[open-government] US NRC - The Value of Shared Access and ReUse of Publicly Funded Scientific Data

[Tracey P. Lauriault]

*The Value of Shared Access and ReUse of Publicly Funded Scientific Data**
A PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM
Organized by the
Board on Research Data and Information*

*National Research Council
(http://www.nationalacademies.org/brdi)  *
*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 at nas.eduor 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 at nas.edu* <clevey at nas.edu>*.*
*For additional information about the program, please visi**t *

*http://www.nationalacademies.org/brdi** *
*or contact Paul Uhlir, the Board Director, at **puhlir at nas.edu*<puhlir at nas.edu>
* or 202-334-1531.*

* *

*The Symposium will be webcast--see the Board website for details on
December 1.*


-- 
Tracey P. Lauriault
613-234-2805
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