metadata Research Center MRC, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States Greer Christopher National Institute of Standards and Technology United States Grumbling Emily AAAS / National Science Foundation United States Gullstrand Sofia Gothenburg university library, Digital services Sweden Guru Siddeswara Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network Australia Hanahoe Hilary Trust-IT Services Ltd. United Kingdom Harmsen Henk DANS Netherlands Hedstrom Margaret University of Michigan, School of Information United States Hendrickx Diana Maastricht University Netherlands Hill Sean INCF Sweden Hodson Simon Jisc United Kingdom Holmgren Sverker NordForsk Sweden Hologne Odile INRA France Horstmann Wolfram Universityof Oxford United Kingdom Høst Gudmund Nordic e-Infrastructure Collaboration Norway Hugo Wim SAEON/ WDS South Africa ICHIOKA Toshiyasu EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation Japan ikopi moleko gabriel marcel NGO -ICT"Construisons ensemble le monde" Congo {Democratic Rep} Ilya Eric Lee Academia Sinica Taiwan Ioannidis Yannis Athena Research and Innovation Center Greece Ivarsson Lena Göteborgs universitet Sweden Jahanian Farnam National Science Foundation United States Jeffery Keith STFC / euroCRIS / ERCIM United Kingdom

Research Data Alliance Launch & First Plenary - 18-20 March 2013, Göteborg, Sweden 3 Surname Name Organization Country Joerg Brigitte UKOLN, University of Bath United Kingdom Kahn Robert CNRI United States Kamocki Pawel IDS Mannheim Germany Kanso Riam University College London United Kingdom Karayannis Fotis ATHENA Research Center Greece Kathleen Cass CODATA France Katsanidou Alexia GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences Germany Keizer Johannes FAO of the UN Italy Kethers Stefanie Australian National Data Service Australia Kinger Maria Chalmers Univ. of Technology Sweden Kishor Puneet Creative Commons United States Koenraad De Smedt University of Bergen Norway Kolker Eugene Seattle Children's United States Kolman David Helmholtz Association of German Research CEnters Germany Konijn Jacco University of Amsterdam Netherlands Konya Balazs Lund University Sweden Koskela Rebecca DataONE, University of New Mexico United States Koski Kimmo CSC-It Center for Science Ltd. Finland KOSTAS GLINOS EUROPEAN COMMISSION Belgium Koster Jacko SNIC Sweden Kristjansdottir Gudlaug Icelandic Centre for Research Iceland Kunze John California Digital Library United States Laaksonen Leif CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd Finland Lannom Larry CNRI United States Lautenschlager Michael DKRZ Germany Lecarpentier Damien CSC - IT Center for Science Finland Lehnert Kerstin Columbia University United States Lemurell Stefan Chalmers and Sweden Lewis Duncan Australian Government Belgium Lindén Krister University of Helsinki Finland Llurba Rossend NWO/EW Netherlands

Research Data Alliance Launch & First Plenary - 18-20 March 2013, Göteborg, Sweden 4 Surname Name Organization Country Lopez Alicia Confederation of Open Access Repositories COAR Germany Ludwig Jens Goettingen State and University Library Germany Luker Mark National Coordination Office United States Lundén Tomas Gothenburg University Library Sweden Lunghi Maurizio Fondazione Rinascimento Digitale Italy Lyall Andrew EMBL-EBI United Kingdom Lynch Clifford CNI United States Lyon Elizabeth UKOLN United Kingdom Lyons Patrice Corporation for National Research Initiatives United States Madalli Devika Indian Statistical Institute India Maegaard Bente University of Copenhagen Denmark Maffei Andrew Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution United States Manola Natalia National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Athena" Research and Innovation Center Greece Manouselis Nikos Agro-Know Technologies Greece Marelli Fulvio ESA Italy Mark Asch Ministry of Research and Higher Education France Marker Hans Jørgen Swedish National Data Service Sweden Matthews Brian STFC United Kingdom McDonald Robert Indiana University United States McEntyre Johanna McEntyre EMBL-EBI United Kingdom Mele Salvatore CERN Switzerland Michelini Alberto INGV Italy Michener William University Libraries, University of New Mexico United States Mokrane Mustapha ICSU World Data System Japan Moore Reagan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States Morais Pires Carlos European Commission Belgium Morris Chris STFC United Kingdom MORRIS RIEDEL JUELICH SUPERCOMPUTING CENTRE Germany Mulk Vallo Estonian Research Council Estonia Murphy Fiona Wiley United Kingdom Myers James Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute United States

