director’s report 8 th brdi meeting washington, dc 26 february 2013 paul f. uhlir, j.d. director,...
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Director’s Report to BRDI Board Sponsors: National Science Foundation National Institute of Science and Technology National Institutes of Health Institute for Museum and Library Services Library of Congress National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration United States Geological Survey Department of Energy Sloan FoundationTRANSCRIPT
Director’s ReportDirector’s Report88thth BRDI Meeting BRDI Meeting
Washington, DCWashington, DC26 February 2013 26 February 2013
Paul F. Uhlir, J.D.Paul F. Uhlir, J.D.Director, Board on Research Data and InformationDirector, Board on Research Data and Information
National Academy of SciencesNational Academy of SciencesWashington, DCWashington, [email protected]@nas.edu
www.nas.edu/brdiwww.nas.edu/brdi
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Board Board mission:mission: help improve the help improve the stewardship, policy, and use of digital data stewardship, policy, and use of digital data
and information for science and society.and information for science and society.
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Board Sponsors:Board Sponsors:
National Science FoundationNational Science FoundationNational Institute of Science and TechnologyNational Institute of Science and TechnologyNational Institutes of HealthNational Institutes of HealthInstitute for Museum and Library ServicesInstitute for Museum and Library ServicesLibrary of CongressLibrary of CongressNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationUnited States Geological SurveyUnited States Geological SurveyDepartment of EnergyDepartment of EnergySloan FoundationSloan Foundation
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Recent and ongoing Board projects:Recent and ongoing Board projects:
- Consensus study on Future Career Opportunities and Educational Consensus study on Future Career Opportunities and Educational Requirements for Digital Curation, 4Requirements for Digital Curation, 4thth meeting January 2013 meeting January 2013
- Developing Data Attribution and Citation Practices and Standards, with Developing Data Attribution and Citation Practices and Standards, with CODATA-ICSTI Task Group (first Symposium and Workshop, August CODATA-ICSTI Task Group (first Symposium and Workshop, August 2011), with two meetings in 2012 and 22011), with two meetings in 2012 and 2ndnd report in April 2013. report in April 2013.
- Workshop on Data Intensive Science in ShanghaiWorkshop on Data Intensive Science in Shanghai- International CODATA Conference and General Assembly in TaipeiInternational CODATA Conference and General Assembly in Taipei- Pending activities include: Planning Meeting on Public Access to Pending activities include: Planning Meeting on Public Access to
Federally Funded R&D Data and Publications; Strategy for Sharing of Federally Funded R&D Data and Publications; Strategy for Sharing of Earth Observations Data Between China and the United States; and a Earth Observations Data Between China and the United States; and a project on Legal Interoperability of Research Dataproject on Legal Interoperability of Research Data
- Two projects approved by NRC this month: Building a Biomedical Two projects approved by NRC this month: Building a Biomedical Knowledge Network (with Board on Life Sciences), and the BRDI Knowledge Network (with Board on Life Sciences), and the BRDI Competition and Lee Dirks Prize for Research Data and Information.Competition and Lee Dirks Prize for Research Data and Information.
- Other projects being discussed tomorrow.Other projects being discussed tomorrow.
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Board Reports (publication in November/December)Board Reports (publication in November/December)
- The Future of Scientific Knowledge Discovery in the Open - The Future of Scientific Knowledge Discovery in the Open Networked Environment (with CSTB)Networked Environment (with CSTB)
- International Symposium on The Case for International - International Symposium on The Case for International Sharing of Scientific Data: A Focus on Developing Countries Sharing of Scientific Data: A Focus on Developing Countries (with BISO and ICSU)(with BISO and ICSU)
- For Attribution: Developing Data Attribution and Citation - For Attribution: Developing Data Attribution and Citation Practices and Standards (with CODATA-ICSTI TG on Data Practices and Standards (with CODATA-ICSTI TG on Data Citation)Citation)
Print copies available for sign up and freely onlinePrint copies available for sign up and freely online
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Other Interim Activities:Other Interim Activities:
Group on Earth Observations Data Sharing Working GroupGroup on Earth Observations Data Sharing Working Group
Interagency CENDI ActivitiesInteragency CENDI Activities
Research Data AllianceResearch Data Alliance
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BRDI Staff:BRDI Staff:
Paul Uhlir, DirectorPaul Uhlir, DirectorSubhash Kuvelker, Senior Program OfficerSubhash Kuvelker, Senior Program OfficerAnita Eisenstadt, Senior Program Officer (on detail from State Anita Eisenstadt, Senior Program Officer (on detail from State
Dept.)Dept.)Daniel Cohen, Program Officer (on detail from Library of Daniel Cohen, Program Officer (on detail from Library of
Congress)Congress)Cheryl Levey, Senior Program AssociateCheryl Levey, Senior Program AssociateAdriana Courembis, Financial OfficerAdriana Courembis, Financial Officer
For more information see: www.nas.edu/brdiFor more information see: www.nas.edu/brdi