David Poger
Dr David Poger (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8794-5688) was awarded his PhD in Structural Biology from Joseph Fourier University (Grenoble, France) in 2005. He then moved to Australia where he studied the structure and dynamics of biological membranes, protein receptors and membrane-active compounds using computer simulations at The University of Queensland. In 2020, David joined Microscopy Australia, a consortium of nine university-based microscopy facilities, as Research Data Manager. He assisted microscopy facilities in data management by developing best practices and guiding them in their journey to FAIR data. In 2025, David joined the Australian Imaging Service and National Imaging Facility as Data Operations Manager. David participates actively in several projects and working groups in Australia and overseas to develop and promote best practices in research data management and build national network that facilitate data management, analysis, sharing and reuse.
Session
In this presentation, you will hear about the process of collecting use cases and developing best practices for PIDs for Instruments and Facilities in the Australian context.
If you are interested in learning more about how facilities and instruments can be identified in a National context, then this session is for you. Attendees will gain an insight into how the i4iOZ (identifiers for instruments, Australasia) Community of Practice have developed best‑practice guidelines for facility and instrument identification across the country.
These best practices are informed by the Australian National PID Strategy and international standards such as PIDINST and the work of the FAIR Facilities and Instruments Network. This session will also provide real-world use cases to support effective PID adoption from organisations implementing these approaches.