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Announcement of CIESIN's Information Cooperative Workshop
SHARING DATA THROUGH
THE INFORMATION COOPERATIVE
Second CIESIN
Users Workshop
October 11-13, 1993
Atlanta, Georgia
PROGRAM
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Chair: Dr. Vincent J. Abreu, CIESIN
- Sunday, October 10, 1993 -
4:00 - 7:00 PM Registration (2nd Floor - Grand Salon East)
- Monday, October 11, 1993 -
7:30 AM Registration (2nd Floor- Grand Salon East)
8:00 AM Complimentary Continental Breakfast (Grand Salon East)
8:30 - 8:45 AM Welcome
Dr. Barry Johnson
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
8:45 - 9:15 AM Keynote Address
Dr. Roberta Balstad Miller
Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
9:15 - 9:45 AM Information Cooperative Overview
Dr. Vincent Abreu, CIESIN
9:45 -10:15 AM What is a Node in the Information Cooperative Infrastructure?
Gregory Marks, CIESIN
10:15-10:30 AM Break (complimentary refreshments)
10:30-11:00 AM Information Cooperative Partners and Data Acquisition Activities
David Winfree, CIESIN
11:00 - 12:00 Noon Open Discussion
Moderator: Dr. William Flanigan, Inter-university Consortium for Political
and Social Research (ICPSR)
12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch
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1:30 - 2:30 PM The Information Cooperative in Context
Information Sharing Through the Global Change Data and Information System
Dr. James Thieman, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA)/Goddard Space Flight Center
The Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme (HDP)
Richard Cicone, CIESIN
2:30 - 3:00 PM Public Opinion Poll Data Are Different: Tasks Toward an
Integrated
Environmental Opinion Data Resource
Eric Tanenbaum, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
3:00 - 3:15 PM Break (complimentary refreshments)
3:15 - 3:45 PM Developing Comparative Databases
Dr. Gaston Schaber, Center for Population, Poverty and Public Policy
Studies/International Networks for Studies in Technology, Environment,
Alternatives, Development (CEPS/INSTEAD)
3:45 - 4:15 PM The Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN): Using the Internet
to Foster Sustainable Development in the World's Greatest Freshwater Ecosystem
Carol Ratza, Great Lakes Commission (GLC)
5:00 - 7:00 PM Reception (complimentary hors d'oeuvres and cash bar)
(1st Floor - Crystal Ballroom)
- Tuesday, October 12, 1993 -
7:30 AM Late Registration
8:00 AM Complimentary Continental Breakfast (2nd Floor - Grand Salon East)
8:30 - 10:00 AM Metadata Issues Panel
Moderator: Dr. James Thieman, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Open discussion with attendees will follow brief presentations focusing on
the unique requirements of describing social science data resources in a
directory.
Metadata Issues - Setting the Stage
Martha Bhatia, CIESIN
Incorporating Data Quality Information in Metadata
Prof. Paul Mather, Global Environmental Network for Information Exchange
(GENIE), ESRC UK Global Environmental Change Data Network Facility
Meta-tools for Enhanced Access to Metadata Directories and Data Collections
Roberta Rand, National Agricultural Library (NAL), United States Department
of Agriculture
Development of a Multi-lingual Thesaurus for the Environment
Ulla Pinborg, Coordination of the Information on the Environment (CORINE
Programme), Commission of the European Communities
10:00-10:15 AM Break (complimentary refreshments)
10:15-11:30 AM Global Networking Technology
Moderator: Timothy Pletcher, CIESIN
This session will provide an update on some of the communications
networking activities by the organizations represented which facilitate
electronic access to information. Each speaker will highlight various efforts
underway in their organization to address the problems of sharing information
around the world.
