From rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu Wed Nov 16 08:55:00 2011 From: rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu (Robert R. Downs) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:55:00 -0500 Subject: [Rdap] GIS Day - Geospatial Data Preservation Message-ID: <4EC3C0B4.7030302@ciesin.columbia.edu> The celebration of GIS Day is an ideal time to reflect on the importance of preserving geospatial data. Those interested in finding information and tools on how to preserve and manage geospatial data and related resources will be pleased to know about the recently-released Geospatial Data Preservation Resource Center, accessible at the http://geopreservation.org URL. The web site enables discovery of resources for education and training, tools and software, and information on policies and benefits of geospatial data preservation. It also contains quick links for data managers, system developers, and researchers. Visitors to the web site can search or browse for online or downloadable applications, articles, reports, standards, and tutorials about the preservation and stewardship of data, maps, and related materials that contain geospatial information. Resources on the web site also are organized within several topics relevant to digital data stewardship, including appraisal and selection, digitized maps, GIS, satellite imagery, and virtual environments. The development and management of the Geospatial Data Preservation Resource Center web site is sponsored by the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) of the Library of Congress. Please excuse any duplication of this message. Thanks, Bob Downs From rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu Wed Nov 16 13:44:54 2011 From: rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu (Robert R. Downs) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:44:54 -0500 Subject: [Rdap] IASSIST 2012 website and call for papers In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4EC404A6.5040800@ciesin.columbia.edu> On 11/16/2011 9:59 AM, Carlson, Jacob R wrote: > > The IASSIST 2012 website is up and running and the submission form is > operational: http://www.iassist2012.org/index.html. We are looking > forward to receiving great proposals and making this the best IASSIST > ever. > > -The IASSIST 2012 Program Chairs: Jake, Pascal & Oliver > > > Call for Papers > > *Data Science for a Connected World: Unlocking and Harnessing the > Power of Information* > > The theme of this year's conference is Data Science for a Connected > World: Unlocking and Harnessing the Power of Information. This theme > reflects the growing desire of research communities, government > agencies and other organizations to build connections and benefit from > the better use of data through practicing good management, > dissemination and preservation techniques. > > The theme is intended to stimulate discussions on building connections > across all scholarly disciplines, governments, organizations, and > individuals who are engaged in working with data. IASSIST as a > professional organization has a long history of bringing together > those who provide information technology and data services to support > research and teaching in the social sciences. What can we as data > professionals with shared interests and concerns learn from others > going forward and what can they learn from us? How can data > professionals of all kinds build the connections that will be needed > to address shared concerns and leverage strengths to better manage, > share, curate and preserve data? > > We welcome submissions > on > the theme outlined above, and encourage conference participants to > propose papers and sessions that would be of interest to a diverse > audience. Any paper related to the conference theme will be > considered; below is a sample of possible topics > > Topics: > > * Innovative/disruptive technologies for data management and > preservation > * Infrastructures, tools and resources for data production and research > * Linked data: opportunities and challenges > * Metadata standards enhancing the utility of data > * Challenges and concerns with inter-agency / intra-governmental > data sharing > * Privacy, confidentiality and regulation issues around sensitive data > * Roles, responsibilities, and relationships in supporting data > * Facilitating data exchange and sharing across boundaries > * Data and statistical literacy > * Data management plans and funding agency requirements > * Norms and cultures of data in the sciences, social sciences and > the humanities > * Collaboration on research data infrastructure across domains and > communities > * Addressing the digital/statistical divide and the need for > trans-national outreach > > Papers will be selected from a wide range of subjects to ensure a > broad balance of topics. > > The Program Committee welcomes proposals for: > Individual presentations (typically 15-20 minutes) > Complete sessions, which could take a variety of formats (e.g. a set > of three to four individual presentations on a theme, a discussion > panel, a discussion with the audience, etc.) > Posters/demonstrations for the poster session > Pecha Kucha (a presentation of 20 slides shown for 20 seconds each, > heavy emphasis on visual content) > http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/15-09/st_pechakucha > Round table discussions (as these are likely to have limited spaces, > an explanation of how the discussion will be shared with the wider > group should form part of the proposal). > [Note: A separate call for workshops is forthcoming]. > > Session formats are not limited to the ideas above and session > organizers are welcome to suggest other formats. > > Proposals for complete sessions should list the organizer or moderator > and possible participants; the session organizer will be responsible > for securing both session participants and a chair. > > All submissions > > should include the proposed title and an abstract no longer than 200 > words (note: longer abstracts will be returned to be shortened before > being considered). Abstracts submitted for complete sessions should > provide titles and a brief description for each of the individual > presentations. Abstracts for complete session proposals should be no > longer than 300 words if information about individual presentations > are needed. > > Please note that all presenters are required to register and pay the > registration fee for the conference; registration for individual days > will be available. > > * Deadline for submission of individual presentations and sessions: > 9 December 2011. > * Deadline for submission of posters, Pecha Kucha sessions and round > table discussions: 16 January 2012. > * Notification of acceptance for individual presentations and > sessions: 10 February 2012. > * Notification of acceptance for posters, Pecha Kucha sessions and > round table discussions: 2 March 2012. > > We would want to receive confirmation of acceptance from those we > invite to present by two weeks after notification. > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Jake Carlson > > Data Services Specialist > > Associate Professor of Library Science > > Purdue University Libraries > > 504 West State Street > > West Lafayette, IN 47907-2058 > > Ph:(765) 494-6665 > > Fax: (765) 494-0156 > > http://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/jcarlson/ > > > > _______________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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