Codata.org Website Review

the december solstice was 22:23 utc on friday 21 december, so this comes a ‘little’ late.  nevertheless, i would like to send the warmest best wishes to everyone involved in codata activities and to the wider global research data community.  2018 has been a. significant year for codata and you may find some of the following interesting: ‘a milestone in the history of science’: the redefinition of the international system of units was based on the work of codata and the international data week, held in gaborone, botswana was an enormous success with 850 participants.  selected paper will be published in meeting will be hosted at the biblioteca alexandrina later in 2019. progress, notably through a very successful dagstuhl workshop co-organised with the ddi alliance finally, we are grateful for the enormous contribution that past president geoffrey boulton has made to codata.  the codata general as*embly at the university of botswana 9-10 november elected a new president, barend mons, and a new executive committee.. international collaboration for open science and fair data. big data can make important contributions towards technical progress, but what's needed are innovative technologies, strategies. un forum to bring 'big space data' benefits to disaster response in africa. germany to discuss how big data can reduce the risk of natural disasters in africa and support response efforts.. rda 13th plenary meeting call for sessions: don't miss the 5 january 2019 deadline. the 13th rda plenary meeting will take place in philadelphia, pennsylvania from 2 - 4 april 2019. don't miss out on the opportunity joint meeting applications to explore potential synergies with other groups there a topic that you think rda should address? make sure you submit an application for a birds of a feather session aimed at exploring new potential working or interest group topics.  it will help you identify an audience, build support and start the work on your case