the developing world IAP Program on Digital Knowledge Resources and
Infrastructure in Developing Countries
Meeting AgendaTechnical Meeting on Open Access and Dissemination of Scientific Information in Central America and the Caribbean Courtleigh Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica January 18-19, 2011 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, University of West Indies (UWI) and Fellow, Caribbean Academy of Sciences (CAS), (Jamaica). 1. Welcoming remarks by Ronald Young, 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, Carlton Samuels, CKLN - Discussion 10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break 
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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 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 
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" - 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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