[nfais-l] NFAIS/CENDI/FEDLINK Workshop on Open Science

[Bonnie Lawlor]

Open Science: Driving Forces and Practical Realities

 

Register Today For This Look Into 

A Future for Science and Science Communication

Total Seating Is Limited !

 

A One-Day Workshop Co-sponsored by CENDI and NFAIS

Hosted by FEDLINK at the Library of Congress



The Mumford Room, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue, SE,
Washington, DC 20540
Tuesday, November 12, 2013  *  9:00 am - 4:30 pm  *

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?



This one-day workshop is a must for anyone involved in managing the flow of
scientific and scholarly communication. The Open Science movement has the
potential to dramatically change that flow as well as the roles of all
involved if the key emerging issues can be resolved. Open government, open
data, and open access are all necessary but insufficient movements to make
open science a reality. This workshop will explore the technical, financial,
political, and social/cultural forces that are driving the movement; the key
issues that may impact your organization - issues such as creator/author
rights, attribution, information sharing and re-use, machine access and
interoperability, preservation of the record of science, etc.; and the
policies and tools that are being created to make open science a reality.
Register now to apply funds from the current fiscal year.  In any case,
seating is limited so register early!

 

THE FOCUS OF THE DAY 

 

John King, William Warner Bishop Professor of Information, University of
Michigan, will open the day with an overview of the Open Science movement,
why it started, how far it has come, and the practical issues that must be
resolved to make it a reality. This will be followed by a session on the
policies behind open science, which will include both government and
researcher perspectives, and will explore the challenges any policy must
address in order to catalyze a wholesale shift toward more open science at
the community level. Speakers will come from the White House Science Office,
Penn State, and Stanford University.

 

After lunch (which will be provided), speakers from the academic and
publishing communities (Drexel University, Harvard University, and
Elsevier), will discuss some of the tools that have been created to support
collaborative research, tools such as open notebooks, Authorea (manuscript
creation software), and Mendeley.   In addition, there will be a case-study
panel that will highlight three open science initiatives - the Materials
Genome project, Galaxy Zoo, and Mapping the Human Brain.  The speakers will
discuss why the projects were started and the challenges and practical
issues that have had to be addressed to bring them to fruition.

 

The day will close with a futuristic assessment of how the open science
movement may evolve and what roadblocks must be overcome for its ultimate
success presented by Dr. Susan K. Gregurick, Director of the Division of
Biomedical Technology, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology at the
National Institutes of Health.

 

Speakers have been chosen for their expertise in the subject matter to be
addressed -- the day will be full of interesting presentations and
discussions. 

 

Plan on joining us for an informational and thought-provoking day.

 

REGISTRATION AND UPDATED INFORMATION

 

An agenda of the day's program is available online at our event site where
you can get additional information (directions to the Library of Congress,
local area hotels, and more) and register for the workshop.  A payment
option is also available.

 

http://cendievents.iiaweb.com/CENDI_NFAIS_FEDLINK_11122013/index.html.

FEES
. $115.00 for CENDI and/or NFAIS and/or ICSTI member organizations
. $145.00 for non-member organizations

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Kathryn Simon

Administrative Coordinator, CENDI Secretariat

c/o Information International Associates, Inc.

104 Union Valley Road

Oak Ridge, TN  37830

(865) 298-1234  Voice

(865) 481-0390  Fax

ksimon at iiaweb.com <mailto:ksimon at iiaweb.com> 

 

Jill O'Neill 

Director, Communication and Planning

NFAIS

1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1004

Philadelphia, PA 19102-3403

(215) 893-1561  Voice

(215) 893-1564  Fax

jilloneill at nfais.org <mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org> 

 

 

CENDI (http://www.cendi.gov)CENDI, the Federal STI Managers Group, was
formally created in 1985 when a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by
four charter U.S. government agencies (Commerce, Energy, NASA, and Defense).
>From this small core of STI managers, CENDI has grown to its current
membership of 15 major science agencies involved in the dissemination and
long-term management of scientific and technical information.

 

NFAIS (http://www.nfais.org)The National Federation of Advanced Information
Services (NFAIST)  was founded in 1958 to advance scholarly, scientific, and
professional research by enabling members to examine issues of content,
technology, and business models integral to their future success.

 

FEDLINK (http://www.loc.gov/flicc/) The mission of the Federal Library
Information Network (FEDLINK) is to foster excellence in federal library and
information services through interagency cooperation and to encourage
efficient and effective procurement of information resources. 

 

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