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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">In advance of the General Assembly to be held in Denver, Colorado on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="aqj">11 September 2016</span>, CODATA has prepared and circulated a short Prospectus that provides a brief summary of strategy and achievement over the last two years or so.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br><br><span style="background:white">The Prospectus emphasises CODATA’s many deliverables in this period and the extent to which these contribute to the organisations overall mission and strategy.</span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">CODATA Prospectus: CODATA Strategy and Achievement 2015-2016 <</span><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.61603" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background:white">http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.61603</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">In addition, CODATA members and the wider community are invited to consult:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">the agenda and documentation for the CODATA General Assembly <</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><a href="http://www.codata.org/events/general-assembly/general-assembly-2016">http://www.codata.org/events/general-assembly/general-assembly-2016</a><span style="color:#222222">></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">the nominees for election to the Executive Committee <</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><a href="http://www.codata.org/events/general-assembly/http:/www.codata.org/events/general-assembly/general-assembly-2016/codata-elections-2016general-" target="_blank">http://www.codata.org/events/general-assembly/general-assembly-2016/codata-elections-2016</a><span style="color:#222222">> and their statements in support of their candidacy <</span></span><a href="http://codata.org/blog/category/codata-elections-2016/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background:white">http://codata.org/blog/category/codata-elections-2016/</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">documentation of Task Group proposals and the Executive Committee’s recommendations <</span><a href="http://www.codata.org/events/general-assembly/general-assembly-2014/task-group-selection-2016" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background:white">http://www.codata.org/events/general-assembly/general-assembly-2014/task-group-selection-2016</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">></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">With very best wishes,</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"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Asha</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"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">On behalf of Simon Hodson, Executive Director, CODATA</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"><a href="http://www.codata.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">http://www.codata.org</span></a></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"><a href="mailto:simon@codata.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">simon@codata.org</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>