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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)

CODATA Newsletter Special Issue - Data Sharing and GEOSS: Interview with Jose Achache

Highlights of CODATA Activities in 2008
CODATA welcomed the UK and Australia as members. CODATA continued to lead the Group on Earth Observations data sharing task and contributed to the European Commission 7th Framework project COMMUNIA. CODATA's International Conference attracted more than 400 scientists to Kyiv.
Read about these activities and more.

2008 CODATA International Conference

--> Report on the Conference by Brian McMahon, IUCr Delegate

--> Dr. LIU Chuang, 2008 CODATA Prize Recipient

GEOSS Task DA-06-01
CODATA, in collaboration with GEO, takes the lead on GEOSS Task DA-06-01: Furthering the practical application of the agreed GEOSS data sharing principles

GEO Data Sharing Principles Implementation

Recent Event:

GEO-V: fifth Plenary session of the Group on Earth Observations

• CODATA's Participation at the GEO V Plenary, Bucharest, October 2008 [PowerPoint file]
• Satellite Lunch Event of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Summit, Tuesday 18th November, 2008, Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest

Events of Interest to the Data Community

• ISSC World Social Science Forum, Bergen, Norway, 10-12 May 2009