U.S.

National Committee for

CODATA

Opening Remarks on
International Activities
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Goals and Agenda Review for

USNC/CODATA Projects
• Paul put CODATA in context of BRDI
• US Delegate to (International) CODATA -- Bonnie
• Secretary General Bob will give you a report on the
international activities
– Supplemented by “Report to National Members
and Supporting Organizations” from HQ
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BRDI/US CODATA Activities

• Interlude for more context from ICSU

• US National Committee Role
• US CODATA Activities – Proposed and Ongoing
• Actions we need to take
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Review Role of US Delegate

• Quick view of typical GA agenda
• Discussions of topics that will come up
– Task Groups
– Biennial Conference (Taipei)
– Elections of International Officers
– US Delegate
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CODATA/ICSTI TG On Data Attribution

and Citation Practices and Standards
To examine a number of key issues
related to data identification,
attribution, citation, and linking, help
coordinate activities in this area
internationally, and promote common
practices and standards in the
scientific community
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CODATA/ICSTI TG On Data Attribution

and Citation Practices and Standards
• Approved at 2010 GA
• Co-chairs: US, Germany, UK
• 13 Countries represented
• Effective progress through regular telecoms
• Deliverable oriented Teams
– Bibliography To Describe State of Practice
– Survey
– Website for communications and leadership
– Report – Guidelines and best practices to advance the SOA
• Two related workshops in Berkeley, August 2011
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Data Citation TG -- Plans

• Inputs collected and report drafting begins
6/12; continues in Taipei
• Final report 12/31/12
• Renewal submitted
– Begin acceptance process for guidelines
(standards?)
– Data Science Journal article
– Website
• Detailed renewal/report on website
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US CODATA Participation in Task Groups

• Currently US Co-chairs: 6 (see Ex-Officio Members)
• Laura Bartolo: Exchangeable Materials Data
Representation to Support Scientific Research and
Education *
• Eric Kihn: Earth and Space Science Data
Interoperability
• Chris Lenhardt: Preservation of and Access to
Scientific & Technical Data in Developing Countries*
• New application: Kevin McCluskey Advancing
Informatics for Microbiology*
• Review and Approval of TGs and WGs at GA

•Proposals on Web Site for Information – suggestions

welcome.
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US CODATA Participation in Taipei

• 23rd CODATA International Conference, 28-31
October 2012 - Taipei
"Open Data and Information for a Changing
Planet"
• Ideas for sessions of interest to US Data
Community
– Plenary session
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Other Actions for CODATA

• Election of Officers
– Secretary General
– Treasurer
– Executive Committee (8)
• Criteria
– CODATA Experience
– Disciplinary Representation
– National Representation
– Age, sex, ethnic, diversity
• Nominations due April 6
• Bonnie member of Nominations Committee