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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Following a large number of requests and the some practical reasons relating to the review process, the organisers have decided to extend the deadline for abstracts
and posters for <a href="https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/">SciDataCon</a> part of <a href="http://internationaldataweek.org/">International Data Week</a> to Mon 25 June (23:59 UTC).</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">International Data Week will take place in Gaborone, Botswana on 5-8 November 2018 with a number of related events before and after. In an integrated programme it combines
SciDataCon, the international conference on issues of data in research and the <a href="https://www.rd-alliance.org/12th-plenary-meeting-call-sessions">12th RDA Plenary Meeting</a><span style="color:#1F497D">.</span> There will be stimulating keynotes, panels
and workshops and other events, including the <a href="http://www.codata.org/events/general-assembly/general-assembly-2018">CODATA General Assembly</a> before and after the main conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">International Data Week is a global conference taking place in Africa. It encompasses all issues relating to data in research from cutting edge issues in data science
(the digital frontiers of global science), through challenges of data intensive research, research infrastructures, data stewardship, the use of data in science, society, innovation and development.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">International Data Week is organised by <a href="http://www.codata.org/">CODATA</a> the <a href="https://www.rd-alliance.org/12th-plenary-meeting-call-sessions">Research
Data Alliance,</a> the <a href="https://www.icsu-wds.org/">World Data System</a> the <a href="http://africanopenscience.org.za/">African Open Science Platform</a><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="color:black">(ASSAf) and </span>the <a href="http://www.codata.org/news/220/62/Presentations-from-the-Botswana-National-Forum-on-Open-Data-Open-Science-30-31-October-2017">Botswana Open Data Open Science Forum</a>, represented by the University
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<b>Submit Abstracts for Papers and Posters: </b><a href="https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/submit/"><b>https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/submit/</b></a><br>
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<b>Call for Papers and Posters: </b><a href="https://www.scidatacon.org/conference/IDW2018/call_for_papers/"><b>https://www.scidatacon.org/conference/IDW2018/call_for_papers/</b></a><br>
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<b>Themes and Scope of SciDataCon: </b><a href="https://www.scidatacon.org/conference/IDW2018/conference_themes_and_scope/"><b>https://www.scidatacon.org/conference/IDW2018/conference_themes_and_scope/</b></a><br>
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<b>Call for Papers</b><br>
For SciDataCon we request that proposals should be submitted for research papers, practice papers, lightning talks and panel contributions: <span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/submit/">https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/submit/</a></span><br>
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In some cases, session organisers will be inviting proposals, but please note that you may submit a proposal to any accepted session if you think your proposal is a good fit with that session topic. <br>
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Abstracts must be submitted to an accepted session or to the General Submission session. You may consult the descriptions of accepted sessions at <a href="https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/sessions/">https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/sessions/</a><br>
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When submitting your abstract at <a href="https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/submit/">https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/submit/</a> you will need to select the appropriate session. <br>
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Abstracts submitted to specific sessions will be reviewed for their individual quality and according to their appropriateness for that session. Abstracts submitted to the General Submission option will be reviewed for individual quality and, if accepted, will
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Accepted abstracts will be available from the conference website and will form a persistent collection, so please consider the following recommendations carefully:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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600-1000 words. For lightning talks or panel interventions 300-600 words is sufficient. These are guides and please use your judgement. We strongly discourage proposals of more than 1600 words.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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<b>Call for Posters</b><br>
Posters will be an important feature of SciDataCon 2018. The organisers will endeavour to ensure that all poster presenters have an opportunity to give a lightning talk as well as participating in the poster reception. Posters can often be a more effective
way of communicating key technical features of a paper and providing a visual summary that really engages the viewer.<br>
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Abstracts must be submitted to an accepted session or to the General Submission session. You may consult the descriptions of accepted sessions at <a href="https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/sessions/">https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/sessions/</a><br>
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When submitting your abstract at <a href="https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/submit/">https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/submit/</a> you will need to select the appropriate session.<br>
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For a Poster Abstract we suggest 800-1600 words and no more than 1600 words in length. <br>
Submission must include a summary. The summary should be brief - 100-250 words, and certainly no more than 250 words.<br>
Please describe the subject of the proposed poster in as much detail as possible. Describe the structure of the poster. Above all, let us know:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">International Data Week 2018: deadline for papers and poster abstracts for SciDataCon, 31 May:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"> consult
the <a href="https://www.scidatacon.org/conference/IDW2018/call_for_papers/">Call for Papers</a> and the <a href="https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/sessions/">Accepted Sessions</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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E-Mail: <a href="mailto:simon@codata.org">simon@codata.org</a> | Twitter: @simonhodson99 | Skype: simonhodson99<br>
Tel (Office): +33 1 45 25 04 96 | Tel (Cell): +33 6 86 30 42 59<br>
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