The Value of Shared Access and ReUse of Publicly Funded Scientific Data, December 1, 2010 - Washington, DC, USA
A public symposium organized by the Board on Research Data and Information, National Research Council
Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 2:00-4:15 p.m.
20 F Street Conference Center
Conference Room B, 20 F Street, NW, Washington, DC
This symposium will examine some of the research, economic, and social benefits that can be derived from providing online access to publicly-funded scientific data, as well as how such benefits can be evaluated. The event will include presentations on the scientific data sharing and reuse policies of the federal government; compelling examples of the value of free online access and unfettered reuse of data; methods of assessing the value and effects of shared access and reuse on research, the economy, and society; and prepared comments by Board members. The symposium is open to the public, but advance registration is requested (contact: Cheryl Levey, clevey@nas.edu or call 202-334-1531).
Moderator:
Michael Lesk, Rutgers University and Board Chair
Speakers:
Interagency Working Group on Digital Data, OSTP (invited)
Rod Atkinson and Jan Johansson, Congressional Research Service
Neil S. Buckholtz, National Institute on Aging, NIH
Carl Shapiro, U.S. Geological Survey
Heather Joseph, SPARC
Michael Carroll, Washington School of Law, American University
Paul David, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Stanford University
Panel discussion of invited speakers and Board members and General discussion with the audience
20F Street Conference Center
Conference Room B, 20 F Street NW, Washington, DC
Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 2:00-4:15 p.m.
The symposium is free and open to the public, but advance registration is requested because of space limitations.
RSVP to Cheryl Levey at clevey@nas.edu.
For additional information about the program, please visit http://www.nationalacademies.org/brdi
or contact Paul Uhlir, the Board Director, at puhlir@nas.edu or 202-334-1531.
The Symposium will be webcast-see the Board website for details on December 1.
