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12
January
2023
Combating discrimination in geospatial science
Dear colleagues I would like to thank the International Science Council for the strong support provided for me in my work for GeoForAll and building Open Geospatial Science. I request all to strongly oppose racism in science and academia. Details at https://council.science/current/blog/no-problem-is-too-big-combating-dis...0 | Add new comment
05
January
2023
Education for all
Dear colleagues Happy new year wishes to everyone. Thank you to all amazing colleagues from around the world working for making education opportunities for all . Thank you for your your selfless work and efforts. I am very grateful to all of you for your work and contributions for making education opportunities available for everyone. "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” is a Sanskrit phrase which means "The World Is One Family". Happy new year. I wish you good health, happiness and success. Best wishes Suchith Dr Suchith Anand1 | Add new comment
13
December
2022
Science for Social Justice
Dear colleagues World Science Forum (WSF), an outcome of the 1999 World Conference on Science, is a biennial event that since 2003 has been successfully assembling scientists, policymakers, industry leaders, civil society and the media to discuss the role of science in meeting global challenges.0 | Add new comment
05
December
2022
RDA 20th Plenary - Notification of Acceptance
Dear Chairs of the IGAD Community of Practice, Your RDA 20th Plenary (P20) session application titled ‘Improving Global Agricultural Data (IGAD) Community of Practice First Steps and Way Forward’ has been approved. Please consider this your official notification of acceptance. * Draft programme to be published on Friday, 16th December 2022 * Any requests for changes must be made by Friday, 13th January 2023 * The programme will be deemed final by Thursday, 19th January 20230 | Add new comment
09
November
2022
Invitation to participate in 'A Decade of Data: 10 Years of the RDA' events and activities
by Connie Clare
Good day, The RDA Secretariat would like to invite the IGAD CoP to participate in ‘A Decade of Data’: Celebrating 10 Years of the Research Data Alliance’. 10 months to celebrate 10 years of the RDA0 | Add new comment
08
November
2022
Say NO to Racism in Science
Dear colleagues, I want to thank all authors for sharing their racism experiences in the recent Special issue of the journal Nature dedicated to overcoming racism in science. Details at https://www.nature.com/immersive/d42859-022-00031-8/index.html0 | Add new comment
26
October
2022
[rda-agrdatainterop-ig] REMINDER: IGAD SURVEY ending on October 28
Dear IGAD Community of Practice, A quick reminder that the survey to provide input for the upcoming RDA cross-fertilization workshop ends on 28 October. It's a short survey (9 questions): the first few questions will help us have a better idea of the composition of the community, while the last three questions ask for your input on challenges, ideas and other initiatives to reach out to. The answers to these questions will be summarized and discussed at the upcoming Community Cross-fertilization Workshop on the future of RDA for Agricultural Data on 17 November 2022.0 | Add new comment
25
October
2022
Fw: [Polite Reminder] Pre-RUFORUM AGM 2022 Convening on Exploring future frontiers for global collaboration and partnership in the field of higher education and research in Africa
Dear all, This webinar might be of interest to colleagues interested in building global collaboration and partnership in the field of higher education and research in Africa.0 | Add new comment
23
October
2022
Invitation to register for Nov 17 RDA Cross-fertilisation workshop and pre-meeting survey due October 28
by Cynthia Parr
Dear IGAD Community of Practice, The Research Data Alliance is preparing to celebrate its 10-year anniversary and among the many activities is to hold several thematic workshops. Agricultural data is the first of these, and so we invite you to register for the workshop below and complete a pre-meeting survey.0 | Add new comment
16
October
2022
World Commons Week’s 2022 ‘Teaching the Commons’ video and podcast contests
Dear colleagues, World Commons Week (WCW) is an online, global event organised by the International Association for the Study of the Commons https://iasc-commons.org World Commons Week is an event meant to celebrate scholarship and practice around “the commons”. Open Source Geospatial software and open access educational materials are both examples of “digital commons.” GeoForAll community organised a webinar as part of the World Commons Week 2020. How can we better communicate ideas of the commons to wider audiences?0 | Add new comment