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Subject: Research Data Access and Preservation Summit - registration open

CNI is a co-sponsor of this event.
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Research Data Access and Preservation Summit

An ASIS&T Summit
Phoenix, AZ  |  Hyatt Regency  |  April 9-10, 2010

In cooperation with the Coalition for Networked Information

Register at https://www.asis.org/Conferences/IA10/rdap10regform.php
Early rates end 2/26


Researchers in all fields generate and analyze enormous quantities of  
digital data. In fields ranging throughout the sciences and  
humanities, managing, preserving, and sharing these data require  
substantial capital and human resources and new kinds of information  
professionals who are able to integrate technology, content, and  
policy skills. This summit aims to bring together leaders in data  
centers, laboratories, and libraries in different organizational and  
disciplinary settings to share ideas and techniques for managing,  
preserving, and sharing large-scale research data repositories with an  
eye toward achieving infrastructure-independent access and  
stewardship. The summit will engage three kinds of leaders: those from  
projects with experience in integrating high-performance technologies;  
those from large scale collaboratories in science, social science, and  
the humanities; and those from institutions coping with the challenges  
of integrating different technologies and data collections. The summit  
will address three main questions:

    1.      What data access and preservation capabilities are  
required within and across research groups?
    2.      What technical solutions exist to meet these needs and how  
do they scale across domains?
    3.      What are the social contexts under which research  
communities assemble to share data?

The summit will take place in Phoenix April 9-10, 2010 at the Hyatt  
Regency Hotel. The plan is to have a full day (Friday) of invited  
panels and presentations with an evening poster and demo session (with  
food). The poster/demo session and 30 minute breaks between sessions  
are designed to maximize participant interaction. The demo session  
will provide an opportunity to display existing technology solutions  
and their application to specific research collaborations.

Saturday will be a half day of sessions. The formal meeting ends at  
noon. Saturday afternoon tutorials will be given for those who wish to  
focus on particular concepts and systems. We expect to have a panel on  
each of the above questions led by leaders who have practical  
experience dealing with the associated challenges, and a few invited  
speakers. Participants will have ample opportunities to interact with  
speakers and each other and present techniques and concepts via  
posters and semi-structured discussions. Demonstrations of integrated  
systems that address data management challenges will be held, with  
opportunities to compare approaches and ask implementation details.

More information is at http://www.asis.org/Conferences/IA10/ResearchDataAccessSummit2010.html


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Diane Goldenberg-Hart
Communications Coordinator
Coalition for Networked Information
21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
202-296-5098
202-872-0884 (Fax)
diane@cni.org
www.cni.org

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