National Academies Symposium on the Role of Scientific and Technical Data and Information in the Public Domain--Action Requested

["Paul Uhlir" <PUhlir@xxxxxxx>]

Dear Olga:

Below is an updated announcement for the September Symposium
that also advertises an online discussion forum, which will be held
the last week of August. Since this is new info, I would appreciate
a reposting of this in your Digital Digest as soon as possible. Please
visit the Web site for the updated agenda and speaker abstracts.

Thanks,

Paul



SYMPOSIUM ON THE ROLE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
DATA AND INFORMATION IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

5-6 September 2002

National Academy of Sciences Auditorium
2100 C Street NW
Washington, DC.

The Symposium will bring together leading experts and managers from the public
and private
sectors who are involved in the creation, dissemination, and use of scientific
and technical
data and information (STI) to discuss: the role, value, and limits of
public-domain STI in the
research and education context; the various legal, economic, and technological
pressures on
producers of public domain STI, and their potential effects on research and
education; the
existing and proposed approaches for preserving the public domain or providing
"open access"
to STI in the United States; and other important issues in this area that may
benefit from
further analysis.

The meeting will be free and open to the public, but advance registration is
required.

In addition, the National Academies will host a pre-Symposium Web discussion of
the issues.
Please log onto http://ip.nationalacademies.org/ from August 26-30 to provide
comments on the
various issues that impact the role of scientific and technical data and
information in the
public domain.

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For additional information and registration, please visit the Symposium Web site
at:

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/biso/Public%20Domain%20Symposium%20Announcement.html


or contact the project director, Paul Uhlir, at (202) 334 2807 or via e-mail:
puhlir@xxxxxxxx
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