<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Following a very large number of requests from those organising sessions and planning to submit papers to CODATA 2017 'Global Challenges and Data-Driven Science’, 8-13 October 2017, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, the conference organisers have agreed to extend the deadline for submissions to 28 July. In line with this, the deadline for ‘early-bird’ registration has been also extended to 28 July 2017.</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><b class="">To Submit Proposals for Sessions and Papers</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">To submit a proposal for a session or a paper at CODATA 2017, go to <a href="http://conference.codata.org/2017/submit/" class="">http://conference.codata.org/2017/submit/</a> (you will need to register to use the CODATA abstract submission site - this is not the same as registering fro the conference).</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">CODATA 2017 is running simultaneous proposals for sessions and papers. The deadline for both types of proposal is now 28 July 2017. Please consult the information on Submission Procedure at <a href="http://conference.codata.org/site/submission-procedure/" class="">http://conference.codata.org/site/submission-procedure/</a></div><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">It is the responsibility of session organisers to ensure that the papers that comprise a proposed session are also submitted by the deadline of 28 July.</div><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">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; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><b class="">The Themes of CODATA 2017: Global Challenges and Data-Driven Science</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">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/" class="">http://conference.codata.org/site/themes-scope/</a> are:</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Achievements in Data Driven Science: covering concrete achievements in data-driven science across all research areas;</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Earth Observations Data and the Earth’s System: including data collection, analysis and integration of Earth observations and the study of the Earth’s system;</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Data and Disaster Risk Research: covering the collection, analysis and integration of data for disaster risk research;</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Data Driven and Sustainable Cities: covering the use of data for Smart Cities, sustainable and resilient urban development;</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Big Data in Scientific and Commercial Sectors: covering the shared data challenges of Big Data management and analysis in both the scientific and commercial sectors;</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Data Analysis, Event Recognition and Applications: covering the fundamental and practical issues of relating data analysis, event recognition and application;</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">National and International Data Services: covering the coordination and development of national and international data services;</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Research Data Services in Universities: covering the development of research data services in universities and other research organisations;</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Coordination of Data Standards and Interoperability;</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">FAIR Data and the Limits of Open Data;</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Metrology, Reference Data and Monitoring Data: covering fundamental physical constants, metrology, issues around the reliability and standardisation of reference data in all domains;</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">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 style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><b class="">How To Register to Attend CODATA 2017, Saint Petersburg</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">To register to attend the conference and for information about travel, logistics and accommodation go to <a href="http://codata2017.gcras.ru/" class="">http://codata2017.gcras.ru/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Register at the ‘early-bird’ rate by 28 July 2017: <a href="http://codata2017.gcras.ru/" class="">http://codata2017.gcras.ru/</a></div><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">The conference will take place in the wonderful setting of the St. Petersburg Museum of Art. See <a href="http://codata2017.gcras.ru/" class="">http://codata2017.gcras.ru/</a> for further information about the venue, location, accommodation and registration.</div><div class="">
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See the CODATA Prospectus: Strategy and Achievement, 2015-2016 <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.165830" class="">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.165830</a></div></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">___________________________</div></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dr Simon Hodson | Executive Director CODATA | <a href="http://www.codata.org" class="">http://www.codata.org</a><br class=""><br class="">E-Mail: <a href="mailto:simon@codata.org" class="">simon@codata.org</a> | Twitter: @simonhodson99 | Skype: simonhodson99<br class="">Tel (Office): +33 1 45 25 04 96 | Tel (Cell): +33 6 86 30 42 59<br class=""><br class="">CODATA (Committee on Data of the International Council for Science), 5 rue Auguste Vacquerie, 75016 Paris, FRANCE<br class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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