[open-science] Virtual meeting for Working Group on Open Data in Science

[Jonathan Gray]

Next Tuesday 2nd June the Working Group on Open Data in Science will
have their first meeting. While the meeting will focus on the Working
Group’s activities, anyone is welcome to participate. Details are as
follows:

    * When: 2nd June 2009, 1600 GMT
    * Where: #okfn IRC channel on oftc.net (you can connect via Mibbit
at http://ur1.ca/4fh)
    * Wiki: http://wiki.okfn.org/wg/science/1

The agenda currently includes:

    * Panton Principles for Open Data in Science
    * Open Data in Science prize
    * Brief summaries of benefits of openness in different domains
    * Is It Open Data? Service
    * CKAN for open data in science

Participants so far will include:

    * Jean-Claude Bradley, Drexel University
    * Jonathan Gray, Open Knowledge Foundation
    * Tim Hubbard, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
    * Puneet Kishor, Nelson Institute, UW-Madison + Open Source
Geospatial Foundation
    * Jenny Molloy, University of Cambridge
    * Peter Murray-Rust, Cambridge University
    * Cameron Neylon, Science and Technology Facilities Council
    * Rufus Pollock, Open Knowledge Foundation
    * John Wilbanks, Science Commons

Please feel free to circulate this to potentially interested friends
and colleagues!

URL: http://blog.okfn.org/2009/05/28/virtual-meeting-for-working-group-on-open-data-in-science/
Short URL: http://ur1.ca/4v21

-- 
Jonathan Gray

Community Coordinator
The Open Knowledge Foundation
http://www.okfn.org