Research Data Alliance Launch & First Plenary - 18-20 March 2013, Göteborg, Sweden 5 Surname Name Organization Country Neuroth Heike Göttingen State and University Library Germany Öberg Johan Faculty of Fine Arts, Valand Academy, Gothenburg univ. Sweden Obst Matthias Dpt of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg Sweden Offersgaard Lene University of Copenhagen Denmark Öster Per CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd Finland Parsons Mark Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute United States Pasian Fabio INAF - O.A.Trieste Italy Pfeiffenberger Hans Alfred Wegener Institut Germany PISSIERSSENS Peter UNESCO/IOC Belgium Plale Beth Indiana University United States Ponce de Leão Teresa Costa Pereira da Silva Portugal Pröll Stefan SBA Research Austria Qin Jian Syracuse University United States Rahtz Sebastian Information and Support, Oxford University IT Services United Kingdom Ralph Müller-Pfefferkorn TU Dresden Germany Ramachandran Rahul University of Alabama Huntsville United States Rantakallio Ilona CSC-It Center for Science Ltd. Finland Rauber Andreas Vienna University of Technology & SBA Austria Reetz Johannes RZG - Max Planck Society Germany Reilly Susan LIBER Netherlands Rettberg Najla University of Göttingen Germany Rombouts Jeroen 3TU.Datacentrum / TU Delft Netherlands Salman Nagham Barcelona Supercomputing Center Spain Salmivalli Riina CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd. Finland Sarah Butcher Imperial College London United Kingdom Sarkans Ugis EMBL-EBI United Kingdom Schmidt Birgit University of Goettingen, State and University Library Germany Seiffert Kurt Indiana University United States SHI SHI Lei Ministry of Science and Technology of the People´s Republic of China China Shiers Jamie CERN Switzerland Smareglia Riccardo INAF - OATs Italy

Research Data Alliance Launch & First Plenary - 18-20 March 2013, Göteborg, Sweden 6 Surname Name Organization Country Smirnova Oxana Lund University Sweden Smit Eefke intnl assoc of STM Publishers Netherlands Smith Tim CERN Switzerland Spinelli Oliviero comunitàambiente Italy Stanchev Peter IMI-BAS Bulgaria Stehouwer Herman Max Planck for Psycholinguistics Netherlands Stewart Walter Research Data Canada Canada Stockhause Martina German Climate Computing Center (DKRZ) Germany Stotzka Rainer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Germany Strand Pär CHalmers UNiversity of Technology Sweden Strauch Annette Communication and information Center (kiz), Ulm University Germany Streit Achim Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Germany Tedds Jonathan University of Leicester United Kingdom Thanos Costantino CNR-ISTI Italy Tibor Kálmán GWDG, EPIC Germany Toussaint Frank German Climate Computing Centre Germany Trauttmansdorff Christine Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Canada Treloar Andrew Australian National Data Service Australia Uhlir Paul F National Academy of Sciences United States Ulrich Schwardmann GWDG Germany Underwood William Georgia Tech Reseaerch Institute United States van Wezenbeek Wilma University Library Netherlands Vicente David BSC-CNS Spain Vigen Jens CERN Switzerland Wambsganss Joachim Heidelberg University, Center for Astronomy Germany Wang Juanle Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences China Wang Wang Juanle The Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. China Weigel Tobias Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum Germany Westbrooks Elaine University of Michigan United States Wetterbom Anna Swedish Research Council Sweden Whittleston Shelagh Australian Government Australia

Research Data Alliance Launch & First Plenary - 18-20 March 2013, Göteborg, Sweden 7 Surname Name Organization Country Wilkinson Ross Australian National Data Service Australia Williams Ifeanyi National institute for policy and strategic studies Nigeria Winkler-Nees Stefan German Research Foundation (DFG) Germany Wittenburg Peter MPI Netherlands Wood John Association of Commonwealth Universities United Kingdom Wright Colin J Meraka Institute, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa South Africa Yahyapour Ramin GWDG Göttingen Germany Zaslavsky Ilya San Diego Supercomputer Center United States ZHANG Baofeng(Felix) Huawei Tech. Ltd. co. China Zhao Zhiming University of Amsterdam Netherlands ZHU Zhu Xueyan The Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China China

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