In accordance with the CODATA constitution and on the basis of nominations received, the CODATA Nominating Committee, chaired by Professor Barend Mons, CODATA Past President, has prepared the following electoral slate which strikes a balance with regard to disciplines, countries, and specialised expertise relevant to CODATA and its current activities, while also reflecting the diversity of the global data community.
The following Offices are open for election:
- Secretary General (1 position, to serve 2025-29)
- Treasurer (1 position, to serve 2025-29)
- Executive Committee Ordinary Members (10 positions, to serve 2025-27)
The CODATA General Assembly 2025 will take place on 17-18 October 2025 in Brisbane, Australia, and online.
Secretary General (1 position, to serve 2025-29)
- Christine Kirkpatrick, nominated by USA
Treasurer (1 position, to serve 2025-29)
- Steven McEachern, nominated by DDI Alliance
Executive Committee Ordinary Members (10 positions, to serve 2025-27)
- Burcak Basbug Erkan, nominated by Data Policy for Times of Crisis Facilitated by Open Science (DPTC) Task Group; Middle East Technical University
- David Castle, nominated by World Data System
- Jeremy Frey, nominated by United Kingdom
- Donald Hobern, nominated by Australia
- Lianglin HU, nominated by China
- Agnes Kiragga, nominated by Kenya
- Pankaj Kumar, nominated by International Geographical Union
- Leo Lahti, nominated by Finland
- Kuo-Fong Ma, nominated by Academy of Sciences located in Taipei
- Pam Maras, nominated by International Union of Psychological Science
- Audrey Masizana, nominated by Kenya; Botswana
- Lauren Maxwell, nominated by Research Data Alliance
- Narinder Mehra, nominated by India
- Yasuyuki Minamiyama, nominated by Japan
- Mark Musen, nominated by USA
- Marc Nyssen, nominated by International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
- Francisca Oladipo, nominated by GO FAIR Foundation
- Daphne Raban, nominated by Israel
- Rodrigo Roa, nominated by Chile
- Cyrus Walther, nominated by International Union of Pure and Applied Physics