Although graduate students in Ecology learn about methods for collecting ecological data, there is less emphasis on managing and using the resulting data effectively. This is an increasingly important skill set; many funding agencies require data management plans, journals are requiring that data and resulting software be accessible, and society is increasingly expecting that research be reproducible. Ecologists with good data skills will be able to maximize the productivity of their own research program, effectively and efficiently share their data and other research products with the scientific community, and potentially benefit from the re-use of their data and software by others. This session will give attendees an overview of some approaches to organizing, managing, analyzing and sharing their data across all parts of the research cycle. Talks will include insights into good data structure, quality control, research product documentation, and the importance of good data practices for data sharing, collaboration, and reproducibility. This session will be complemented by a workshop focussed on Working with Ecological Data.