The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) has announced that its 'Managing Data for Science' annual conference and general assembly will be held from June 9-11, 2009, at Library and Archives Canada, in Ottawa. Hosted by the NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI), this annual conference has been largely viewed as being a dynamic engine for research and development as well as scientific data management and integration worldwide. This year's conference will be structured around the data 'lifecycle.'
ICSTI 2009 will address issues ranging from integration in published outputs and re-purposing, to hosting, archiving and preservation. Speakers include Paul Uhlir from the US National Academies, Lee Dirks from Microsoft as well as Richard Boulderstone from the British Library. These practitioners and others will speak about the effect of eScience on the way libraries, publishers and scientists relate to each other as well as how the era of 'big data' will enable enhanced experimentation and collaboration in science.
Throughout the conference, speakers will emphasise on how data management and collaboration are key factors in the innovation process, and how science and technology are now part of our daily lives. More information on the conference is available at www.icsti.org.
