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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Thanks a lot Simon – this really helps. Julius.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> CODATA-international [mailto:codata-international-bounces@lists.codata.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Simon Hodson, ED CODATA<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 21, 2018 7:17 PM<br><b>To:</b> CODATA International<br><b>Subject:</b> [CODATA-international] Fwd: December 2018/January 2019 Edition | Big Data strategies to address Social Need | The World Bank Open Data Toolkit | Turning Data into Insights<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please see below: the Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter which is produced by members of the CODATA Linked Open Data and Global Disaster Risk Research Task Group.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>With very best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Simon.<o:p></o:p></p><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><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><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>___________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>The Future of Science and Science of the Future: Vision and Strategy for the African Open Science Platform <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2222418">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2222418</a></span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>The European Commission Expert Group Report ‘Turning FAIR into Reality’ was published on 23 November: </span></b><span style='color:black'><a href="https://doi.org/10.2777/1524"><b>https://doi.org/10.2777/1524</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>‘A milestone in the history of science’: <a href="http://www.codata.org/news/295/62/A-milestone-in-the-history-of-science-based-on-work-of-the-CODATA-the-Committee-on-Data-of-the-International-Science-Council">proposed redefinition of the International System of Units based on the work of the </a><a href="http://www.codata.org/news/295/62/A-milestone-in-the-history-of-science-based-on-work-of-the-CODATA-the-Committee-on-Data-of-the-International-Science-Council">CODATA</a></span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Stay up to date with CODATA activities: <a href="http://lists.codata.org/mailman/listinfo/codata-international_lists.codata.org">join the CODATA International News list</a></span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Looking for training and career opportunities in data science and data stewardship?<span class=apple-converted-space> </span> <a href="http://lists.codata.org/mailman/listinfo/data_science_training_lists.codata.org">Sign up to the CODATA early career community-run data science training and careers list</a></span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>___________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Dr Simon Hodson | Executive Director CODATA | <a href="http://www.codata.org">http://www.codata.org</a><br><br>E-Mail: <a href="mailto:simon@codata.org">simon@codata.org</a> | Twitter: @simonhodson99 | Skype: simonhodson99<br>Tel (Office): +33 1 45 25 04 96 | Tel (Cell): +33 6 86 30 42 59<br><br>CODATA (Committee on Data of the International Science Council), 5 rue Auguste Vacquerie, 75016 Paris, FRANCE<o:p></o:p></span></p></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></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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>DRR Data Newsletter <<a href="mailto:drrdatanewsletter@tonkintaylor.co.nz">drrdatanewsletter@tonkintaylor.co.nz</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Subject: December 2018/January 2019 Edition | Big Data strategies to address Social Need | The World Bank Open Data Toolkit | Turning Data into Insights</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>11 December 2018 at 04:24:27 CET</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>To: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><<a href="mailto:simon@codata.org">simon@codata.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Reply-To: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>DRR Data Newsletter <<a 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target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2BAADF'>Big Data in Europe: Strategies to address social needs</span></strong></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br>Big Data can make important contributions towards technical progress, but what's needed are innovative technologies, strategies and competencies to address societal needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;word-break:break-word'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:9.4pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><a href="https://tonkintaylor.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b5e1507aa9bebe63d60183978&id=2853605eb7&e=25066f2349" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2BAADF'>UN Forum to bring 'big space data' benefits to disaster response in Africa</span></strong></a><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>Outer space and disaster response experts recently gathered in Bonn, Germany to discuss how "big data" can reduce the risk of natural disasters in Africa and support response efforts.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;word-break:break-word'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:11.25pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><a href="https://tonkintaylor.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b5e1507aa9bebe63d60183978&id=5f36fa072e&e=25066f2349" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2BAADF'>NZ's economic opportunity: let's not stop at open banking</span></strong></a><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>A look at the implications open data has on New Zealand businesses.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;word-break:break-word'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:11.25pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><a href="https://tonkintaylor.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b5e1507aa9bebe63d60183978&id=13eaf505bd&e=25066f2349" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2BAADF'>The European Open Science Cloud launched by the European Commission</span></strong></a><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>Proposed in April 2016, the European Open Science Cloud has finally launched, providing a safe environment for researchers to store, analyse and re-use data for research, innovation and educational purposes.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;word-break:break-word'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:24.4pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><a href="https://tonkintaylor.