[OSGeodata] Commons of Science Conference

[Chris Holmes]

I could be excited to go, if no one else is.  It's an easy bus down and 
I have friends I could stay with, and I think I should be able to attend.

Chris

Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> Geodata and Education folks,
> 
> I received an invitation to attend a "Commons of Science Conference",
> apparently sponsored by the folks who brought us the Creative Commons
> license.  I am not able to attend, but I thought this does fall into the
> area of interest of the Education and Geodata committees, and that someone
> from one of those groups might be interested in attending on behalf of
> OSGeo.  The conference is in Washington on October 3-4.  Admission and
> food is free, but you would be responsible for your own transportation and
> accomodations.  They are looking for confirmation by July 24th.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> 
> 
> Jim Campbel wrote:
>  > Dear Mr. Warmerdam,
>  >
>  > Science Commons is convening a small (60-70 people) invitation-only
>  > conference at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington on
>  > October 3-4, 2006 to help create a vision for a Commons of Science. The
>  > conference Program Committee would like to extend an invitation to 
> you to
>  > participate. If you will be able to attend, please respond by July 24 so
>  > that we can reserve one of the limited spaces for you.
>  >
>  > Presenters at the Conference will include Michael Carroll of 
> Villanova, Paul
>  > David of Stanford and Oxford, Eric Kansa of the Alexandria Archive
>  > Institute, and Paul Uhlir of the National Academies of Science, to 
> name only
>  > a few. Conference participants will be drawn from the worlds of 
> science, law
>  > and policy, and research funding organizations.
>  >
>  > Briefly, the focus of the Commons of Science Conference is on 
> enabling the
>  > widespread sharing and reuse of scientific datasets. As you know, 
> there are
>  > many efforts underway to make open access to finished scientific papers
>  > available. However, current efforts to make data accessible are 
> fragmented,
>  > discipline specific, and very limited. Even within these existing 
> efforts,
>  > there is generally no clear understanding of what data can be re-used 
> for
>  > what purposes, even if the data is accessible - and much important 
> data is
>  > not openly accessible at all. Property rights, in combination with the
>  > technology available to enforce those rights, have become a major factor
>  > impeding the free flow of data and information. In this environment, 
> how can
>  > we move forward so that scientific data can be re-used, built upon, 
> and help
>  > to engender new discoveries and understanding of our world? That is the
>  > question we hope to explore, and, with your participation and input, 
> to lay
>  > out a roadmap to help answer.
>  >
>  > We have set up a conference web site and are in the process of 
> filling it in
>  > with information. We invite you to visit it for background 
> information on
>  > the conference, including the entire schedule. It is located at
>  > http://informationcommonsforscience.org.
>  >
>  > In the coming weeks, we will be releasing conference discussion 
> papers by
>  > Paul Uhlir of the National Academies and Paul Schroeder of the 
> Netherlands
>  > Ministry of Education, Paul David of Stanford, John Wilbanks of Science
>  > Commons, Harlan Onsrud of the University of Maine, Mackenzie Smith of 
> MIT,
>  > Susan Struble of Sun Microsystems, and others. These papers will 
> encourage
>  > participants to begin the discussion before the physical conference 
> convenes
>  > and, we hope, to make the conference more fruitful for all.
>  >
>  > We heartily hope that you will be able to accept our invitation to
>  > participate in the conference. Lunches and breakout snacks will be 
> provided,
>  > and there is no fee to attend. Unfortunately, we do not have funds to 
> cover
>  > travel and lodging for participants.
>  >
>  > Again, we would appreciate a response by July 24, 2006 so that we may
>  > reserve a place for you. If you are not able to attend, please let us 
> know
>  > and please follow, and participate in, the conversation on the 
> Conference
>  > web site.
>  >
>  > If you have any questions or if we can provide any additional 
> information,
>  > please do not hesitate to email me at campbell at creativecommons.org, 
> or to
>  > call 207 548-2200.
>  >
>  > Sincerely,
>  >
>  > Jim Campbell
>  >
>  > Science Commons Fellow for the Commons of Science Conference
> 

-- 
Chris Holmes
The Open Planning Project
http://topp.openplans.org
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