On 28 October, 44 members of the SRDSN Node for personal and sensitive data met virtually to discuss the nodes’s goals and next steps. After a short introduction on organizational aspects, four node members presented their ideas for potential working groups. The presented topics included teaching on data protection, the work of Data Protection Officers, anonymization and data governance. Before closing the meeting, Christian Futter (UZH) and Christine Krebs (UniBE) were elected as node co-leads. The slides of the kick-off meeting can be found on Zenodo: Personal and Sensitive Data Kick-Off Meeting Slides