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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><img width="624" height="351" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D8DFEF.860F7F50" alt="Diagram
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The meetings are being organised as hybrid events, allowing for both in-person and online participation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">A pre-final <b>overview of the FAIR Convergence Symposium programme</b> is available at: </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666"><a href="https://codata.org/events/conferences/fair-convergence-symposium-2022/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2ea3f2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">https://codata.org/events/conferences/fair-convergence-symposium-2022/</span></a><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Please note that the programme is still subject to change. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Most of the Symposium events are marked as Open sessions. To attend these events a <b>registration should be completed at: </b></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666"><a href="https://bit.ly/FAIRConvergence2022Registration" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2ea3f2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">https://bit.ly/FAIRConvergence2022Registration</span></a><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Registration for in-person participation closed on 14 October, 12:00 (pm) CEST. If you missed the deadline and would wish to inquire about the possibility to join the Symposium onsite, please contact the CODATA Secretariat at <a href="mailto:info@codata.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">info@codata.org</span></a>. Note though, that the capacity of the physical venue is full for some of the sessions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Registration for virtual participation will remain open till 21 October, 12:00 (pm) CEST.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666;background:white">All sessions will be recorded and the recordings will be made available via CODATA Vimeo shortly after the event. Unless you plan to join the session virtually, please kindly leave the place to another colleague. There is no need to register to get access to the recordings. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666">Consult the following links for detailed description of the sessions that are open for registration: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#0056d6;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="https://codata.org/events/conferences/fair-convergence-symposium-2022/data-policy-in-times-of-crisis/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">CODATA IDPC Workshop: The role of data policy in times of crisis</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666">Mon 24 October, 13:30 – 17:00 CEST. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="https://codata.org/events/conferences/fair-convergence-symposium-2022/fips-in-worldfair-what-have-we-learnt/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">FAIR Implementation Profiles in WorldFAIR: what have we learnt?</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666">Tue 25 October, 12:00 – 15:30 CEST.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666"><a href="https://codata.org/events/conferences/fair-convergence-symposium-2022/fair-connect-demo-and-discussion/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">FAIR Connect: Demo and Discussion.</span></a> Tue 25 October, 16:00 - 18:00 CEST.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:47.25pt;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="https://codata.org/events/conferences/fair-convergence-symposium-2022/convergence-in-envri-fair-using-fips/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">Catalysing Convergence in ENVRI-FAIR Using FIPs.</span></a> Wed 26 October, 09:30 - 11:30 CEST. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Thanks,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Asha</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>___________________________</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">REGISTER NOW! FAIR Convergence Symposium Events, Leiden and online, 24-26 October: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://codata.org/2nd-fair-convergence-symposium-24-26-october-2022-in-leiden-the-netherlands/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">programme and registration</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Data Science Journal Call for Papers, Data Management Planning across Disciplines and Infrastructures:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <a href="https://codata.org/call-for-papers-data-management-planning-across-disciplines-and-infrastructures/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">deadline 15 November</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://codata.org/july-and-august-2022-publications-in-the-data-science-journal/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">July-August 2022 publications</span></a> in the <a href="https://datascience.codata.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">CODATA Data Science Journal</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Stay in touch with CODATA:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Stay up to date with CODATA activities: <a href="http://lists.codata.org/mailman/listinfo/codata-international_lists.codata.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">join the CODATA International News list</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Looking for training and career opportunities in data science and data stewardship? 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