An exciting update to DLS exam
Over the past few months, we have made some significant upgrades to our Data Licensing Exam (DLS). FISD has been gathering candidate feedback and has performed an analysis of every question within the DLS Exam. Changes were made to the exam to improve the candidate experience and standardize the layout, language and format of the exam, while still providing a fair challenge to data licensing professionals.

This new version of the exam will Go Live on Black Friday, November 29 2024 and will be called DLS v1.1. We want you and your team to experience the improved DLS exam, so for a limited time, FISD is giving a 10% discount to all FISD members who sign up for an exam between November 29 and December 31, 2024. For more information, please contact Adam Stanton.

FISD Executive Committee Elections—Nominations Accepted until Dec. 6th

All FISD members are invited to nominate candidates to fill 12 positions on the FISD Executive Committee (EC) for two-year terms beginning January 2024. Positions are open for representatives in each of the three FISD constituency areas: exchanges & markets, vendors (data/software/hardware/services), and consumer firms (financial institutions). View the current EC list. Members may nominate themselves.

If you wish to run for the election, please submit one nomination for your company with a single campaign statement covering both executives who will be representing your firm. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, December 6 and the election will run until Friday, January 10. Please contact Tracey Shumpert with any questions.

Holiday Parties

FISD London Christmas Party and FISD New York holiday party are both at capacity and have waitlists. If you previously registered and aren’t able to attend, please let us know. We still have a few spots available for FISD LATAM Year-End Gathering on Dec. 4. 

Pencil Us in for 2025

FISD program managers have been hard at work building out a robust calendar for 2025 with locations and dates locked down through November 2025 and more in the pipeline! Take a look at our full slate of scheduled events and mark your calendars. Registration for Q1 events opens next month. AsiaFIC delegate registration opens in January and currently 11 of the 16 sponsorship opportunities have been reserved.