World Data System Asia-Oceania Conference 2025

Beijing, China-September 8 to 12, 2025

(First call)

Background:

The World Data System (WDS) in the Asia-Oceania (A&O) region plays an important role in multi-disciplinary data collection, storage, management, mining, stewardship, and even knowledge discovery in the world. WDS-led international conferences on the data-related activities in the A&O region were held in 2017, 2019, 2020 (online), and 2023. The WDS China Group, the WDS community of Japan, and other stakeholders in A&O region are dedicated to establish an open-data network in the A&O region through the collaboration. This event will be held in the autumn of 2025, organized by the WDS China Group, hosted by the Institute of Geographical Science and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), CAS.

Objectives:

(1) Enhancing the collaboration within the A&O region to fortify WDS activities.

(2) Advancing FAIR principle scientific governance and stewardship.

(3) Incorporating AI most advanced technologies into data management.

(4) Expanding the WDS community (network) in the A&O region.

(5) Facilitating WDS - oriented activities to support ISC and beyond.

Ⅰ. Theme and sessions of the conference

Theme: Open Data Governance and Collaborative Network

Sessions:

1. Development of the WDS Data repositories (centers/network) in the A&O region
2. Collaboration between WDS and major international science programs
3. Aggregating and exchange of international scientific data and discoveries
4. Principle of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in scientific data governance and application
5. Security, long-term preservation and sustainable use of scientific data
6. High mountains, oceanic, islands, coastline and climate change data for SDGs in A&O region
7. Collaboration with ISC Regional Focal Point for Asia and the Pacific.

Ⅱ. Agenda

Event Dates: September 8-12, 2025

Venue: Institute of Geographical Science and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGSNRR, CAS), and Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ITP, CAS)

Important Dates:

Registration: April 1, 2025 - August 1, 2025 (Online register are recommend in the conference website)

Abstract and exhibition proposal Submission: April 15, 2025 - June 15, 2025

Notifications of abstract and exhibition (poster) proposal acceptance: June 30, 2025

Notifications of support: July 5, 2025

Hotel Reservation: June 30, 2025-August 22, 2025

Programme:

September 8-9: Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speech & Sessions

September 10(Optional): Exhibition: Beijing International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS, Beijing)

September 11-12 (Optional): Post-meeting field investigation: Visiting GIES (Geographical Indications Environment &Sustainability) Set, Special supported by the WDS-GCdataPR, IGSNRR, CAS

Conference Website: https://www.wds-china.org/wds-ao2025.html

Ⅲ. Conference organization

Organizers:

World Data System, International Science Council

World Data System China Group

Host organizers:

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS

Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS

Co-organizers:

• WDS-Global Change Research Data Publishing and Repository
• WDS-World Data Center for Renewable Resources and Environment
• WDS-Chinese National Space Science Data Center
• WDS-National Astronomical Data Center
• WDS-World Data Center for Geophysics, Beijing
• WDS-Cold and Arid Regions Science Data Center at Lanzhou
• WDS-World Data Centre for Microorganisms
• WDS-China National GeneBank DataBase
• WDS-National Marine Data and Information Service
• WDS-Geoscientific Data & Discovery Publishing System
• CODATA Task Group on Geographical Indications Environment & Sustainability (GIES)
• The Geographical Society of China

