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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">CODATA
Prize 2016 to Recognise Outstanding Achievement in Advancing the Availability,
Quality and Use of Data for Research</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The
CODATA Prize is made every two years at our conference. It is a major award
which recognises outstanding achievement in advancing the availability, quality
and use of data for research.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The
2016 CODATA Prize will be presented at <a href="http://www.scidatacon.org/2016">SciDataCon
2016</a>, 12-13 September 2016, Denver, Colorado, USA. SciDataCon 2016 is part
of International Data Week, a major event for the global research data
community. The recipient of the Prize will be presented with a commemorative
artwork and will also receive financial support to travel to Denver to deliver
a Prize lecture at SciDataCon 2016.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Past
prize winners include <a href="http://www.codata.org/events/codata-prize/codata-prize-2014-professor-sydney-r-hall">Prof.
Sydney R. Hall</a>, <a href="http://www.codata.org/events/codata-prize/2012-michael-f-goodchild-usa">Professor
Michael F. Goodchild</a>, <a href="http://www.codata.org/events/codata-prize/codata-prize-2010-paul-uhlir-usa">Dr.
Paul Uhlir</a>, <a href="http://www.codata.org/events/codata-prize/codata-prize-2008-professor-liu-chuang-china">Prof.
Liu Chuang</a>, <a href="http://www.codata.org/events/codata-prize/2006-john-rumble-usa">Dr. John
Rumble</a>, <a href="http://www.codata.org/events/codata-prize/2004-jean-bonnin-france">Prof.
Jean Bonnin</a>, and <a href="http://www.codata.org/events/codata-prize/2000-barry-taylor-usa">Dr.
Barry Taylor</a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Nominations,
using the <a href="http://www.codata.org/uploads/CODATA%20Prize%20Nominations%202016%20Form-v01.docx">attached
form</a>, should be sent to Simon Hodson, CODATA Executive Director <a href="mailto:simon@codata.org">simon@codata.org</a>. The deadline for
nominations is 11 July 2016.</span></p>
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addition to recognising outstanding achievement in advancing the availability,
quality and use of data for research, the CODATA Prize:</span></p>
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recognition either of a one time achievement or of an achievement over time;</span></p>
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preference, to an individual;</span></p>
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carried out in areas of importance to the CODATA mission, such as data
management, evaluation, dissemination, access issues, international
cooperation, knowledge discovery, archiving or related subjects.</span></p>
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should be sure to address these criteria.</span></p>
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Procedure</span></b></p>
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may be made by CODATA National and Union Members, Supporting Organisations and
Task Groups and should use the attached form. </span></p>
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Prize 2016 Committee</span></b></p>
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CODATA Prize 2016 Committee is composed of:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Geoffrey Boulton,
CODATA President</span></p>
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CODATA Vice-President</span></p>
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Vice-President</span></p>
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Secretary General</span></p>
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Treasurer</span></p>
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