International Symposium on Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science, March 2003, Paris

["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

>From Paul F. Uhlir:

International Symposium on Open Access and the Public Domain in 
Digital Data and Information for Science

Announcement 
This international symposium will be held 10-11 March 2003 at UNESCO
Headquarters in Paris. It is being jointly organized by the Committee on
Data for Science and Technology (CODATA), the National Academies, US,
the International Council for Science (ICSU), UNESCO and the
International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI),
to address the following Statement of Task:

1.	Describe the role, value, and limits that the public domain and open
access to digital data and information have in the context of
international research.
2.	Identify and analyze the various legal, economic, and technological
pressures on the public domain in digital data and information, and
their potential effects on international research.
3.	Review the existing and proposed approaches for preserving and
promoting the public domain and open access to S&T data and information
on a global basis, with particular attention to the needs of developing
countries. 
4.	Identify and analyze important issues for follow up by the ICSU
family of organizations and for the development of an Action Plan in
this area by ICSU and UNESCO in preparation for the World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS). 

The symposium will bring together leading experts and managers from the
government and academic sectors in the developed and developing world,
who are involved in the creation, dissemination, and use of data and
information in public research. The symposium program and additional
background information are available on the CODATA Web site.
http://www.codata.org/

Symposium Registration
http://www.cheryllevey.com/codata/03march-regform-intlsymp.htm
The registration is free and open to the public, but seating is limited.
Participants are encouraged to register online as soon as possible. 

For more information Contact:
Paul F. Uhlir, J.D.
Director, International S&T Information Programs
The National Academies
500 5th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
U.S.A.
tel. (202) 334 2807 (x1531 direct)
fax (202) 334 2231
Email: puhlir@xxxxxxx