<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 class=""><b class="">Help us make International Data Week 2018! Call for SciDataCon Programme Review Board - Please Send Application by 21 May</b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The organisers of International Data Week 2018, which will take place in Gaborone, Botswana on 5-8 November 2018, are inviting data experts to apply to be a member of the Programme Review Committee.<br class=""><br class=""><b class="">If you are interested in taking part, please could you complete the form at <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/Elz9VfdgVJrtIon13" class="">https://goo.gl/forms/Elz9VfdgVJrtIon13</a> as soon as possible and before Monday 21 May. </b> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">(If you are unable to access this Google form, please complete and return the attached spreadsheet).<br class=""><br class="">The principal task of the Committee will be to review the abstracts for papers and posters which will be submitted for the SciDataCon part of International Data Week.  This is an extremely important task which has bearing on the quality and the success of the conference.  In particular, we encourage constructive reviews which will improve the quality of the proposed intervention.<br class=""><br class="">A smaller group of the review panel will be invited to assist with designing the detail of the programme, strands, sessions and so forth.<br class=""><br class="">The deadline for submissions is Thursday 31 May.  Proposals for papers and posters will be sent to reviewers shortly after that date.  We will request completion of reviews in 2 weeks in order to complete the review process within the month of June.<br class=""><br class="">Please consult the information about submissions, themes, and accepted sessions.</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• Submit Abstracts for Papers and Posters: <a href="https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/submit/" class="">https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/submit/</a><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;">        </span>• Call for Papers and Posters: <a href="https://www.scidatacon.org/conference/IDW2018/call_for_papers/" class="">https://www.scidatacon.org/conference/IDW2018/call_for_papers/</a><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;">    </span>• Provisionally Accepted Sessions: <a href="https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/sessions/" class="">https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/sessions/</a><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;">    </span>• Themes and Scope of SciDataCon: <a href="https://www.scidatacon.org/conference/IDW2018/conference_themes_and_scope/" class="">https://www.scidatacon.org/conference/IDW2018/conference_themes_and_scope/</a><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div>We look forward to hearing from you!</div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: s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