<div dir="ltr"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FAIRConvergenceSymposium_General_Virtual_-1024x576-1-1.png" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration-line:none"><img class="gmail-wp-image-4899 gmail-alignright" src="https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FAIRConvergenceSymposium_General_Virtual_-1024x576-1-1.png" alt="" width="552" height="310" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; max-width: 100%; height: auto; float: right; display: inline;"></a>The International FAIR Convergence Symposium will take place as an innovative, entirely virtual event on 30 November to 4 December</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif">Submit a proposal for a session, DEADLINE 30 September: <a href="https://conference.codata.org/FAIRconvergence2020/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration-line:none">https://conference.codata.org/FAIRconvergence2020/</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif">Submit a proposal for a poster, DEADLINE 31 October: <a href="https://conference.codata.org/FAIRconvergence2020/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration-line:none">https://conference.codata.org/FAIRconvergence2020/</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif">This event will provide a unique forum for advancing international and cross-domain convergence around FAIR. The two internationally recognized organisations will convene a global community with an interest in combining <span class="gmail-glossaryLink" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-top-style:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-left-color:initial;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">data</span> across domains for a host of <span class="gmail-glossaryLink" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-top-style:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-left-color:initial;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">research</span> issues – including major global challenges, such as those relating to the SDGs or the COVID-19 pandemic. Outcomes will directly inform the <a href="https://www.codata.org/strategic-initiatives/decadal-programme" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration-line:none">CODATA Decadal Programme ‘Making data work for cross-domain grand challenges’</a> and the <a href="https://www.go-fair.org/go-fair-initiative" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration-line:none">GO FAIR community’s convergence</a> towards bottom-up development of the Internet of FAIR <span class="gmail-glossaryLink" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-top-style:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-left-color:initial;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">data</span> and <span class="gmail-glossaryLink" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-top-style:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-left-color:initial;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">services</span> globally.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif">The outcomes will address fundamental issues, such as an improved alignment with parallel and emerging <span class="gmail-glossaryLink" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-top-style:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-left-color:initial;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">data</span> initiatives around the world and lessons learned during the current crisis (virus outbreak) in relation to international <span class="gmail-glossaryLink" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-top-style:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-left-color:initial;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">research data</span> sharing and the <span class="gmail-glossaryLink" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-top-style:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-left-color:initial;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">role</span> of FAIR.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif">The approach in many sessions will be detailed and technical, resulting in recommendations, consensus for action and draft implementations.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif">Participation is open to ALL researchers, <span class="gmail-glossaryLink" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-top-style:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-left-color:initial;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">data</span> experts, funders, and <span class="gmail-glossaryLink" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-top-style:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-left-color:initial;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">science</span> policy makers.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:700">We invite proposals for sessions: <a href="https://conference.codata.org/FAIRconvergence2020" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration-line:none">https://conference.codata.org/FAIRconvergence2020. </a></span>The deadline for proposals is 30 September July 2020.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif">All topics related to issues, challenges, <span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:700">convergence and consensus-building around FAIR </span>are in scope.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif">For further <span class="gmail-glossaryLink" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-top-style:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-left-color:initial;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">information</span> about the themes, please see <a href="https://codata.org/call-for-sessions-posters-and-lightning-talks-international-fair-convergence-symposium-2020-deadline-20-july-2020/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration-line:none">https://codata.org/call-for-sessions-posters-and-lightning-talks-international-fair-convergence-symposium-2020-deadline-20-july-2020/</a></p><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Asha</div>-- <div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">___________________________<br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div><br></div><div><b>TWO WEEKS TO GO! DEADLINE FOR SESSION PROPOSALS 30 SEPT: </b><b>International Virtual FAIR Convergence Symposium 2020, 30 Nov-4 Dec:</b> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-fair-convergence-symposium-registration-105931185026" target="_blank">Registration Open</a> | <a href="https://conference.codata.org/FAIRconvergence2020/" target="_blank">Call for Sessions, deadline 30 Sept</a> | <a href="https://conference.codata.org/FAIRconvergence2020/" target="_blank">Call for posters and lightning talks, deadline 31 Oct</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://codata.org/august-2020-publications-in-the-data-science-journal/" target="_blank"><b>August 2020 publications</b></a> in the <a href="https://datascience.codata.org/" target="_blank">CODATA Data Science Journal</a> </div></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div><br></div><div><b>Stay in touch with CODATA:</b></div><div></div><div><br></div><div>Stay up to date with CODATA activities: <a href="http://lists.codata.org/mailman/listinfo/codata-international_lists.codata.org" target="_blank">join the CODATA International News list</a></div><div><br></div><div>Looking for training and career opportunities in data science and data stewardship?  <a href="http://lists.codata.org/mailman/listinfo/data_science_training_lists.codata.org" target="_blank">Sign up to the CODATA early career community-run data science training and careers list</a></div><div><br></div><div>Follow us on social media! <a href="https://twitter.com/CODATANews" target="_blank">Twitter</a> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/codata.org/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-hodson-b3711a11/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/codatainternational/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></div></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">___________________________<br></div></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="fon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