IAP Meeting-2011
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IAP Program on Digital Knowledge Resources and Infrastructure in Developing Countries
Technical Meeting on Open Access and Dissemination of Scientific Information
in Central America and the Caribbean
Courtleigh Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica
January 18-19, 2011
Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, 18 January.
08:30 - 09:00 Registration.
09:00 - 10:15 Session 1. Welcome and
review of Workshop objectives.
Chair: Ronald Young, PVC Graduate Studies and Research, The
University of West Indies (UWI) and Fellow, Caribbean Academy of
Sciences (CAS), (Jamaica).
1. Welcoming remarks by Ronald Young, The UWI.
2. Greetings from Isidro Fernandez-Aballi, Advisor for
Communication and Information for the Caribbean, UNESCO.
3. Background to the IAP Program and Workshop objectives by Paul
F. Uhlir, Director of the Board on Research Data and Information,
US National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
4. Update to the Caribbean Scientific Union Project "Open
Institutional Repositories infrastructure network for Central
America and the Caribbean", Alejandro Caballero Rivero, Academy
of Sciences of Cuba (ACC)
5. Overview of the Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network
(CKLN), Carlton Samuels, CKLN
- Discussion
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break
The work continues even during coffee breaks
10:30 - 12:15 Session 2. Introduction to
the OKE concept and discussion.
Chair: Ronald Young, UWI and CAS
Rapporteur: TBA
10:30 – 11:00 Presentation of Open Knowledge Environments:
an introduction of the OKE concept and workbook to provide
context for the remainder of the workshop, Paul Uhlir, NAS
11:00 - 12:15 OKE-type initiatives in the region and discussion
of the concept:
Cuba
Advances in the development of a National Directory and Harvester
of science in Cuba,
MSc. Ricardo Casate Fernández, Director, National Library
for Science and Technique (IDICT);
Open Access Document Repositories: Cuban Experience from The
National Information Network for Medical Sciences,
MSc. Keilyn Rodríguez Perojo, Department Head of
Information Sources and Information Services,
National Center for Information on Medical Sciences (INFOMED)
Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
Barbados
Trinidad and Tobago
Jamaica
The Caribbean Information Platform on Renewable Energy,
CIPORE
12:15 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:00 Session 3. Content types
and characteristics of an OKE
Co-Chairs: Robert Lancashire, Caribbean Academy of Sciences and
The University of the West Indies,
and William Anderson, University of Texas, Austin
Rapporteur: TBA
Discussion of Columns A and B of the table, and the corresponding
pages in the workbook
some participants
15:00 - 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 - 16:15 Session 4. Management of
an OKE: Content Management and Dissemination Policies, Practices,
and Licenses
Co-Chairs: Raed Sharif, Syracuse University, and Paul Uhlir,
NAS
Rapporteur: TBA
Discussion of Column C of the table, and the corresponding pages
in the workbook
16:15-17:00: Session 5. OKE Technological Infrastructure
Issues
Co-Chairs: William Anderson, University of Texas at Austin, and
Raed Sharif, Syracuse University
Rapporteur: TBA
Discussion of Column D of the table, and the corresponding pages
in the workbook
17:30 Refreshments
18:00 Public Lecture: Vanderlei Canhos,
Director, CRIA, Brazil, "Open Knowledge Environments and the
Brazilian experience on the management of biodiversity data and information"
Public Lecture audience - Discussion with audience
19:30 Adjourn
Wednesday, 19 January.
08:30 – 09:00 Session 5 (continued) Discussion,
comments, and questions about the entire previous
day.
09:00 - 10:15 Session 6. Management of
an OKE: Management and Operations/Support Personnel
Co-Chairs: Raed Sharif, Syracuse University, and Carlton Samuels,
Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network
Rapporteur: TBA
Discussion of Columns E and F of the table, and the corresponding
pages in the workbook
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:00 Session 7. Management of on OKE: Cost
and Sustainability Issues
Co-Chairs: William Anderson, UT, Austin, and Paul Uhlir, NAS
Discussion of Column G of the table, and the corresponding pages
in the workbook
12:00 - 13:15 Lunch
13:15 - 14:15 Session 8. Other issues
and moving toward implementation
Co-Chairs: Carlton Samuels, CKLN, and Paul Uhlir, NAS
Rapporteur: TBA
Participants to suggest one or more OKEs to initiate or bring
into production by the end of 2011.
14:15 - 14:30 Coffee Break
14:30 - 16:00 Session 9. Extending the
IAP Program on a regional basis
Co-Chairs: Alejandro Caballero, ACC, and Tara Dasgupta, CAS
Identification of funding requirements, partner organizations,
and actions to move forward.
16:00 End of meeting
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