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U.S.-China Roundtable on Scientific Data Cooperation
Organized by
U.S. National Committee for CODATA
Board on International Scientific Organizations
National Academy of Sciences (NAS), U.S.
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Chinese National Committee for CODATA
International Cooperation Bureau
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Lecture Room
National Academy of Sciences
2100 C Street NW
Washington D.C., USA
2 November 2007
Agenda
Session One: Background to the Roundtable Initiative and Keynotes
8:00 Breakfast buffet and registration
8:45 Welcoming Remarks
- Dr. Roberta Balstad, Columbia University, Chair of US Committee for CODATA, and Roundtable Co-Chair
- Dr. Ralph Cicerone, President, National Academy of Sciences
- Prof. Huadong GUO, Deputy Secretary General, Chinese Academy of Sciences, leader of the Chinese Delegation, and Roundtable Co-Chair
- Introduction of Roundtable participants
9:15 Overview of Results from 2006 Roundtable Meeting and Goals for this Meeting
Roberta Balstad, Columbia University Chair, US CODATA
Keynote presentations on the potential benefits of scientific data cooperation
9:30 Data cooperation for better health
- Dr. Donald Lindberg, Director, National Library of Medicine
- Prof. Depei Liu, President, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Prof. Jie Chen, Vice President, Beijing Union Hospital
10:00 Data sharing for solving global environmental problems
- Dr. Greg Withee, Senior Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Group on Earth Observations
- Prof. Huadong Guo, Deputy Secretary General, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and
Director, Center for Earth Observations and Digital Earth (CEODE), CAS
10:30 General discussion
10:45 Tea and coffee break
11:15 Data policies for effective international data sharing
- Dr. Roberta Balstad, Senior Scientist, Columbia University
- Prof. Chuang Liu, Leading Professor, Institute of Geography and Natural Resources, CAS
11:45 Advanced cyberinfrastructure for cooperative data applications
- Dr. Heather Boyles, Director, International Relations, Internet2, US
- Prof. Jiarui Wu, Vice President, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences
12:15 General discussion
12:45 Lunch
Session Two: Parallel Breakout Sessions
A. Cooperation on Advances Cyberinfrastructure Data Applications
Co-Chairs:
Prof. Hal Abelson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
Prof. Yun Xiao, Computer Network Information Center, CAS, China
Rapporteurs:
Dr. Roberta Balstad, Columbia University, US
Dr. Runqiang Wang, Computer Network Information Center, CAS, China
14:00 Introductory comments by Session co-Chairs
14:10 Presentation of background papers and proposals
14:40 Discussion of papers, breakout session questions, and proposals
- General discussion
B. Cooperation on Environmental and Geospatial Data
Co-Chairs:
Dr. Raymond Willemann, IRIS, US
Prof. Huadong Guo, CEODE, CAS, China
Rapporteurs:
Mr. Raed Sharif, National Academies, US
Prof. Chuang Liu, Institute of Geography and Natural Resources, CAS China
14:00 Introductory comments by Session co-Chairs
14:10 Presentation of background papers and proposals
14:40 Discussion of breakout session questions, results from November 1 Workshop, and proposals
C. Cooperation on Health and Biomedical Data
Co-Chairs:
Dr. Belinda Seto, National Institutes of Health, US
Prof. Jiarui Wu, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, China
Rapporteurs:
Paul Uhlir, J.D., National Academies, US
Dr. Ling Yin, PLA General Hospital, China
14:00 Introductory comments by Session co-Chairs
14:10 Discussion of breakout session questions, results from November 1 Workshop, and proposals
15:45 Afternoon tea
Session Three: Discussion of Future Plans of the Roundtable
16:15 Plenary discussion by participants
17:00 Summary of next steps
Roberta Balstad, US CODATA and Huadong Guo, China CODATA
17:15 End of meeting
18:00 Dinner for Chinese Delegation at the Old Ebbitt Grill, 675 15th Street NW
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