I am surprised that the SciDataCon, which I presume is an abbreviated portmanteau word encompassing science, data and conference, should find it necessary to mandate the use of proprietary technologies in order to participate. Slowly but surely, the mandated use of such technologies is being eradicated, as surely as the risk of polio from our families, from our groves of academia.
I am sure that with a little adjustment in internal processes of the organisers, submissions in open formats can be allowed, although it should not be that difficult to take a proactive step and suggest that they be preferred. I cannot think of a more generous view of the future of data sharing and integration, leading by example. On 12 Apr 2014 11:16, "Sridhar Gutam" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *Apologies for Cross Posting* > > *Source: http://www.scidatacon2014.org/submissions > <http://www.scidatacon2014.org/submissions> * > > The SciDataCon 2014 Steering Committee now invites proposals for sessions, > and abstracts for oral presentations, addressing the overarching conference > theme of ‘Data Sharing and Integration for Global Sustainability’ and > related themes such as those indicated below: > > 1. Data sharing, integration, and interoperability to address research > challenges in global sustainability: > - Data publication and citation > - Innovative approaches to data integration and interoperability > - Semantic data integration > - Interoperability standards and reference data > - Software architecture and systems > - Disciplinary and interdisciplinary case studies: environment, > health, social sciences, humanities, biodiversity, climate change, > materials, energy, disasters, etc. > 2. Big Data science and technology: > - Data-intensive scientific discovery > - Large-scale computing software and systems > - Presentation, analytics, learning, and knowledge discovery > - Data mining and visualisation > - High-impact applications > 3. Development and sustainability of data services: > - Data systems and infrastructure sustainability > - Data curation and stewardship, and development of trusted > repositories > - Solutions and tools for research data management and data security > - Rescue of scientific data at risk > - Capacity building and education in data science > - Private sector roles and public-private partnerships > 4. Scientific data for decision making and policy: > - Assessment of the impact and economic and societal value of data > - Data quality, documentation, and credibility > - Data-driven models and data products for decision- and > policy-makers > - Citizen science and crowdsourcing > - Sustainability indicators and metrics > - Open government > 5. International collaboration on research data: > - Development of new observational and data networks > - Interoperability and integration of existing data networks > - Data policy and access, particularly in developing countries > - Open scientific research data frameworks, including legal issues > - Capacity building and advocacy > - Lessons learned from past or current international research and > data programmes > - New opportunities to support Future Earth and other international > research initiatives > > Submission Instructions > > *Proposals should be submitted before **24 May 2014** at 00:00 UTC* > Abstracts for Oral Presentations and Sessions > Proposed Oral Presentations must be submitted online. This involves > completing an online form and uploading a two-page abstract, with > additional information, using the following MS Word template: Template > for Oral Presentation > proposal<https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B4qnUFYMgSc-alNvLUp4SmV5ZVk> > > Proposed Sessions must also be submitted online, and envisage a panel > discussion, a workshop, or a series of papers on a coherent theme. This > involves completing an online form and uploading a summary, with additional > information (theme, format, speakers, in, status of speaker invitations and > their commitment), using the following MS Word template: Template for > Session > proposal<https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B4qnUFYMgSc-Q0otWE9VMXdaUWc> > > > *>>> Online Submission <http://www.eregnow.com/?SciDataCon2014abst>* > > Abstracts publication > All accepted abstracts will be published in the Conference Proceedings, > following the prescribed submission format. > > Selected authors, who indicated their intention to submit full papers, > will be invited to publish a peer-reviewed manuscript in a special issue of > the CODATA Data Science Journal <http://www.codata.org/dsj/>. > > > *Sridhar Gutam PhD, ARS, Patent Laws (NALSAR), IP & Biotech. (WIPO)* > Senior Scientist (Plant Physiology), Central Institute for Subtropical > Horticulture <http://cishlko.org/> > Mentor, Young Professionals' Platform for Agricultural Research for > Development <http://ypard.net/> > Convenor, Open Access India <https://www.facebook.com/oaindia> > Rehmankhera, Kakori Post, Lucknow 226101, Uttar Pradesh, India > Phone: +91-522-2841022/23/24; Fax: > +91-522-2841025; Mobile:+91-9005760036/8005346136 > Publications: http://works.bepress.com/sridhar_gutam/; > http://opendepot.org/view/creators/Gutam=3ASridhar=3A=3A.html > Google Scholar: > http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6W1MSSwAAAAJ&hl=en > > _______________________________________________ > network mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in > >
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