In this session, attendees will be introduced to the persistent identifier consortia that exist in Canada: the ORCID Canada Consortium and the DataCite Canada Consortium. This session will highlight the work being done to digitally connect People, Places, and Things associated with scholarship in Canada, and explore strategies that have been implemented in other countries as possible maps to guide Canadian PID policy moving forward.

Speakers: 
John Aspler, CRKN
Josh Brown, MoreBrains Consulting Cooperative
Masashi Hara: Japan Link Center
Natasha Simons, Australian Research Data Commons
Kelly Stathis, Portage