Invitation to Attend the Fifth International Meeting of the National Geoscience Data Repositories (NDR5)

To be held in the Washington, DC area at the United States Geological Survey in Reston, VA, USA from the 21st - 23rd of September 2004.

NOTICE: REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR NDR5 HAS PASSED.
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Welcome! To date, NDR meetings have been great opportunities for national and organizational representatives to share issues, concerns, and solutions related to the management and preservation of geoscience data. The results of previous NDR meetings can be viewed at http://www.posc.org/technical/ndr/ndr_main.html
The organizing committee invites colleagues from all over the world to participate. We hope to see you in September, here in the Washington, DC area!

For the Updated (09/3/04) Agenda, Click HERE!

An invitation to visit Kentucky's repository following the NDR5 meeting! To learn more or sign up to visit the facilities, please click here!

For travel and hotel information Click HERE!

International Participants: Visit this National Academy website for visiting visa's and other information!

This year's meeting, NDR5, promises to continue the discussion of management and preservation issues, such as maintaining compliance with national laws, addressing the needs of energy and minerals industries, and ensuring that the geologic record of their country is preserved for future applications. Previous meetings of the NDR group have largely focused on high-value information exchange - for this meeting, a more permanent record of the issues and solutions facing the countries and the operating companies will be made through a comprehensive edited conference proceeding.

With the release of the U.S. National Research Council's report on the need for geoscience data preservation, the issue of geoscience data repositories has risen within the United States, making this an ideal opportunity to bring the international community together to discuss the issues, solutions, and experiences with key decision makers from around the world.

Sponsors for NDR5:
United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Petrotechnical Open Standards Consortium (POSC)
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
American Geological Institute (AGI)
Schlumberger (SLB)
Landmark Graphics, a Halliburton Company (LGC)