[ESIP-all] Call for Expressions of Interest to Host the International Programme Office of the ISC World Data System

Alex de Sherbinin adesherbinin at ciesin.columbia.edu
Wed May 6 16:03:48 EDT 2020


Dear Colleagues,

The WDS International Programme Office
<https://www.icsu-wds.org/organization/international-programme-office>
(WDS-IPO)
was created in March 2011. Since then, it has been hosted by the National
Institute of Information and Communications Technology
<http://www.nict.go.jp/en/about/> (NICT) in Tokyo, Japan under two 5-year
Letters of Cooperation between the International Science Council
<https://council.science/> (ISC) and NICT. The current agreement ends on 31
March 2021 and, in light of this, ISC and the WDS Science Committee
(WDS-SC) *invite Expressions of Interest
<https://www.icsu-wds.org/files/wds-ipo-call-for-expressions-of-interest> from
interested parties to host the WDS International Programme Office by 31 May
2020*.

The establishment, funding model, and governance of the new office is
expected to build on the examples of the current WDS-IPO and the recently
established WDS International Technology Office <https://wds-ito.org/>.
However, creative suggestions are welcomed, including partial or shared
hosting, or other innovative solutions. More information can be found in
the *Hosting Call
<https://www.icsu-wds.org/files/wds-ipo-call-for-expressions-of-interest>*.

Expressions of Interest should be completed using this *online form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-NuQx5AHaSHIvzgMJWvcYiNLGxVeItiSj-KHADo8iBd5k8A/viewform>*
or by sending the form in the Call
<https://www.icsu-wds.org/files/wds-ipo-call-for-expressions-of-interest>
(pages
5–7) to ipo at icsu-wds.org, in either case *no later than 31 May 2020*.
Please note that it is not expected for potential hosts to have precise
details in place by this deadline; rather, they should state their interest
and what they may be able to offer. Further negotiations will then take
place between ISC and selected bidding organizations, in consultation with
the WDS-SC, to finalize the hosting arrangements.

Do not hesitate to contact me or the WDS-IPO (ipo at icsu-wds.org) if you have
any questions or if you require clarifications. Please also disseminate
this Call to other interested parties, as appropriate.

Best wishes,
Alex
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Alex de Sherbinin, PhD   (*he/him/his*)
Chair, WDS Scientific Committee
Associate Director, Science Applications Division and Sr. Research Scientist
CIESIN <http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu>, The Earth Institute
<https://www.earth.columbia.edu/> at Columbia University
Tel. +1-845-365-8936,  Skype: alex.desherbinin
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