CODATA, The Committee on Data for Science and Technology

Venue: Digital Earth Demonstration Hall, CEODE, CAS

		SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2011
Registration	08:30–09:00	Ground Floor Lobby
	09.00-09.05	*Welcome Remarks: Zhongli Ding,* CODATA President China**
Keynote Session	09:05–10:00	*Chair: Krishan Lal,* President, Indian National Science Academy Keynote Speakers:** Enhancing Data Management for Disaster Risk Reduction by Strengthening Collaboration Between CODATA and IRDR: Sálvano Briceño, Incoming Chair of the Scientific Committee of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) program Zhang Xianen, Director-General, Department of Basic Research, Ministry of Science and Technology of China
Break	10:00-10:30	Ground Floor Lobby
Session A	10:30–12:00	*Chair: Takashi Gojobori,* CODATA Vice-President Frontline and Future of Data-intensive Science** Machine Learning and Genomic Data: Jennifer Listgarten, eScience, Microsoft Molecular Medicine: A Confluence of Data: Belinda Seto, NIH/NIBIB Scientific Data and Earth Science: Wei Gao, Colorado State University Vision from Data-intensive Life Science: Genome Information-oriented Society: Takashi Gojobori, National Institute of Genetics
Lunch	12:00-13:15	Lunch
Session B	13:15–14.30	*Chair: Fedor Kuznetsov,* CODATA Vice-President Highlights of some of CODATA Success Stories over 45 years** Overview: Fedor Kuznetsov, CODATA Vice-President Some success stories over 45 years: Fostering the S & T Data Revolution: John Rumble, CODATA Past President Ongoing Success Stories: Fundamental Constants: Zhang Zhonghua, National Institute of Metrology GEO, Data Sharing Task Force: Robert Chen, Co-Chair GEO DSTF CODATA outreach: Krishan Lal, CODATA Former President Celebration of the Fifth China-US Roundtable Meeting: Paul Uhlir, CODATA-US and Li Jianhui, CODATA-China.
Session C	14:30–15:30	*Chair: Robert Chen,* CODATA Secretary General** This panel session is focused on the CODATA Strategic Plan over the next five years: Input from CODATA Members and Audience CODATA Strategic Plan 2013-2018: Robert Chen National Member Representative (TBC) Union Member Representative: Alik Ismail-Zadeh, Secretary General, IUGG Co-opted Member Representative: Yasuhiro Murayama, International Program Office of ICSU World Data System
	15:30–16:00	Break
Celebration Ceremony	16:00–17:30	Celebration Ceremony *Welcome remarks: Chunli Bai,* President, Chinese Academy of Sciences** Co-Chairs: Shuichi Iwata, CODATA Former President Guo Huadong, CODATA President CODATA 45 years on: Guo Huadong, CODATA President Remarks by Y.T. Lee, President, International Council for Science, ICSU Remarks by CODATA Former Presidents: John Rumble Shuichi Iwata Krishan Lal Remarks by Sun Honglie, ICSU Former Vice-President Remarks by Representative International Organizations: Xu Guanhua, UN-GAID Zheng Guoguang, WMO Jayakumar Ramasamy, UNESCO Liao Xiaohan, GEO Remarks from CODATA Prize Winners: Paul Uhlir 2010 Liu Chuang 2008 John Rumble 2006 Partnership (Hand in Hand) Program: Launch of new initiatives CODATA - IRDR MOU Signing Ceremony International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE), Milan Konecný, Vice-President ISDE Digital LIN CHAO Geomuseum Launch: Ronald Abler, President IGU, Liu Yanhua, President of Geographical Society of China and Liu Chuang, Professor IGSNRR, CAS Group Photo
Banquet		Long Palace Hotel