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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2F5597;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Forwarded on behalf of World Data System,
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2F5597">Rorie Edmunds, PhD | Acting Executive Director, World Data System-International Programme Office<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Thank you for your support of WDS' activities concerning scientific research data. Following the success of International Data Week (IDW) 2018 in Gaborone, Botswana, both the ISC's Committee
on Data and World Data System and the Research Data Alliance are very pleased to announce the Call for Applications to host IDW 2021 or IDW 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Details are below. Please disseminate this information far and wide, and also consider working with partners to put in a bid by the 30 September deadline.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Thank you for your time to assist us with this important matter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Best wishes,<br>
Rorie<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">World Data System-International Programme Office<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"><a href="mailto:rorie.edmunds@icsu-wds.org" target="_blank">rorie.edmunds@icsu-wds.org</a> | <a href="http://world-data-system.org/" target="_blank">world-data-system.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="600" height="137" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://drive.google.com/a/icsu-wds.org/uc?id=1LYlyqwfPc23LfGYyZQnGQGfjEQOZ14T-&export=download" alt="https://drive.google.com/a/icsu-wds.org/uc?id=1LYlyqwfPc23LfGYyZQnGQGfjEQOZ14T-&export=download"></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Call for Applications to Host International Data Week 2021 or 2023<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">This landmark event is organized by the Committee on Data (CODATA) and the World Data System (WDS) of the International Science Council (ISC), and the Research Data Alliance (RDA). It
brings together data scientists, researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and data stewards from disciplines across the globe to explore how best to exploit the data revolution to improve science and society through data-driven discovery
and innovation. IDW combines the RDA Plenary Meeting, the biannual meeting of this international member organization working to develop and support global infrastructure facilitating data sharing and reuse, and SciDataCon, the scientific conference addressing
the frontiers of data in research organized by CODATA and WDS. Two editions have taken place to date:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">IDW 2016, 11–17 September 2016, Denver, Colorado, USA; attended by 840 data professionals and researchers from all disciplines and from across the globe.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">IDW 2018, 5–8 November 2018, Gaborone, Botswana; attended by more than 850 international data professionals and researchers.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The founding organizations wish for International Data Week to become a biennial meeting place for the global data community. We are therefore inviting proposals to host the third and
fourth editions of this exciting event in September/October/November 2021 and 2023 respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The primary objective of the event is to bring together a large and representative part of the global data community. IDW 2016 and 2018 were huge successes, and we want to continue that
trajectory and increase impact. These are important times in the world of data, and we seek local partners and a venue that will help us communicate that buzz.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">International Data Week is a global and inclusive event. The founding organizers are keen to engage with cities and countries where we have not held an IDW or related meeting before.
The organizers encourage proposals from the global South; proposals from the global North should show how they will work with the founding organizers to maximize participation from LMICs. Wherever the proposal comes from, it will be important to demonstrate
how the partnership will advance the missions of the founding organizations, ensure the impact of IDW, and enhance membership of and engagement with the three organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Applications should demonstrate that local hosts have access to a suitable venue; strong support from local organizations and government; good connections to universities, industry, and
research organizations in the country and region; and solid financial support.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">We envision IDW 2021 and 2023 as four-day events that integrate the activities of a SciDataCon international conference and an RDA Plenary Meeting. Each IDW is expected to include both
research sessions and focussed working meetings, as well as broad plenary sessions of general interest. The days before and after each event will be set aside for the business and governance meetings of CODATA, RDA, and WDS, and potentially other co-located
meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Application Deadline<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Applications should be sent by email to all of the IDW founding organisation representatives listed below no later than 30 September 2019 in electronic format based on the details
and template available in the IDW Guidelines document (annexed).</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Applications should be addressed to:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Simon Hodson, CODATA Executive Director, at
<a href="mailto:simon@codata.org">simon@codata.org</a></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Hilary Hanahoe, RDA Secretary General, at
<a href="mailto:hilary.hanahoe@rda-foundation.org">hilary.hanahoe@rda-foundation.org</a></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Rorie Edmunds, WDS Acting Executive Director, at
<a href="mailto:rorie.edmunds@icsu-wds.org">rorie.edmunds@icsu-wds.org</a></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<h4><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icsu-wds.org/files/idw2021-2023-pdf" target="_self" title="">International Data Week (IDW) Call and Meeting Guidelines</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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