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.
Topics to address by the CODATA General Assembly (subject to change):
Fri, 17 Oct 2025, 09:00-18:00 AEST (Onsite and Virtual)
- CODATA Strategy and priority activities (in relation to the ISC strategic plan) in a nutshell
- Elections of CODATA Officers and Ordinary ExCom members: hustings and elections (live voting)
- Establishing a new Nominating Committee
- Selection of Task Groups 2025-2027: TG presentations and voting by Delegates
- Membership session
- Results of vote on proposed Constitutional Changes
- Strategic presentations/panel
Sat, 18 Oct 2025, 09:00-13:00 AEST (Onsite only)
- Strategic Planning / Discussions: open sessions of new Executive Committee with CODATA Members participating onsite (both voting Delegates and Observers)
Note that a virtual session to address CODATA reporting and necessary briefing will be organised ahead of the General Assembly, in September (date TBA). The session will be recorded and is planned to be open to voting Delegates as well as Observers of CODATA Members.
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) is now open. Please complete the form if planning to join the GA onsite or online, as a voting Delegate or an Observer.
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 is 17 June 2025, in line with the terms set by the CODATA constitution.
Note that the current version of the CODATA Constitution is under review and the Delegates may be contacted regarding desirable changes of the statutes and/or by-laws, recommended by the Executive Committee to the General Assembly.
By 22 August 2025, the voting delegates will receive a balanced electoral slate prepared by the Nominating Committee and recommendations of the CODATA Executive Committee on the proposals for Task Groups.
Page last updated: 2025-04-17