<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">Dear colleagues,</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 15px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">This might be of interest esp. for colleagues working in planning university strategy for research assessment, REF 2029, so please feel free to share this information.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 15px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">On behalf of the Ethical Data Initiative, I am pleased to inform you that EDI in collaboration with the European Commission, Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) and </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> European Network for Research Integrity Offices (ENRIO) , is organising a full day conference on ‘‘Advancing responsible research assessment for funders in the European digital space: A dialogue on ethics, integrity, and open infrastructure’ on Monday 2 June 2025 in Brussels.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 15px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">The conference will bring together the full spectrum of European stakeholders involved in research assessment—spanning the European Commission, research funding organisations (RFOs), research performing organisations (RPOs), infrastructure providers and developers, policy experts, and representatives from CoARA, ENRIO, and affiliated initiatives—for an open dialogue on the responsible integration of artificial intelligence into science and research funding mechanisms.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 15px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">Read more about the event at <a href="https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2025/05/20/upcoming-conference-on-advancing-responsible-research-assessment-in-the-digital-space/">https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2025/05/20/upcoming-conference-on-advancing-responsible-research-assessment-in-the-digital-space/</a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">Professor Suchith Anand</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">Professor of Practice in Science Policy | Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | Global Citizen | Science Diplomacy | SDG Volunteer and Advocate</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><a href="https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/43268-suchith-anand">https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/43268-suchith-anand</a></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><a href="https://ethicaldatainitiative.org">https://ethicaldatainitiative.org</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><br></p><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Asha CODATA <asha@codata.org><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>[CODATA-international] Invitation to the CoARA, European Commission, ENRIO Conference on Research Assessment; Monday 2 June 2025; Palais des Academies, Brussels</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">29 May 2025 at 13:54:51 BST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">codata-international@lists.codata.org<br></span></div><br><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div style="line-break:after-white-space"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Dear colleague,</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">We would like to invite you to participate in the CoARA, European Commission, </span>ENRIO<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">, EDI, and TUM Think Tank conference on ‘Advancing responsible research assessment for funders in the European digital space: A dialogue on ethics, integrity, and open infrastructure’ to be held on Monday 2 June 2025 at the Palais des Academies (Royal Stables, Salle Ilya Prigogine) in Brussels from 9:00 to 16:30 CEST (Brussels time). Please find attached the programme. The conference is open to in-person and online participation: </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/TF18ELRBSAKidsbHbgPNCQ" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(70,120,134)">registration is via this link</a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">.</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><br><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">As indicated on the first page of the attached programme, the conference focuses on the following documents, with the aim of contributing to the <a href="https://www.cerra.aau.dk/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)" target="_blank">High-Level Conference on Reforming Research Assessment</a>, <i>Re-thinking Research Assessment and Excellence</i>, 3 to 4 December 2025 in Copenhagen as well as the Commission’s Call for Evidence below</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">The Call for Evidence from the European Commission on ‘</span><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14547-A-European-Strategy-for-AI-in-science-paving-the-way-for-a-European-AI-research-council_en" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(70,120,134)">A European strategy for AI in science – paving the way for a European AI research council</a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">’ (contributions by Thursday 5 June),</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">European Commission, </span><a href="https://european-research-area.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2024-04/Report%20on%20research%20assessment-March%202024.pdf" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(70,120,134)">Report on Research Assessment</a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> (March 2024),</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">The European Commission’s </span><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1013" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(70,120,134)">AI Continent Action Plan</a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">.</span><br></blockquote><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><br><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We also provide</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.666667px"> the </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R_DF827GjdLXNlRJYaj8RRoRbbUMBtUH7JfUkkVL7dE/edit?usp=sharing" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.666667px" target="_blank">Research Assessment Conference Concept Note</a> for input.<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Please feel free to share this with colleagues who may be interested. In-person places are limited.<br><br></span></div></div><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">We look forward to welcoming you online and in-person to the Palais des Academies on Monday 2 June.</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Kind regards,</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><br><i style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Asha on behalf of Francis</span></i><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Francis P. Crawley</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Co-chair and Coordinator, CoARA ERIP</span><br><a href="https://coara.eu/" target="_blank" style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">CoARA</span></a><u style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ethics and Research Integrity Policy for Responsible Research Assessment in Data and Artificial Intelligence (</span><a href="https://coara.eu/coalition/working-groups/" target="_blank" style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ERIP</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">) Working Group</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Chair, International Data Policy Committee, CODATA, International Science Council (ISC)</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Leuven, Belgium</span></div></div></div></div></blockquote><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div style="line-break:after-white-space">_______________________________________________</div></div></div>CODATA-international mailing list<br>CODATA-international@lists.codata.org<br>http://lists.codata.org/mailman/listinfo/codata-international_lists.codata.org<br><br>The CODATA International list is for announcement of of activities, events and outputs by CODATA and by other organisations and initiatives. 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