<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="font-family: GillSans;">Session proposals are invited for SciDataCon 2016: Advancing the Frontiers of Data in Research, which will take place in Denver, Colorado, USA on 11-13 September 2016 as part of International Data Week, 11-17 Sept 2016.</div><div><br><font face="GillSans">SciDataCon 2016 seeks to advance the frontiers of data in all areas of research. This means addressing a range of fundamental and urgent issues around the ‘Data Revolution’ and the recent data-driven transformation of research and the responses to these issues in the conduct of research.</font><div style="font-family: GillSans;"><br></div><div style="font-family: GillSans;"><b>Session Proposals are invited at <a href="http://www.scidatacon.org/2016/">http://www.scidatacon.org/2016/</a> - the deadline is midnight UTC on 14 February 2016</b></div><div style="font-family: GillSans;"><b><br></b></div><div><font face="GillSans">See </font><a href="http://www.scidatacon.org/2016/" style="font-family: GillSans;">http://www.scidatacon.org/2016/</a><font face="GillSans"> for further information about the themes and scope of SciDataCon 2016 and International Data Week, and the types of sessions invited. </font></div><div><font face="GillSans"><br></font></div><div><font face="GillSans">Please note that the Call for Sessions will be followed by a Call for Papers (deadline midnight UTC on 17 April 2016). That second call will invite:</font></div></div><span style="font-family: GillSans;"><ul><li>papers specifically for sessions approved from the first call; or</li><li>papers submitted independent of approved sessions (which if selected will be organised into thematic sessions by the conference committee).</li></ul></span><div><div><span style="font-family: GillSans;">Additionally, a call will be made that this time for posters and demos.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: GillSans;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: GillSans;">We look forward to seeing you in Denver, Colorado, USA in September!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: GillSans;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: GillSans;">With very best wishes,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: GillSans;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: GillSans;">Simon.</span></div></div><div apple-content-edited="true">
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