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National Scholarly Communications Forum 2007

Introduction | Registration | Background | Speakers | Programme

‘Improving Access to Australian Publicly Funded Research – Advancing Knowledge and the Knowledge Economy’

Canberra, Monday July 16, The Shine Dome, Australian Academy of Science

Supported by DEST and The Australian Academy of the Humanities/National Academies Forum

 
Programme

Programme

8.30 - 9.10 Registration
9.10 - 9.15 Welcome
Colin Steele, Conveor NSCF, Emeritus Fellow, ANU
9.15 - 10.00 The Global Information Commons
Paul Uhlir, Director of the Office of International Scientific and Technical Information Programs, National Academies, Washington
10.00 - 10.30 Research Communication in Australia: Emerging Opportunities and Benefits
Prof. John Houghton, Victoria University
10.30 - 11.00 Morning tea
11.00 - 11.30 Public Support for Science and Innovation
Monika Binder, Director, Productivity Commission
11.30 - 12.15 Digital Humanities: The ACLS Report on Cyberinfrastructure for the Social Sciences and the Humanities
Prof. John Unsworth, University of Illinois
12.15 - 1.15 Lunch
1.15 - 1.45 Open Access to Knowledge (OAKL): Intellectual Property, Copyright and Licensing Issues
Prof. Brian Fitzgerald, QUT
1.45 - 2.15 Biological open Source Developments - A Case Study for Science
Dr Richard Jefferson, CEO Cambia
2.15 - 2.40

Finding Gold in Europe: JISC, Research Councils and CERN
Frederick Friend, UK JISC Scholarly Communication Consultant

2.40 - 3.00 Afternoon Tea
3.00 - 3.30 Australia's Research Quality Framework and Research Accessibility
Dr Evan Arthur, Group Manager, Innovation and Research Systems Group, DEST
3.30 - 4.15 Overviews and Outcomes
Panel Discussion: Dr Mike Sargent, Prof. Warwick Anderson, Paul Uhlir and Dr Rhys Francis
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