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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">In response to many requests, CODATA has agreed to extend the
deadline for Task Group proposals. Proposals for Task Groups should
be sent to </span><a href="mailto:simon@codata.org" target="_blank" style="text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background:white">simon@codata.org</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white"><span style="text-align:start;float:none;word-spacing:0px"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">on the form included in that document no later than COB on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="aqj"><span style="z-index:-1"><span tabindex="0" style="text-align:start;word-spacing:0px">Monday 25 July 2016</span></span></span><span style="text-align:start;float:none;word-spacing:0px">. This is an absolutely final
deadline. </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br style="text-align:start;word-spacing:0px">
<br style="text-align:start;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="background:white"><span style="text-align:start;float:none;word-spacing:0px">The
attached document provides detail of the required scope of such Task Groups as
well as an indication of some priority areas.</span></span><br style="text-align:start;word-spacing:0px">
<br style="text-align:start;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="background:white"><span style="text-align:start;float:none;word-spacing:0px">The call
is open to new Task Groups or to existing Task Groups to renew their activities.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Task
Groups are an important means through which CODATA delivers on its
mission and Strategic Plan. It is imperative that Task
Groups should have clearly defined outputs that contribute to one or
more of the strategic priorities that are laid out in that plan.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">The three priority areas in the CODATA Strategy are as follows:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:83.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">To promote Open Data principles, policies and
practices;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:83.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">To advance the frontiers of data science and
its adaptation to scientific research;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:83.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">To build capacity for improving skills and the functioning
of science systems (particularly in low and middle income countries -
LMICs)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">The call suggests some high priority topics under each of these
headings (see the call document for further details):</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Open data principles, policies and practices</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:83.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">developing good practice and recommendations around data
principles and policies;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:83.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">examining the limits of openness;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:83.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">synthesizing and advancing work on the benefits of
data sharing;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:83.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">exploring the theme of data diplomacy to consider
what international agreements can promote the more open availability of
data.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Frontiers of Data Science</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:83.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Reproducibility in research</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:83.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Statistical, epistemological and ethical challenges of
Big Data</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:83.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Criteria for selection and preservation of research data</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:83.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Development of glossaries, data dictionaries or ontologies</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:83.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Data integration and data strategies for
international, transdisciplinary research programmes</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Capacity building, data skills and education</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:83.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">analyzing requirements for data education</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:83.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">developing and refining the curriculum for ‘research data
science’;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:83.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">examining and articulating the processes and standards for
the creation of reusable online materials and the development of
those materials;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:83.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">examining and addressing issues around access to
research software, the maintenance and development of Open Source
research software.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Task Group proposals addressing these or similar issues
are particularly encouraged. This does not mean that Task
Group proposals addressing areas not described below will be
considered out of scope: we invite and encourage innovative ideas from the
CODATA community.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888">Asha Law | Program Assistant, CODATA | <a href="http://www.codata.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">http://www.codata.org</span></a></span></p>
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(Committee on Data of the International Council for Science), 5 rue Auguste
Vacquerie, 75016 Paris, FRANCE</span></p>
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