Appendix A – Microbial Commons Symposium Agenda
Designing the Microbial Research Commons: An International Symposium
Board on Research Data and Information
Policy and Global Affairs Division
National Academy of Sciences
In collaboration with
Board on Life Sciences
and
Board on International Scientific Organizations
National Academy of Sciences
8-9 October 2009
The Lecture Room
National Academy of Sciences
2100 C Street NW, Washington, DC
AGENDA
THURSDAY, 8 OCTOBER 2009
SESSION 1: Statement of the problem from the research perspective—identification of opportunities and barriers
Chair: Cathy Wu, University of Delaware
8:45 |
Welcoming remarks and overview of the symposium |
Cathy Wu, |
9:00 | Microbiology in the 21st Century | Joan Bennett, Rutgers University |
9:40 | Digital science perspective - From Brains to Microbes | Mark Ellisman, UC, San Diego, CA |
10:10 | Coffee Break | |
10:40 | Industrial perspective: Development of an MTA harmonious with a Microbial Research Commons | Stephen McCormack, Exela, Inc., Claremont, CA |
11:10 | Developing country perspective: Microbial Research Commons Including Viruses | Ashok Kolaskar, University of Pune, India |
11:40 | Panel discussion of Session 1 speakers with other Symposium participants regarding the commonalities and potential conflicts among different groups/sectors |
12:15 | Lunch at the Academy | |
SESSION 2—Promoting access to and reuse of microbial materials Chair: James Staley, University of Washington |
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13:15 |
Designing a semicommons for materials in microbiology |
Jerome Reichman, |
13:45 | Comments from different perspectives and panel discussion | |
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15:30 | Break | |
SESSION 3—Promoting access to and reuse of digital knowledge resources Chair: Michael Carroll, American University, Washington College of Law |
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16:00 |
Designing the digital commons in microbiology - Moving from Restrictive Dissemination of Publicly-Funded Knowledge to Open Knowledge Environments: A Case Study in Microbiology |
Paul Uhlir, |
16:30 | Comments from different perspectives and panel discussion | |
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18:30 | Dinner for the speakers in the Members’ Room | |
FRIDAY, 9 OCTOBER 2009 |
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SESSION 4: Thematic focus on microbiology research and applications in energy and environment |
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8:30 |
The Materials Semicommons in Microbial Energy and Environmental Research and Applications |
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Chair: Stephen McCormack, Excela, Inc. | ||
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10:15 | Coffee Break | |
10:45 |
The Digital Commons in Microbial Energy and Environmental Research and Applications |
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Global Scientific Research: A "bottom up" approach to instutitional reforms |
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12:30 | Lunch at the Academy | |
SESSION 5— Governance of the integrated microbiology commons |
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13:30 |
Microbial Commons: Overview of the Governance Considerations - A Framework for Discussion |
Tom Dedeurwaerdere, |
14:00 | Comments from different perspectives and panel discussion | |
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15:45 | Concluding remarks by the Symposium Chair | Cathy Wu, University of Delaware |
16:00 | End of meeting |