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International Data Week 2025The Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) is delighted to be hosting the IDW conference for the first time in Australia.
The IDW 2025 theme of ‘Data for Positive Change’ highlights our commitment to the role of data in instituting change by empowering communities and advancing research. The program features an array of keynote talks, workshops, and interactive sessions led by eminent, as well as emerging experts, in the field. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in thought-provoking discussions, gain insights from cutting-edge research, and share their own experiences and innovations in using and sharing research data.
SciDataCon 2025
SciDataCon 2025 is an integral part of International Data Week 2025 taking place in Brisbane, Australia, 13-16 October 2025.
SciDataCon is organized by the International Science Council (ISC)’s two data bodies: CODATA (the ISC’s Committee on Data) and the World Data System (WDS).
SciDataCon is the international conference for scrutiny and discussion of the frontier issues of data in research. The scope of SciDataCon covers policy matters and the place of data in the scientific endeavour and scholarly communications; the opportunities of the data revolution for the global research enterprise; innovations in data science and data stewardship; and the challenge of developing a sustainable data ecosystem, including the role of education and capacity building. Since 2016, SciDataCon has been organized as an integral part of International Data Week.
Currently, SciDataCon 2025 has open calls for both session and presentation abstracts. When submitting, ensure that presentation abstracts are designated as the ‘Presentation’ contribution type in the submission form. Abstracts will be peer reviewed for individual quality and, if accepted, will be assigned to an accepted session or grouped into thematic sessions by the SciDataCon Program Committee.
SciDataCon 2025 Timescales
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October 2024, Early Bird registration for IDW2025 opens
- 14 January 2025, release of call for sessions, presentations and posters
- EXTENSION: 25 April 2025, 23:59 AEST/13:59 UTC (Brisbane), deadline for submission of proposals for sessions and presentations
- 15 May 2025, 23:59 AEST (Brisbane), deadline for poster proposals
- Mid April – end May 2025, review period
- 31 May 2025, notification of authors
- 16 June 2025, program for IDW2025 (including SciDataCon2025) published
- 15 July 2025, speaker (sessions, presentations, posters) registration deadline
- 15 July 2025, Early Bird registration closes
- 13-16 October 2025, SciDataCon2025 as part of IDW2025
Further details on how to enter submissions and a general SciDataCon overview can be found below.