<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:top"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:top"><font color="#444444" face="Droid Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">CODATA 2017 Conference, 'Global Challenges and Data-Driven Science’, 8-13 October 2017, Saint-Petersburg, Russia: <a href="http://codata2017.gcras.ru/">http://codata2017.gcras.ru/</a></span></font><br></strong></p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:top"><strong style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:top"><i>Now Accepting Submissions for Sessions and Papers: deadline 30 June <a href="http://conference.codata.org/2017/submit/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top;text-decoration-line:none">http://conference.codata.org/2017/submit</a></i><a href="http://conference.codata.org/2017/submit/" target="_blank" style="font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top;text-decoration-line:none">/</a></strong><br></p><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(68,68,68)">The purpose of the CODATA 2017 Conference is to explore the fundamental issues relating to the availability, (re-)use and scientific analysis of data that relate to the most significant contemporary global challenges.  The priority themes of CODATA 2017 <a href="http://conference.codata.org/site/themes-scope/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top;text-decoration-line:none">http://conference.codata.org/site/themes-scope/</a> are:<br><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><ol style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top;list-style-position:initial;line-height:26px"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">Achievements in Data Driven Science: </strong><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">covering concrete achievements in data-driven science across all research areas;</span></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">Earth Observations Data and the Earth’s System: </strong><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">including data collection, analysis and integration of Earth observations and the study of the Earth’s system;</span></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">Data and Disaster Risk Research: </strong><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">covering the collection, analysis and integration of data for disaster risk research;</span></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">Data Driven and Sustainable Cities: </strong><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">covering the use of data for Smart Cities, sustainable and resilient urban development;</span></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">Big Data in Scientific and Commercial Sectors: </strong><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">covering the shared data challenges of Big Data management and analysis in both the scientific and commercial sectors;</span></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">Data Analysis, Event Recognition and Applications: </strong><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">covering the fundamental and practical issues of relating data analysis, event recognition and application;</span></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">National and International Data Services: </strong><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">covering the coordination and development of national and international data services;</span></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">Research Data Services in Universities: </strong><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">covering the development of research data services in universities and other research organisations;</span></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">Coordination of Data Standards and Interoperability;</strong></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">FAIR Data and the Limits of Open Data;</strong></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">Metrology, Reference Data and Monitoring Data:</strong><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top"> covering fundamental physical constants, metrology, issues around the reliability and standardisation of reference data in all domains;</span></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">Sessions and abstracts concerning other themes relating to data policy, data science and data management for all areas of research will be considered.</li></ol></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">To submit a proposal for a session or a paper at CODATA 2017, go to <a href="http://conference.codata.org/2017/submit/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top;text-decoration-line:none">http://conference.codata.org/2017/submit/</a></strong></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(68,68,68)">CODATA 2017 is running simultaneous proposals for sessions and papers. The deadline for both types of proposal is 30 June 2017.  </div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(68,68,68)">It is the responsibility of session organisers to ensure that the papers that comprise a proposed session are also submitted by the deadline of 30 June.</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(68,68,68)">Papers may be proposed either 1) in relation to simultaneous proposal for a session; or, 2) independently of a session proposal in order to be assigned to an appropriate thematic session by the organisers.</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top">To register to attend the conference and for information about travel, logistics and accommodation go to <a href="http://codata2017.gcras.ru/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top;text-decoration-line:none">http://codata2017.gcras.ru/</a></strong></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(68,68,68)">The conference will take place in the wonderful setting of the St. Petersburg Museum of Art.  See <a href="http://codata2017.gcras.ru/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:top;text-decoration-line:none">http://codata2017.gcras.ru/</a> for further information about the venue, location, accommodation and registration.</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><div style="font-size:12.8px">-------------------------------------------------</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">CODATA 2017 International Conference, ‘Global Challenges and Data-Driven Research’, Saint-Petersburg, <span><span>8-13 October</span></span>, Registration and Information: <a href="http://codata2017.gcras.ru/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://codata2017.gcras.ru/</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">CODATA 2017 International Conference, ‘Global Challenges and Data-Driven Research’, Now Accepting Proposals for Sessions and Papers: <a href="http://conference.codata.org/2017/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://conference.codata.org/2017/</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">What has CODATA delivered recently? See the CODATA Prospectus: Strategy and Achievement, 2015-2016 <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.165830" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.165830</a></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">Asha Law | Program Assistant, CODATA | <a href="http://www.codata.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.codata.org</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">E-Mail: <a href="mailto:asha@codata.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">asha@codata.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">Tel (Office): +33 1 45 25 04 96</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">CODATA (Committee on Data of the International Council for Science), 5 rue Auguste Vacquerie, 75016 Paris, FRANCE</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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