[BID-Community] WDS Data Stewardship Award 2018 + SciDataCon Abstracts

[KAZIKA KAMOSI]

Thanks alot

Le mar. 1 mai 2018 à 09:18, Maheva Bagard Laursen <mblaursen at gbif.org> a
écrit :

> Dear all,
>
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> Please see below a communication from ICSU World Data System that may
> especially be of interest for the BID community members based in Africa.
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> The *Call for Abstracts <https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/submit/> for
> SciDataCon 2018 is open until Thursday, 31 May 2018*. Abstracts for
> papers or posters are invited for sessions at SciDataCon 2018, part of
> International Data Week (5–8 November 2018; Gaborone, Botswana). Abstracts
> must be submitted to an accepted session
> <https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/sessions/> or to the General
> Submission, and will be reviewed for quality and appropriateness to be
> included in a either an existing session or a (to be created) thematic
> session. Accepted abstracts will be available from the conference website
> and will form a persistent collection.
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> In particular, we would like to draw your attention to the following *WDS-sponsored
> sessions*
> <https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/scidatacon-2018-call-for-abstracts>
> :
>
>    - Africa Data Centers: Challenges and Opportunities (Abstract
>    <https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/scidatacon-2018-call-for-abstracts#Africa_Data_Centers>
>    )
>    - Spatial Data for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa (
>    Abstract
>    <https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/scidatacon-2018-call-for-abstracts#Spatial_Data_SDGs>
>    )
>    - Citizen Science Data – from Collection to Curation to Management (
>    Abstract
>    <https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/scidatacon-2018-call-for-abstracts#CS_Data>
>    )
>    - Health Databases across the African Continent:  What do we have and
>    what do we need for Sustainable Development? (Abstract
>    <https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/scidatacon-2018-call-for-abstracts#Health_Databases>
>    )
>    - Repositories: Are we serving our scientists? Cross-learnings from
>    multiple disciplines (Abstract
>    <https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/scidatacon-2018-call-for-abstracts#Repositories>
>    )
>    - Scientific Data Challenges for Sustainable Development (Abstract
>    <https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/scidatacon-2018-call-for-abstracts#SDG_Challenges>
>    )
>    - The Role of Early Career Researchers and Scientists in the Data
>    Revolution (Abstract
>    <https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/scidatacon-2018-call-for-abstracts#ECR_Role>
>    )
>
> Finally, a reminder that the
> <https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/call-for-nominations-wds-data-stewardship-award-2018>*Call
> for Nominations
> <https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/call-for-nominations-wds-data-stewardship-award-2018>
> for the 2018 WDS Data Stewardship Award is open until Monday, 21 May 2018*.
> If you know of an early career researcher who deserves to have their
> accomplishments recognized and highlighted to the international community,
> then complete the attached form (Word and PDF provided)—see notes below—and
> send it to the WDS International Programme Office (ipo at icsu-wds.org).
>
>
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> Please disseminate this information far-and-wide
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>
>
> With Best Regards
>
> Maheva
>
>
>
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> Maheva Bagard Laursen
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