The WorldWideScience Alliance has announced that it will hold its Annual Meeting in Paris, France, on March 1, 2009. The meeting is being held in conjunction with the winter meeting of its primary sponsor, the International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI).
The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information offers a unique forum for interaction between organisations that create, disseminate and use scientific and technical information. ICSTI's 2009 Winter Meeting will be held in Paris from February 28 - March 2. This year the meeting does not require attendees to pay a registration fee.
The WorldWideScience Alliance is the governing body for the (http://worldwidescience.org) web site. The website searches over 50 scientific and technical databases and portals from nearly 60 countries. Officially formed in June 2008, the Alliance recently welcomed its latest member, the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC).