Acknowledgments
The U.S. National Committee for CODATA wishes to express its sincere thanks to the many individuals who played significant roles in planning the Second National Conference on Scientific and Technical Data: Data for Science and Society, which was held on March 13-14, 2000, at the National Academy of Sciences. The Conference Organizing Committee was chaired by Menas Kafatos of George Mason University. Additional members of the Organizing Committee included James Beach, University of Kansas; Lois Blaine, American Type Culture Collection; Dorothy Blakeslee, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Richard Chinman, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research; Wanda Ferrell, Department of Energy; Carole Ganz-Brown, National Science Foundation; Stephen Koslow, National Institutes of Health--National Institute of Mental Health; Gary McCone, U.S. Department of Agriculture-National Agricultural Library; Goetz Oertel, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (retired); Hedy Rossmeissl, U.S. Geological Survey; James Thieman, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; George Thomson, Design Institute for Physical Properties Data; Paul Uhlir, National Research Council; and Susan Zevin, formerly with theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The committee also would like to extend its thanks to the Program Committee, chaired by Susan Zevin. Other committee members included Julian Humphries, University of New Orleans; David Mark, State University of New York at Buffalo; Goetz Oertel, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy; and Paul Uhlir, National Research Council.
The committee would also like to thank the following individuals (in order of appearance) who made plenary presentations during the conference: Bruce Alberts, National Academy of Sciences; D. James Baker of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who gave the Administration Keynote Address; Barbara Ryan, U.S. Geological Survey; Thomas Gay, VISTA Information Solutions; Thomas Karl, National Climatic Data Center; Bradford Leach, New York Mercantile Exchange; Lynda Clemmons, Weather Risk Management Association; Steven Richards, District 11 Weather Study Program, Bronx, New York; Raymond Ban, The Weather Channel; Stephen Maurer, attorney; Charles McClure, Florida State University; Lita Nelsen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; The Honorable Rush Holt (D-NJ), who gave the Congressional Keynote Address; Usama Fayyad, Digimine, Inc., who presented the Industrial Keynote Address; Daniel Gordon, Autometric, Inc.; Walter Warnick, Department of Energy; John Rumble, Jr., National Institute of Standards and Technology; James Restivo, Blue Angel Technologies; Floyd Horn, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Donald Lindberg, National Library of Medicine; Thomas Mace, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Matthew Schwaller, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and Henry Etzkowitz, State University of New York. The committee would also like to extend its appreciation to the many individuals who prepared contributed papers, posters, and technical demonstrations for the conference (see Appendix C for abstracts of the contributed papers, posters, and technical demonstrations).
These proceedings have been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical and legal expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council's Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making the published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. The study committee would like to thank the following individuals for their participation in the review of these proceedings: Richard Kott, consultant; Micah Krichevsky, Bionomics International; Subhash Kuvelker, The Kuvelker Law Firm; and Gordon Wood, National Research Council of Canada.
Finally, the committee would like to recognize the contributions of the National Research Council staff without whom this conference and these proceedings could not have been completed: Paul Uhlir, director of International Scientific and Technical Information Programs of the Office of International Affairs and director of the U.S. National Committee for CODATA; Julie Esanu for helping to organize the conference, as well as for editorial work on the conference proceedings; and Pamela Gamble for her hard work in making all the conference arrangements.
