The 34th CODATA General Assembly will take place on 17-18 October 2025 in Brisbane, Australia, and online. 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
CODATA General Assembly 2025 Indicative Agenda (subject to change)
Note that all times are indicated in AEST (Brisbane local time, UTC+10)
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 (Onsite and Online)
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 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)
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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)(Note: order likely to change)
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| 15:00-16:00 | Membership session (Chaired by Christine Kirkpatrick)
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| 16:00-16:30 | Break |
| 16:30-17:45 | Strategic panel (Chaired by Mercè Crosas) |
| 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)
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Given the above outline of the CODATA GA agenda and the numerous (live) votes planned on 17 October, we strongly encourage onsite participation of voting Delegates. In case onsite representation would not be feasible, exceptional participation online will be possible but the voting Delegates joining virtually need to be prepared to cope with the timezone difference.
Registration for the CODATA General Assembly (separate from the IDW 2025 registration) remains open for online participation till 13 October. Registration to join the GA in-person in Brisbane closed on 18 September. Note that the voting Delegates and Observers planning to join the GA need to register.
Pre-General Assembly Reporting and Briefing sessions on 2 October
Two virtual sessions to address CODATA reporting and necessary briefing ahead of the General Assembly are being organised. The sessions, open to voting Delegates as well as Observers of CODATA Members, will take place on 2 October, 07:00-09:00 UTC and 15:00-17:00 UTC.
Register for the sessions under the following links:
Primary topics that will be addressed in the virtual sessions:
- Briefing in advance of the GA on related procedures (and matters for voting)
- Report on CODATA activities 2023-2025
- Financial report for 2024
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.
Page last updated: 2025-10-01