Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science: Proceedings of an International Symposium (2004)
Chapter: Appendix A: Symposium Agenda
Appendix A
International Symposium on Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science
UNESCO Headquarters
Fontenoy Room II
Paris, France
March 10-11, 2003
Jointly organized by
International Council for Science (ICSU)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
The U.S. National Academies
Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA)
and
International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI)
PROGRAM
Monday, 10 March
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8:00 |
Registration |
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8:40 |
Welcome by CODATA President Shuichi IWATA, University of Tokyo, Japan |
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8:45 |
Introduction by Symposium Chair M. G. K. MENON, LEAD India |
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8:55 |
Keynote Address David DICKSON, Science and Development Network, United Kingdom |
Session One—Legal, Economic, and Technological Framework for Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science
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9:20 |
Introductory Remarks by Session Chair Elizabeth LONGWORTH, Industry New Zealand |
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9:30 |
Overview of Legal Aspects in the European Union Thomas DREIER, University of Karlsruhe, Germany |
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9:55 |
The Legal Context in Developing Countries Alan STORY, University of Kent Law School, United Kingdom |
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10:20 |
Economic Overview of Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Scientific and Technical Information Robin COWAN, MERIT/University of Maastricht, The Netherlands |
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10:45 |
COFFEE |
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11:10 |
UNESCO’s Approach to Open-Access and Public-Domain Information Koïchiro MATSUURA, Director-General, UNESCO |
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11:25 |
Economic Considerations for Open-Access and Public-Domain Availability of Scientific Information in Developing Countries Clemente FORERO-PINEDA, University of Bogota, Colombia |
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11:50 |
Information Technology and Data in the Context of Developing Countries Chrisanthi AVGEROU, London School of Economics, United Kingdom |
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12:15 |
Discussion |
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12:45 |
LUNCH |
The Opportunities and Challenges of Open-Access and Public-Domain Scientific Information in Developing Countries
Session Two—Data and Information in the Public Health Sector
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14:00 |
Introductory Remarks by Session Chair Dialo DIOP, Université Cheihk Anta Diop, Senegal |
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14:10 |
The Ptolemy Project: Delivering Electronic Health Information in East Africa Massey BEVERIDGE, University of Toronto, Canada |
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14:35 |
Health Information for Disaster Preparedness in Latin America Jean Luc PONCELET, Pan American Health Organization, United States |
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15:00 |
Bioline International and the Journal of Postgraduate Medicine: A Collaborative Model of Open-Access Publishing D.K. SAHU, JPM Managing Editor, India, and Leslie CHAN, Bioline, Canada |
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15:25 |
COFFEE |
Session Three—Data and Information in the Environmental Sector
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15:50 |
Introductory Remarks by Session Chair Farouk EL BAZ, Boston University, United States |
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16:00 |
Geospatial Information in Development Mukund RAO, Indian Space Research Organisation |
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16:25 |
A Comparative Analysis of Data Access Policies in Meteorology Peter WEISS, U.S. National Weather Service |
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16:50 |
Recent Developments in Environmental Data Access Policies in the People’s Republic of China LIU Chuang, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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17:15 |
Discussion |
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17:50 |
ADJOURN |
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18:00 |
RECEPTION |
Tuesday, 11 March
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8:15 |
Registration |
Session Four—Basic Sciences and Higher Education
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8:50 |
Introductory Remarks by Session Chair Lulama MAKHUBELA, National Research Foundation, South Africa |
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9:00 |
Information Needs for Basic Research: An African Perspective Andrew KANIKI, National Research Foundation, South Africa |
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9:25 |
International Transfer of Information in the Physical Sciences R. Stephen BERRY, University of Chicago, United States |
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9:50 |
Access to Scientific Information: Distance Education—The Ukraine and Other CIS Countries’ Perspectives Mikhail ZGUROVSKY, National Technical University of Ukraine |
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10:15 |
COFFEE |
Session Five—Innovative Models for Public-Domain Production of and Open Access to Scientific and Technical Data and Information
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10:40 |
Introductory Remarks by Session Chair Dominique FORAY, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France |
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10:50 |
A Contractually Reconstructed Research Commons for Scientific Data: International Considerations Jerome REICHMAN, Duke University Law School, United States; Paul UHLIR, The National Academies, United States |
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11:10 |
The Open-Source Paradigm and the Production of Scientific Information: A Future Vision and Implications for Developing Countries Charles SCHWEIK, University of Massachusetts, United States |
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11:35 |
New and Changing Scientific Publication Practices Due to Open-Access Publication Initiatives Erik SANDEWALL, Linköping University, Sweden |
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12:00 |
Overview of Open-Access and Public-Commons Initiatives in the United States Harlan ONSRUD, University of Maine, United States |
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12:25 |
Discussion |
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12:55 |
LUNCH |
Session Six—Examples of New Initiatives in Developing Countries
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14:00 |
Introductory Comments by Session Chair Alexei GVISHIANI, United Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences |
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14:15 |
Overview of Initiatives in the Developing World Sarah DURRANT, International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications, United Kingdom |
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14:40 |
Open-Source GIS Software in Brazil Gilberto CAMARA, National Institute for Space Research, Brazil |
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15:00 |
Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems Sal MUTHAYAN, Doctoral Candidate, South Africa; Florence MUINDE, UNESCO Fellow, Kenya |
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15:20 |
Metadata Clearinghouse and Open Access to Geographic Data in Namibia Emma NOONGO and Nico WILLEMSE, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Namibia |
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15:40 |
Open-Access Initiatives in India T. B. RAJASHEKAR, National Centre for Science Information, India |
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16:00 |
General discussion |
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16:20 |
Closing Remarks by Symposium Chair M. G. K. MENON, LEAD, India |
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16:30 |
ADJOURN |
