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C O D A T A

At the 25th CODATA General Assembly on 26-27 October in Beijing, the following Mission Statement was approved: The mission of CODATA is to strengthen international science for the benefit of society by promoting improved scientific and technical data management and use.

NEWS AND EVENTS      (for past news and events, visit our Archives)
NEW!	Call for Proposals: CODATA Task Groups 2014-16     CODATA invites proposals for new Task Groups and offers existing Task Groups the opportunity to renew their activity. Task Groups are established to support CODATA's overall mission     to strengthen international science for the benefit of society by promoting improved scientific and technical data management and use. More specifically, Task Groups must remain     relevant in a fast changing environment and contribute to the realisation of CODATA's strategic objectives and activities, as articulated in the CODATA Strategic Plan, 2013-18 .    Requirements of the submission process and information on how proposals will be assessed is available at http://codata.org/blog/2013/11/13/call-for-proposals-codata-task-groups/ and in     the covering documentation to the proposal form. New Task Group Proposal Task Group Renewal Proposal
NEW!	Call for Nominations for CODATA Officers and Executive Committee Members     Nominations and elections are an important opportunity for CODATA Members and Task Groups to influence the governance and strategic direction of our organisation.     Please consider carefully your nominees and contribute actively to this process. Letter from Dr. Krishan Lal, Chair of the Nominating Committee Nomination Form CODATA Constitution
NEW!	CODATA Newsletter 106
	CODATA now has a BLOG!       The blog will feature guest posts from the CODATA community and from Simon Hodson, Executive Director.
	Release of Data Citation Report: "Out of Cite, Out of Mind"       Directed by the staff of the US CODATA/Board on Research Data and Information (BRDI) the report was published by the CODATA Data Science Journal and is available freely and openly online at:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/dsj/12/0/12_OSOM13-043/_article.
	CODATA apppoints its new Executive Director     CODATA is delighted to welcome Dr. Simon Hodson as its new Executive Director. He will take up his duties on August 1st 2013.     Dr. Hodson takes over the leadership from Ms Kathleen Cass who served as Executive Director for over 10 years.     See the full press release for more details.
	CODATA Strategic Plan 2013-2018     Ratified by the 58th CODATA Executive Committee, Paris 2013
	CODATA Highlights 2012
	CODATA @ 45 years      Co-written by David Lide and Gordon Wood, CODATA @ 45 Years retraces the story of CODATA from 1966 to 2010.      The publication was officially launched during the 23rd International CODATA Conference in Taipei.      Hard copies are available, contact the CODATA Secretariat at codata@dial.oleane.com
	CODATA Collaboration with GEO GEO-IX, Nineth Plenary Session, Foz do Iguaçu, 22-23 November 2012 Group on Earth Observations Data Sharing Working Group (DSWG) – Side Meeting (Agenda) GEO past activities
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