U.S. CODATA Conference Announcement

[James Beach]

U.S National Committee of CODATA


>CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS
>
>                                 Data for Science and Society
>
>    In conjunction with several U.S. federal science agencies, the U.S.
> National Research
>    Council's U.S. National Committee for CODATA is organizing the Second
>    National Conference on Scientific and Technical Data, Data for Science and
>    Society, on March 13-14, 2000 at the National Academy of Sciences in
>    Washington, D.C. The Conference will address important multidisciplinary
>    issues in managing and using scientific and technical (S&T) data, and to
>    improve the visibility of those issues nationally. The main focus will
> be to
>    promote the availability and usefulness of S&T data to all users, both in
>    research and in the broader society, using examples of ground-breaking and
>    innovative applications and highly creative partnerships. Confirmed
> plenary
>    speakers include top leaders and experts from government, industry, and
>    academia. Contributed papers and technical demonstrations are
> currently being
>    solicited, with a December 20 deadline for contributions. For more
>    information please see <http://www.nationalacademies.org/usnc-codata>, or
>    contact <codataco at nas.edu>.


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James H. Beach
Assistant Director for Informatics
Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center
Dyche Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045
E-mail: jbeach at ukans.edu
Tel: (785) 864-4645, Fax: (785) 864-5335
NetMeeting: beachnt.nhm.ukans.edu