WDS
Members' Forum 2025The WDS Members’ Forum will take place leading up to IDW 2025 on Sunday, 12 October, in Brisbane, Australia. The event will be hybrid, but we strongly encourage the in-person attendance of all WDS members for networking and engagement.
The WDS Members’ Forum offers the WDS community a platform to share their specific developments, activities, and progress. It also serves as a venue to discuss the strategic and organizational goals of the WDS. The forum will feature both a Scientific Session and a Plenary Session, providing members with opportunities to present their activities, interact with fellow members, address membership issues, and offer feedback.
Event Details:
Date: Sunday, 12 October 2025
Format: Hybrid (Online and In-Person)
Time: 13:00 – 17:00 AEST
Audience: Members only / By invitation
Cost: Free (Registration Required)
Registration deadline: 10 September 2025
Register here:
Event Highlights:
The Members’ Forum is organized into two main sessions:
Plenary Session:
Membership issues are discussed, and feedback is provided.
All WDS members are invited to submit questions, concerns, or complaints to be addressed at the forum.
Scientific Session:
Members report on their activities and engage with other members.
All WDS members are invited to submit a three-to-five-minute video or oral presentation covering:
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- Your organization’s vision or main priorities for 2025-2027.
- Opportunities and challenges in realizing this vision or priorities.
- How WDS can assist in realizing these goals or addressing the issues.
WDS Member Reports
Submission Instructions:
We ask all WDS members to share their developments, activities, and progress. Submit a 3-5 minute video or oral presentation detailing your organization’s vision or main priorities for 2025-2027, opportunities and challenges, and how WDS can assist in achieving these goals.
Submission Details:
- Format: Video or Slides presentation
- Content: Vision/priorities for 2025-2027, opportunities/challenges, WDS assistance
- Deadline: 24 September 2025
- Email: wds-ipo@utk.edu
Your participation helps WDS meet the objectives of our updated Action Plan by showcasing community engagement and collaborative efforts.
Important Note:
Per WDS bylaws, Article I, Section 9 for Activity Reports: “Official Representatives of WDS Members or their designee are expected to attend and participate in the WDS Members’ Forum, as agreed upon during admission into WDS. They will be urged to present a Report (oral or poster) on their organization’s activities over the previous two years.”
Additional Information:
More details on the agenda and venue will be available closer to the date of the event.
If you are interested in what previous editions of the Forum looked like, you can access the recording for the WDS Members’ Forum from International Data Week 2023 here.
We look forward to seeing you at the WDS Members’ Forum 2025 and in Brisbane for IDW 2025!