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b5e1507aa9bebe63d60183978&id=e41187f853&e=25066f2349" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2BAADF'>Ireland Achieves First Place for Second Year in a Row in EU Open Data Maturity Assessment</span></strong></a></span><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:7.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>lreland achieved best in class in Europe, followed by Spain (87%) and France (83%). </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;word-break:break-word'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:24.4pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><a href="https://tonkintaylor.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b5e1507aa9bebe63d60183978&id=d2844abfc7&e=25066f2349" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2BAADF'>Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition</span></strong></a></span><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:11.25pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>GODAN supports the proactive sharing of open data to make information about agriculture and nutrition available, accessible and usable to deal with the challenge of ensuring world food security.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;word-break:break-word'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:11.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><a href="https://tonkintaylor.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b5e1507aa9bebe63d60183978&id=05f390a51d&e=25066f2349" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2BAADF'>Model for Flood Risk in the Philippines in the works</span></strong></a></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>The Oasis Project envisions developing an open-access catastrophe model for flood risk, housed in the open-source catastrophe modelling platforn.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;word-break:break-word'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:24.4pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><a href="https://tonkintaylor.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b5e1507aa9bebe63d60183978&id=81cfb9adb4&e=25066f2349" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2BAADF'>Better forest management won't end wildfires, but it can reduce risks</span></strong></a></span><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:11.25pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>"Like other natural hazards, wildfire cannot fully be be prevented. However, it is not only possible but urgent to prepare for it".</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=226 height=226 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D4ACBD.4CAD28C0" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable 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href="https://tonkintaylor.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b5e1507aa9bebe63d60183978&id=90ecf40019&e=25066f2349" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2BAADF'>Linking climate and early warning information with resilience</span></strong></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br>The Rapid Response Research (RRR) project seeks to gather information on households' perceptions of climate change and its links to resilience.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;word-break:break-word'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:24.4pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><a href="https://tonkintaylor.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b5e1507aa9bebe63d60183978&id=5954c63dd2&e=25066f2349" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2BAADF'>Data Integration and Analysis System (DIAS) as a platform for data and model integration</span></strong></a></span><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:11.25pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>DIAS collects and files data from satellites, ground observation stations, numerical weather prediction models, and climate change projection models.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;word-break:break-word'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:11.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><a href="https://tonkintaylor.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b5e1507aa9bebe63d60183978&id=399a480f8f&e=25066f2349" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2BAADF'>Spatial quantification of community resilience in contexts where quantitive data are scarce: The case of Muzarabani district in Zimbabwe</span></strong></a></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>An in-depth examination of the spatial variation of community resilience to disasters in Muzarabani, Zimbabwe. </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;word-break:break-word'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:11.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><a href="https://tonkintaylor.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b5e1507aa9bebe63d60183978&id=877c903c7a&e=25066f2349" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2BAADF'>The EU Open Data Portal</span></strong></a></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>With over 12,000 datasets, the EU Open Data portal provides an expansive range of data from the European Union institutions and other EU bodies.</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;word-break:break-word'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:11.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><a href="https://tonkintaylor.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b5e1507aa9bebe63d60183978&id=6a6e803e3c&e=25066f2349" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2BAADF'>The World Bank Open Data Toolkit</span></strong></a></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>The World Bank's Open 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The conference is targeting researchers, engineers, users, infrastructure and services providers interested in utilising Big Data from space.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;word-break:break-word'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:11.25pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><a href="https://tonkintaylor.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b5e1507aa9bebe63d60183978&id=3b3aafc268&e=25066f2349" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2BAADF'>3rd International Conference on Natural Hazards and Disaster Management</span></strong></a></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'>Taking place from May 15-16 in Singapore, the conference theme is the "Significance of Early Warning Systems and Risk Management Strategies".</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;word-break:break-word'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" 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