World Data System Asia-Oceania Conference 2019

Host: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS(Beijing, China)

Dates: May 7-8, 2019

Location : Beijing, China

Objective:

(1) Strengthen collaboration in the Asia-Oceania region to reinforce WDS-oriented activities

(2) Introduce advanced technologies to data management

(3) Push the cooperation of inter-operational computing or interoperability in WDS community

(4) Build and expand WDS community in the Asia-Oceania region

(5) Exchange experience on successful WDS trustworthy data-repositories certification and membership application

(6) Promote WDS-oriented activities in support of ICSU-led projects in the Asia-Oceania region

Important Dates：

• Registration: November 15, 2018 - April 15, 2019
• Abstract Submission: November 15, 2018 - February 28 March 10(extended), 2019
• Application for Support: January 1, 2019 - February 15, 2019
• Notifications of abstract acceptance: February 20 - March 10, 2019
• Notifications of support: February 15 - 20, 2019
• Hotel Reservation: March 1, 2019 - April 27, 2019
• Conference: May 7, 2019 - May 8, 2019

Topics of paper:

1. Data acquisition – Barriers and efforts
2. Practices for preservation and provision of quality-accessed research data
3. Infrastructures for international and collaborative activities on data.
4. Application of advanced technologies to data management
5. Enhance data standard or best practice for data management
6. Promotion of Open Science and Open Data activities (including data publication)
7. Data driven science cooperation and sustainable development (e.g., UN SDGs)
8. Supporting early career researchers on data-oriented activities