Join us for the RCD Community Group Open Call:

Presented by Cynthia Hudson Vitale, Associate Dean for Technology Strategy and Digital Services at Johns Hopkins University Libraries

This webinar introduces the ARL CNI 2035 AI Scenarios, a set of four plausible, AI-influenced futures developed by the Association of Research Libraries and the Coalition for Networked Information. Designed as a strategic foresight tool, the scenarios help research leaders examine emerging risks and opportunities, test institutional assumptions, and imagine new roles, services, and infrastructure in a rapidly evolving landscape. 

Attendees will get an overview of the scenarios and hear concrete examples of how they can be used to spark strategic conversations and planning in research computing and data services. Whether you're focused on workforce, infrastructure, campus partnerships, or policy alignment, the scenarios offer a structured way to think beyond short-term planning and prepare for long-term impact.

Speaker Bio:
Cynthia Hudson Vitale is Associate Dean for Technology Strategy and Digital Services at Johns Hopkins University Libraries, where she leads strategic initiatives in support of research, teaching, and scholarly communication. Her portfolio includes digital scholarship, data services, institutional repositories, open-source infrastructure, and AI in research workflows. She has held leadership positions with the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the National Academies, advocating for sustainable and globally connected research infrastructure. 

Join the call: https://educause.zoom.us/j/99157651733?pwd=clKma2Sh8pd0LF2LccHsWZXIZZjDmM.1&from=addon