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REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 6!!!!!

CENDI/NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICIINE
FREE CONFERENCE ON PKI AND DIGITAL SIGNATURES IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

PKI and Digital Signatures:
>From E-Commerce to E-Information Management
A Symposium Co-sponsored by CENDI and the National Library of Medicine
Natcher Center Auditorium/ National Institutes of Health
Wednesday, June 13, 2001
8:30am - 5:00pm

REGISTER ONLINE AT http://www.infointl.com/conf_reg/index.html

The stage is set for E-government.  The Electronic Signatures in Global and
National Commerce Act (E-SIGN) authorizes the use of electronic signatures in
online contracts. The Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) requires
more transactions between the government and its constituents to be conducted
electronically. However, little consideration has been given to how the
technologies behind e-government, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and digital
signatures, might impact the federal R&D infrastructure.  How might these
technologies change the research and scientific publishing process?  Will
this provide solutions to concerns such as authentication of digital data and
documents? What benefits can be gained and what challenges need to be
overcome?

These questions will be addressed by a free symposium co-sponsored by CENDI
and the National Library of Medicine.  An introduction to PKI and digital
signatures will be presented, followed by specific discussions of electronic
records and document certification.  The day will conclude with a panel of
experts on scientific and technical information addressing the future
opportunities and challenges of these technologies.

Who should attend?  Managers and information technologists within government
agencies, especially those with responsibility for scientific and technical
information management; academic, commercial and non-profit organizations
involved in scientific and technical research, information management and
dissemination

For additional information view the program at
http://www.dtic.mil/cendi/events.html and the registration form at
http://www.infointl.com/conf_reg/index.html, or call Jennifer Shell at
(865)481-0388. The deadline for registration is June 6.

CENDI is an interagency working group of senior scientific and technical
information managers.  Members include the Department of Commerce, the
Department of Energy, EPA, the national libraries of Education, Medicine and
Agriculture, NASA, the Department of Defense and the Department of Interior.