The 34th CODATA General Assembly took place on 17-18 October 2025 in Brisbane, Australia, and online (17 October only). See the letter from CODATA President convening the General Assembly on the dates following the International Data Week 2025.
Address of the venue to join the GA in-person: The University of Queensland, 308 Queen St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia.
- Directions to the University of Queensland from the conference centre at Brisbane South Bank
Recording of the General Assembly on 17 October (link will be added)
Results of voting prior to and during the GA
An online voting platform ElectionBuddy was used by the CODATA Secretariat to manage the voting procedure in accordance with the CODATA constitution. Delegates representing the CODATA members, and having the right to vote, were invited to cast their votes prior to or during the General Assembly and to participate in the live Executive Committee Members. The Data Science Journal editor in chief, co-chair of CODATA Connect and an exComm member 2018-2025 (not eligible for reelection) witnessed the online voting process as internal independent tellers.
Endorsement of CODATA Operational and and Financial reports
Two virtual sessions were held on 2 October 2025 with CODATA members to address reporting and necessary briefing ahead of the General Assembly. Presentations in the two sessions covered matters for two formal votes that opened on 3 October and closed on 16 October, 17:00 AEST:
- CODATA Operational report endorsement
- CODATA Financial report endorsement
These slides cover report on CODATA activities 2023-2025, including the financial report, and also the more Detailed presentation on CODATA Strategic activities. The presentation deck was also circulated to the voting Delegates on 3 October, before opening the votes in ElectionBuddy. Out of 56 voting delegates 38 endorsed the CODATA Operational report and 37 the CODATA Financial report. There were 0 abstentions from voting. Results of the vote were presented to the General Assembly on 17 October. See this slides deck for an overview of the voting results.
Voting in the Elections of Officers and Ordinary Members of the Executive Committee
List of candidates in CODATA Election 2023, with links to statements in support of their candidacy.
The vote to elect CODATA Secretary General and Treasurer for the term 2025-29 opened on 1 October and closed on 17 October, 11:20 AEST. The candidates running for these two roles were incumbents 2021-25, both standing unopposed. 43 out of 56 voting Delegates cast their votes, approving Christine Kirkpatrick as Secretary General and Steven McEachern as Treasurer for the next four-year term. There were 0 abstentions from voting. See this slides deck for an overview of the voting results.
Total of 20 candidates were on the slate for the 10 ExComm Ordinary Member positions. There were two rounds of voting in the election of Executive Committee Members 2025-27. The first round opened on 1 October and closed on 17 October, 11:20 AEST. 46 out of 56 Delegates voted in the first round. Seven candidates were elected in the first round of voting and other four candidates received the same number of votes for the remaining three positions. Therefore, a second round of voting was organised as a live vote during the General Assembly to select among the four candidates with the same number of votes received in the first round. 35 voters cast their votes in the second round. Detailed results of the voting can be consulted in the slides deck.
The following candidates were elected to serve on the CODATA Executive Committee 2025-27:
- Jeremy Frey
- Leo Lahti
- Pam Maras
- Audrey Masizana
- Lauren Maxwell
- Yasuyuki Minamiyama
- Mark Musen
- Francisca Oladipo
- Rodrigo Roa
- Cyrus Walther
Approval of Task Groups for 2025-27
44 of 56 voting Delegates cast their votes on the Proposed Task Groups 2025 – 2027, following the recommendations of the CODATA ExComm. There were 0 abstentions from voting. The invitation to vote was issued to Delegates on 1 October and closed during the GA on 17 October and results were presented to the General Assembly later on that day. See the slides deck for detailed results of the votes per Task Group.
CODATA General Assembly 2025 Agenda
Note that all times are indicated in AEST (Brisbane local time, UTC+10)
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 (Onsite and Online)
| Time | Session |
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| 09:00-09:10 | Welcome, convene. Approval of agenda. (Mercè Crosas, President CODATA) |
| 09:10-09:30 | CODATA Strategy and priority activities in a nutshell (Simon Hodson, Executive Director CODATA). Slides.
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| 09:30-11:00 | Elections – hustings (Chaired by Daisy Selematsela, Vice-President CODATA)
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| 11:00-11:05 | Elections (Chaired by Richard Hartshorn, Vice-President CODATA)
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| 11:05-11:35 | Break |
| 11:35-12:50 | Elections (Chaired by Richard Hartshorn, Vice-President CODATA)
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| 12:50-13:00 | Establishing a new Nominating Committee (approval by acclamation) (Simon Hodson) |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:00 | Task Group lightning presentations continued (Chaired by Steven McEachern) (5’ + 2’ Q&A each)
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| 15:00-16:00 | Membership session (Chaired by Christine Kirkpatrick) |
| 16:00-16:30 | Break |
| 16:30-17:45 | Strategic panel (Chaired by Mercè Crosas): How can CODATA build collaborations and activities in the Asia-Pacific Region? How can we encourage inter-regional collaboration? What initiatives are there in the AP region from which other regions can learn? And conversely, what initiatives elsewhere are valuable for the AP region?
Speakers:
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| 17:45-18:00 | Closing remarks, votes of thanks and close of GA Day 1 (Mercè Crosas) |
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 (Onsite only)
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:00-12:00 | Strategic Planning / Discussion: open session with New ExComm and CODATA Members participation onsite (both voting Delegates and Observers)
Collaborative notes. (link will be added)- |
Preparations for the General Assembly
Given the above outline of the CODATA GA agenda and the (live) votes planned on 17 October, onsite participation of voting Delegates was strongly encouraged. In case onsite representation would not be feasible, exceptional participation online was possible on the first day of the General Assembly, but the voting Delegates joining virtually had to be prepared to cope with the timezone difference.
Registration for the CODATA General Assembly (separate from the IDW 2025 registration) closed on 18 September for onsite attendance and on 15 October for virtual participation.
Two virtual sessions to address CODATA reporting and necessary briefing ahead of the General Assembly were organised on 2 October. More information about the sessions.
The Call for Nominations of candidates for CODATA elections 2025, and related procedures, was published on 8 April 2025. The call for Task Groups 2025-27, was published 17 April 2025. The deadline for the Nominations and Task Group proposals was 17 June 2025, in line with the terms set by the CODATA constitution.
The following documentation, in support of the matters for voting has been circulated to the voting Delegates on 22 August 2025:
- Electoral slate as endorsed by the Nominating Committee; the actual nomination forms and CVs of the candidates for the CODATA Officers and ExComm Ordinary Members open positions.
- The Task Groups applications for 2025-2027; summary of these proposals; recommendation of the Executive Committee.
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