Transcript Plans for CODATA Conference and General Assembly in Taipei

Plans for the 23rd CODATA
International Conference
Dr. Robert S. Chen
CODATA Secretary General
February 2012
Location and Date
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The 23rd CODATA International
Conference and the 28th General
Assembly will be held in Taipei:
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Conference: Oct 28-31
General Assembly: Nov 1-2
The conference venue is Academia
Sinica, a government research
institution with a campus at the outskirt
of Taipei City that can be reached by
public transportation.
Conference Venue
The same venue as the 2009 Symposium on
Common Use Licensing of Publicly Funded
Scientific Data and Publications
Photos courtesy of
Tyng-Ruey Chuang
Local Organization Committee
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The local organization committee (LOC) has been formed by
CODATA Taipei in collaboration with Research Center for
Information Technology Innovation at Academia Sinica, with some
funding from the National Science Council.
Photos from the 2009 Symposium courtesy of Tyng-Ruey Chuang,
chair of the LOC
Scientific Program Committee
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Conference theme: Open Data and Information for a
Changing Planet
Scientific program committee is chaired by Prof. Ray
Harris (Department of Geography, University
College London) and is currently being formed.
Abstract submissions will be handled by an webbased system (easychair.org) to allow for a
streamlined submission and review process.
Conference website is in the works.
Scientific Topics
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Initial list of suggested scientific topics:
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Data and Information for a Planet Under Pressure
e-Science and e-Science Networks
Information Science and Computational informatics
Data Mining and Knowledge Management
Interoperability and Data Integration
Earth and Environmental Data
Biological Science, Medical and Health Data
Physical Science Data
Social Science Data and Digital Humanity
Open Access; Public Sector Information;
Legal and Policy Issues
Web Data and Linked Data
Program Information
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Submission categories:
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Young scientists program
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Session and panel proposals
Oral presentations
Poster presentations
Plans to encourage young scientists, especially in the Asia
Pacific region, to attend the conference by offsetting some
travel and accommodation costs
CODATA Prize award
Participants to be identified by city
Travel Information
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Daily flights from US (east and west coasts) to Taipei
(Taoyuan International Airport, TPE) by major
airlines.
30-45 min taxi/bus ride from the airport to Taipei City
center; 20-30 min subway/bus ride from City center
to the conference site.
Multiple choices of accommodation:
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On campus: Academia Sinica (cheap but nice)
Near-by: City Lake Hotel (3 subway stops away)
City center: The Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei (affordable)
Free wifi at the conference venue and hotels
CODATA Welcomes BRDI and
WDS Participation
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Participation in Scientific Program Committee
Organization of sessions, demos, training workshops,
other activities
Task group meetings and coordination
Coordination with partners and initiatives, e.g., the ICSU
Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) program
Identification and support for young scientists
Strengthening of linkages with local scientific community
High-level outreach and communications, esp. across
Asia
Thanks!
Thanks to Tyng-Ruey
Chuang for inputs
http://www.codata.org