The 7th SaxFDM Conference will take place at IFW Dresden on 24 and 25 November 2026. The conference will focus on current developments and challenges in research data management, particularly the use of artificial intelligence, responsibility for research data and the sustainable operation of data infrastructures.
How can research data be made available and usable in the long term? What role does data quality play in AI applications? And how can research institutions develop sustainable data infrastructures? These and other questions will be addressed in presentations, workshops and discussions.

The conference offers researchers, research data management professionals and other interested participants an opportunity to share experiences, explore current developments and connect across institutional boundaries. The programme includes hands-on workshops, poster presentations and the presentation of the SaxFDM Open Data Award.

Event details

Date: 24–25 November 2026
Venue: Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden
Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069 Dresden

Program and registration: 7th SaxFDM Conference