SciDataCon 2014 will be preceded by ICSU-WDS' biennial Members' Forum. This one-day business meeting will be held in the Conference venue on 2 November (the day of SciDataCon's opening ceremony), and is open to anyone with an interest in ICSU-WDS—prospective Members are particularly welcomed. Especially, representatives of all WDS Regular and Network Members are expected to participate in the Forum and to give poster presentations updating their organizations' activities over the previous two years. In this regard, the Forum will consist of two parts:

1. A Scientific Session, which will be an opportunity for WDS Members to report on their activities, give oral presentations on topics of interest, and engage with other (current and possible future) Members.
2. A Plenary Session, which will provide a formal mechanism for membership consultation, and where membership issues can be discussed.

More information is available on the WDS website