[Sigsti-l] CODATA / ERPANET International Archiving Workshop on the Selection, Appraisal and Retention of Digital Scientific Data

[British Editor]

CODATA / ERPANET International Archiving Workshop on the Selection,
Appraisal and Retention of Digital Scientific Data
Lisbon, Portugal
15th – 17th December 2003

ERPANET and CODATA are pleased to announce a joint International Archiving
Workshop on the Selection, Appraisal, and Retention of Digital Scientific
Data. This three-day workshop, co-hosted by the Biblioteca Nacional, will be
held in Lisbon, Portugal, on the 15-17 December 2003.

The aim of the workshop is to identify and discuss the key scientific,
technical, management, and policy considerations for the successful
implementation of appraisal and selection guidelines and retention policies.
The workshop will also provide a networking opportunity for participants to
meet with other researchers, data managers, information specialists,
archivists, and science policy experts across disciplines and national
boundaries.

Benefits from Attendance
One of the major aims for this workshop is to provide and international
forum to exchange information about data archiving policies and practices
across different scientific, institutional, and national contexts. This
seminar is aimed at all people involved in the creation and management of
scientific data.

Programme and seminar focus
·	opening: 15th December, 13:30
·	overview of ERPANET and CODATA activities
·	overview of selecting, appraising and retention of scientific data across
disciplines
·	achieving the maximum potential scientific, economic and social benefits
from public investments in the long-term
      retention of scientific data
·	exploring perspectives across different disciplines via case studies
·	examining common/unique long-term appraisal and selection guidelines and
long-term retention policies
·	successfully implementing scientific, technical, management, and policy
considerations
·	closing: 17th December, 12:30

Seminar Format
During this 3-day seminar, disciplinary and interdisciplinary case studies
will focus on both the content creator and the end user perspectives. These
sessions will be followed by a general discussion of the case studies. A
plenary discussion will examine common/unique long-term appraisal and
selection guidelines and retention policies as well as scientific,
technical, management, and policy considerations for successful
implementation. Expert speakers include Meredith Lane (GBIF Secretariat,
Denmark), Peter Quinn (European Southern Observatory, Germany), Alex Szalay
(John Hopkins University, USA), Myron Gutmann (ICPSR, USA), Kevin Schurer
(UK Data Archive, UK) and John Faundeen (EDC, USA). The workshop will also
feature keynote addresses from Peter Weiss (National Weather Service, USA),
Dominique Foray (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifiquè, France) and
Bernard Smith (European Commission).

Venue
The venue is the Biblioteca Nacional at Campo Grande 83, 1749-081 Lisbon,
Portugal.

To Register
The registration fee is 150 Euros, to be paid in due time before the
seminar.

Register at www.erpanet.org
For more information contact british.editor at erpanet.org.

Joy Davidson
ERPANET British Editor
Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute (HATII).
George Service House, 11 University Gardens,
University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8QJ
Scotland
Tel: +44(0)141 330 8521  http://www.erpanet.org