International Data Rescue Award in the Geosciences

04-2013.  IEDA and Elsevier are teaming together to hold a challenge for the 2013 International Data Rescue Award in the Geosciences. The challenge celebrates the preservation ad access of research data, and the winner will receive a $5000 prize at the American Geophysical Union meeting in December 2013. Members of the international geosciences community who have worked or are working on advancing preservation and access of research data are invited to submit a description of their project to the challenge. The submissions will be judged by an international panel.  See www.research.elsevier.com/datachallenge for full details, or contact the organizers: Submissions are due by October 13, 2013.