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| - !!Workshop on Data Discovery in the Biological Sciences\\ |
| - !7-9 February 2005,\\ |
| - !University of New Mexico’s Ecoinformatics Training and Software Usability Testing !Laboratory\\ Albuquerque, New Mexico. |
| + This is a two and a half day workshop on data discovery and the creation of data registries / metadata catalogs. \\ \\ |
| + __Date__: 7-9 February 2005\\ |
| + __Location__: University of New Mexico’s Ecoinformatics Training and Software Usability Testing Laboratory, ABQ, NM\\ |
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| + __Workshop goals are__:\\ \\ |
| + *1. Review existing data registries and supporting technologies.\\ |
| + *2. Perform cross-walk of registry elements from selected data registries.\\ |
| + *3. Evaluate capacity of a standardized data registry for meeting needs of broad biological sciences community.\\ |
| + *4. Assess usability of existing registries.\\ |
| + *5. Identify needed functionality for data registry search engines.\\ |
| + *6. Examine how existing data registries can support NEON and other national, continental, and global environmental observatory networks.\\ |
| + *7. Determine next steps for promoting data discovery in biology.\\ |
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| + __[Agenda|Workshop on Data Registries for the Biological Sciences.v3.doc]__ \\ |
| + __Workshop presentations, talking points and links to points of interest can be found [here| Workshop on Data Discovery in the Biological Sciences presentations]__ |
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| + A map of the University of New Mexico which shows the location of the workshop CERIA Building, Building #83, UNM, Albuquerque, NM (section H4 on the UNM map) can be found [here|http://lno.lternet.edu/campusmap.pdf]. |