Global and Last Mile Connectivity
Timothy Pletcher, CIESIN
The United Nations Development Programme's Sustainable Development Network:
Experiences and Challenges from SDN's Pilot Phase
Chuck Lankester, Sustainable Development Network (SDN)
VITACOMMs Solutions for Last Mile Connectivity
Joseph Sedlack, Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA)
Working with Developing Countries to Close the Information and
Communications Gap: IDRC's Experience and Programs
Robert Valantin, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
11:30-12:00 Noon United Nations Environment Programme/Global Resource
Information Database (UNEP/GRID)
Mick Wilson
12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 - 2:00 PM The Rwanda Society-Environment Project: A Pilot Study to Link
Socioeconomic and Physical Data Within an Environmental Information System
Dr. Leonard Berry, Florida Atlantic University
2:00 - 2:30 PM Global Environmental Change Data Resources at the Central
Archive for Empirical Social Research
Dr. Ekkehard Mochmann, Central Archive for Empirical Social Research
(CAESR)
2:30 - 3:00 PM Global Environmental Change: India's Response and Initiatives
Naresh Nijhawan, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
3:00 - 3:15 PM Break (complimentary refreshments)
3:15 - 3:45 PM The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social
Research Archives
Dr. William Flanigan, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social
Research (ICPSR)
3:45 - 4:15 PM The Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC):
Providing Information Support for the Department of Energy's Global Change
Research Program
Frederick Stoss, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
-- Wednesday, October 13, 1993 -
8:00 AM Complimentary Continental Breakfast (2nd Floor - Grand Salon East)
8:30 - 9:00 AM Decision Making and Global Environmental Change: Data and
Information Needs
Dr. Robert Chen, CIESIN
9:00 - 10:30 AM On-going Data Development Efforts
China In Time and Space, (CITAS)
Dr. Robert Hartwell, University of Pennsylvania
Development of an Information System for the Former Soviet Union
and Eastern Europe
Dr. Vincent Abreu, CIESIN
A Prototype International Environmental Treaties Database
Steve Wise, CIESIN
Development of a Global Demographic Data Base
Dr. Robert Chen, CIESIN
10:30-10:45 AM Break (complimentary refreshments)
10:45-11:15 AM World Health Organization Databases
James Duppenthaler & Michael Bunzel, World Health Organization (WHO)
11:15-11:45 AM The Federal Facilities Information Management System (FFIMS)
Michael Perry, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
11:45 - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 - 2:00 PM Geographic Modeling of Rainfed Agricultural Production: Senegal
Case Study
Ronald Lietzow, U.S. Geological Survey/EROS Data Center (USGS/EDC)
2:00 - 3:00 PM Open Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Vincent Abreu, CIESIN
Evaluation of membership issues, including recommendations for next year's
workshop
3:00 - 3:15 PM Break (complimentary refreshments)
3:15 - 3:45 PM Solutions to Information Problems, Global Change Research and
Metadata Issues
Ron Roozendaal, National Institute on Public Health and Envrionmental
Protection (RIVM)
3:45 - 5:00 PM To be announced.
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TUTORIALS: (Forsythe Room)
Discovering Environmental Information on the Internet
Laureen Davis, CIESIN
Monday, October 11, 1993 9:15 - 10:15 AM
Tuesday, October 12, 1993 8:30 - 9:30 AM
Wednesday, October 13, 1993 8:30 - 9:30 AM
Interactive Census Explore Strategies
Richard Robinson, CIESIN
Monday, October 11, 1993 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Tuesday, October 12, 1993 10:15 - 11:15 AM
Wednesday, October 13, 1993 10:45 - 11:45 AM
Understanding the CIESIN Data Catalog System
Laureen Davis, CIESIN and David Rubin, Polytechnic University/CIESIN
Monday, October 11, 1993 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Tuesday, October 12, 1993 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Wednesday, October 13, 1993 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Advanced Techniques for Resource Discovery on the Internet
Robert Smith, CIESIN
Monday, October 11, 1993 3:15 - 4:15 PM
Tuesday, October 12, 1993 3:15 - 4:15 PM
Wednesday, October 13, 1993 3:15 - 4:15 PM
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DEMONSTRATIONS (Forsythe Room)
The Workshop Demonstration Area will provide an opportunity to workshop
attendees for hands-on application of material from workshop tutorials.
Several computers and types of platforms will be available along with experts
to assist in the use of a variety of software with an emphasis on Internet
tools.
CIESIN will also be demonstrating its Pathways development effort. Pathways is
one of the next generation of Internet tools, offering access to a range of
Internet-based services. Pathways currently provides access to:
Information Services
o Thematic guides to global change topics
o Guide to Internet resources related to global change
Catalog Services
o Data Catalog System for searching and ordering data through the Information
Cooperative
Applications and Analysis Services
o Explore and Extract software to facilitate working with U.S. Census Data
Communication Services
o Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) which allow electronic information exchange and
discussion
oClassroom Earth intended for use by educators and students
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