[ESIP-all] Invitation to BISO-BRDI-CFRS Symposium April 18-19, 2011

[Graves, Sara]

Apologies is duplicate posting

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Dear colleague: 

 

You are cordially invited to attend the public symposium on The Case for
International Scientific Data Sharing: A Focus on Developing Countries .
The event is being organized jointly by the Board on International
Scientific Organizations, the Board on Research Data and Information,
and the International Council for Science's Committee on Freedom and
Responsibility in Science. This symposium will be held on April 18-19,
2011, in Washington, DC, at the National Academies Keck Center located
at 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20001. A formal invitation with
the summary description of the symposium, the exact location, and RSVP
instructions may be found below. 

 

Please feel free to forward this invitation to others who you think may
be interested. Registrations will be honored on a
first-come-first-served basis. More complete information about the event
is available at: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/biso/PGA_061353 

 

Best wishes,

 

Kathie Bailey-Mathae, Director, Board on International Scientific
Organizations (KBailey-Mathae at nas.edu) 

Paul F. Uhlir, Director, Board on Research Data and Information
(PUhlir at nas.edu)

 

 

The Case for International Scientific Data Sharing: A Focus on
Developing Countries

 

INVITATION


The Case for International Scientific Data Sharing: 

A Focus on Developing Countries
AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM


Organized jointly by the 

Board on International Scientific Organizations
Board on Research Data and Information

in collaboration with

Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in Science
(http://www.nationalacademies.org/biso)  


Monday and Tuesday, April 18-19, 2011

Commencing at 8:45 a.m.

National Academies Keck Center, Room 100

500 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC

 

"The Case for International Scientific Data Sharing: A Focus on
Developing Countries" is an international symposium organized by the
Board on International Scientific Organizations (BISO), the Board on
Research Data and Information (BRDI), and the Committee on Freedom and
Responsibility in the conduct of Science (CFRS). 

 

The symposium will examine the importance of international scientific
data sharing; scientific data sharing policies in developing countries;
how to improve data access and use; and more. 

 

The symposium is intended for all interested scientists and decision
makers from Federal agencies in Washington, DC, policy makers from
Capitol Hill, scientists and students from local universities, members
of the media, and members of the public. Admission is free, but space is
limited.

 

The symposium is open to the public, but advance registration is
requested. To register, visit
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/biso/PGA_061578 or contact Cheryl
Levey, clevey at nas.edu <mailto:clevey at nas.edu> . 

 

National Academies Keck Center, Room 100

500 5th Street NW, Washington, DC

 

Monday, April 18, 2011, 8:45 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.


The symposium is free and open to the public, but advance registration 

is requested due to space limitations. 

Register at http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/biso/PGA_061578 

or by emailing Cheryl Levey at clevey at nas.edu <mailto:clevey at nas.edu> 


For additional information about the program, please visit 

http://www.nationalacademies.org/biso 
or contact Kathie Bailey-Mathae at KBailey-Mathae at nas.edu or
202-334-2606 

or Paul Uhlir at puhlir at nas.edu <mailto:puhlir at nas.edu>  or
202-334-1531. 

 

 

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Sara J. Graves, Ph.D.
Director, Information Technology and Systems Center
University Professor of Computer Science
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Technology Hall S339, Huntsville, Alabama  35899
Tel #: 256-824-6064, Fax #: 256-824-5149
sgraves at itsc.uah.edu, www.itsc.uah.edu
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