<div dir="ltr"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:30px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:1em;font-weight:500;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">Resilience and Trust in Turkey & Syria</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></span><i style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Why data matters in the face of human tragedy</span></i></h1><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:22px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:1em;font-weight:500;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">A CODATA statement of support</span></h3><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"><em style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Paris, 1 March 2023</span></em></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"><img class="gmail-alignright gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-8951" src="https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CDT_logo-sub_blue@3x-100-copy-300x132.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="132" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; float: right; display: inline;">As members of the </span><a href="https://council.science/" 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"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">International Science Council</span></a><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"> (ISC)’s Committee on Data (CODATA), we express our heartfelt support for the people of Turkey and Syria as they confront the devastation of the earthquakes that wrecked tragedy on their families, homes, communities, and nearly every aspect of their lives. Our colleagues of data scientists from around the world are saddened as we see the impact of this disaster on so many innocent lives. We expressed our condolences to all those who lost loved ones, suffered injury, or otherwise saw their lives torn asunder.</span></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">Science – with its objective and descriptive approach to the world – would not appear to be the most compassionate or even most needed activity when responding to such events that first awaken our deepest feeling regarding the value of humanity and the need to alleviate suffering. Perhaps the cold, indifferent and calculating world of data appears far distant to what is truly of importance and most to be cherished in our human lives.</span></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">However, not only the international community of scientists, but science itself is hardly indifferent; its role in preventing suffering and restoring health and prosperity as much as the rescue worker or the paramedic is engaged in saving lives on the scene of disaster. Our work is different, though perhaps no less vital. The inherent value of science lies in benefiting the well-being and flourishing of humans as well as alleviating pain, suffering and early, unexpected deaths.</span></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">Robust data systems underpin science’s ability to understand hazards and risks before they turn into a disaster, preventing altogether or significantly reducing human suffering. And, when we cannot mitigate disaster, when science cannot sufficiently foresee it or ward it off, then we need the immediacy of a robust scientific response built on reliable data for the scientist, but also for the rescue worker, for the decision-makers, and – of no less importance – for society at large and those in need of help.</span></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">Confronted with the terrible disaster of these earthquakes, as members of the scientific community, we are ever more committed to making data science serve for humanity as we witness the enormous strength and courage of the Turkish and Syrian communities in their brave response to tragedy.</span></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"><a href="https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/A-Statement-on-the-February-2023-Earthquakes-in-Turkey-Syria-FINAL.pdf" 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">Download the above statement</a></p><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Asha</div>--<div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">___________________________<br></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Towards a FAIRer World: Implementing the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science to address global challenges:</b> <a href="https://codata.org/towards-a-fairer-world-implementing-the-unesco-recommendation-on-open-science-to-address-global-challenges-unesco-paris-and-virtual-29-march-2023/" target="_blank">UNESCO, ISC, CODATA and WDS Symposium, 29 March</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><b>New WorldFAIR Project Deliverable!</b> <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7659002" target="_blank">Cultural Heritage Mapping Report: Practices and policies supporting Cultural Heritage image sharing platforms</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Call for Sessions, Presentations and Posters: SciDataCon 2023, part of IDW 2023:</b> <a href="https://codata.org/events/conferences/international-data-week-2023/call-for-sessions-presentations-and-posters-scidatacon-2023-part-of-idw-2023/" target="_blank">deadline 31 March 2023</a><br><br><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>WorldFAIR and a Festival of Data - Looking back on 2022 and forward to 2023: </b><a href="https://codata.org/worldfair-and-a-festival-of-data-looking-back-on-2022-and-forward-to-2023/" target="_blank">a report on CODATA activities and achievements</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>WorldFAIR Project's Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework, Workshop 20 March 2023: </b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-worldfair-projects-cross-domain-interoperability-framework-tickets-484367956597" target="_blank">Registration Open</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><br></b></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>DDI-CDI: Optimising Your Data Description for Integration and Reuse, Workshop 24 March 2023: </b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ddi-cdi-optimising-your-data-description-for-integration-and-reuse-tickets-486696691907" target="_blank">Registration Open</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><br></b></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://codata.org/january-2023-publications-in-the-data-science-journal/" target="_blank">Jan 2023 publications</a> in the <a href="https://datascience.codata.org/" target="_blank">CODATA Data Science Journal</a></div></div></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><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></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Follow us on social media! </span><a href="https://twitter.com/CODATANews" target="_blank">Twitter</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> - </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/codata.org/" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> - </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-hodson-b3711a11/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> - </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/codatainternational/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>  <br><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="font-size:small">CODATA (Committee on Data of the International Council for Science), 5 rue Auguste Vacquerie, 75016 Paris, FRANCE</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>