Ⅳ. Conference Committees

1. International Strategic Committee

• Co-chair : David Castle (WDS-SC Chair, University of Victoria, Canada)
• Co-chair : Fubao Sun (Director General of Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, China)
• Executive-chair : Johnathan Kool (WDS-SC, Australian Antarctic Division,Australia)
• Yasuhiro Murayama (WDS-SC, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan)
• Juanle Wang (WDS-SC, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, China)
• Meredith Goins (WDS-International Program Office, USA)
• Jing Zhao (WDS-ECR, National Satellite Meteorological Centre, China)
• Xin Li (Deputy Director General of Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS, China)
• Simon Hodson (CODATA International, France)
• Estelle Cheng (ORCID, USA)
• Rorie Edmunds (DataCite, Japan)
• A.P.Dimri (Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Indian)
• Maja Dolinar (University of Ljubljana,Slovenia)
• Elaine M. Faustman (University of Washington, USA)
• Kassim S. Mwitondi (Qatar University, Qatar)
• Noorsaadah Abd Rahman (Malaysian Open Science Alliance, Malaysia)
• Jung-Ho Um (Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Korea)
• Chandra Shekhar Roy (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Bangladesh)
• Akira Kadokura (Polar Environment Data Science Center, ROIS-DS, Japan)
• Masaki Kanao (Polar Environment Data Science Center, ROIS-DS, Japan)
• Toshihiko Iyemori (Kyoto University, Japan)
• Takashi Watanabe (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan)
• Jens Klump (Mineral Resources, CSIRO, Australia)
• Yubao Qiu (GEO Cold Regions Initiative, International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, China)

2. Organizing Committee

• Co-chair : Juanle Wang (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, China)
• Co-chair : Masaki Kanao (Polar Environment Data Science Center, ROIS-DS, Japan)
• Akira Kadokura (Polar Environment Data Science Center, ROIS-DS, Japan)
• Yasuhiro Murayama (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan)
• Toshihiko Iyemori (Kyoto University, Japan)
• Johnathan Kool (Australian Antarctic Division Data Center, Australia)
• Takashi Watanabe (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan)
• Chuang Liu (Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, China)
• Guoqing Li (Aerospace Information Research Institute, CAS, China)
• Ziming Zou (WDS-National Space Science Center, CAS, China)
• Juncai Ma (WDS-Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China)
• Chenzhou Cui (National Astronomical Observatories, CAS, China)
• Ting Yu(National Marine Data and Information Service, China)
• Yaonan Zhang (Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, CAS, China)
• Xiukuan Zhao (Institute of Geology and Geophysics, CAS, China)
• Xuan Wu (National Geological Archives of China, China)
• Bo Wang (China National GeneBank, China)
• Min Feng (Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS, China)
• Xuejun Guo (Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS, China)
• Lanhai Li (Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS, China)

3. Local Committee

• Co-chair : Bohua Yu (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS)
• Co-chair : Min Feng (Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS)
• Lina Yao (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS)
• Xuejun Guo (Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS)
• Baohong Ding (Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS)
• Bowen Duan (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS)
• Limin Li (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS)
• Qi Xu (National Space Science Center, CAS)
• Linhuan Wu (Institute of Microbiology, CAS)
• Mingmei Dong (National Marine Data and Information Service)
• Kun Bu (Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, CAS)

Ⅴ. Conference Language

Conference will be conducted in English.

Ⅵ. Requirements for Abstract

1. Abstract should be written around the conference theme. In principle, the length of each paper is restricted to 800 words. The papers must not involve government secrets and should be suitable for public publication.
2. All Abstract must be in English and should be submitted in Word format. Manuscripts should be single - spaced, in a single column, on A4 - sized pages.
3. Each Abstract should consist of the following sections in order: Title, Authors (including names, affiliations, and contact information), Abstract, Keywords.
4. The deadline for Abstract submission is June 15, 2025.
5. Abstracts should be sent to the email address: WDS_AO2025@163.com . Please indicate "Abstract Submission of WDS-AO 2025" in the email.

Ⅶ. Requirements for Exhibition

1. The deadline for Exhibition submission is June 15, 2025.
2. Abstracts should be sent to the email address: WDS_AO2025@163.com . Please indicate "Abstract Submission of WDS-AO 2025" in the email.

Ⅷ. Requirements for Post-meeting field investigation

1. Fill the registration feedback slip
2. Prepare your personal supplies for the mountain area field trip

Ⅸ. Contacts

Contact:

1. Dr. Bohua Yu, Director of Department of International Affairs, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS.
   • Address : No.11A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, P.R. China.
   • Tel : +86-10-64888232,
   • Email : yubh@igsnrr.ac.cn
2. Professor Min Feng, Director of the Three Pole Observation and Big Data Center, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS.
   • Address : Building 3, Yard 16, Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, P.R. China,
   • Tel : +86-10-15001192931,
   • Email : mfeng@itpcas.ac.cn