We are thrilled that we can host data managers, data stewards, and other specialists from ELIXIR for an intensive three-day working meeting within the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project. Alongside individual sessions of work package 1 and work package 2 on the project implementation for the last couple of months, data management expert network, participating both on-site & online, has been working together to shape the emerging ELIXIR Research Data Management Community.