"Enabling Open Access to Scientific Data and Information within
the Modern Knowledge Economy; the Case for a Scientific Commons”

Royal Irish Academy
Dublin, Ireland ~ 12 April 2006

A panel discussion organised by CODATA, the Committee on Data for Science and Technology, under the aegis of the Royal Irish Academy

Robert Chen
Secretary General, CODATA

Robert Clark
Professor of Law, University College Dublin

Michael Hopkins
Chair of Physical Sciences, Royal Irish Academy and President and
Chief Executive, Scientific Systems Ltd

Shuichi Iwata
President CODATA

Mark Keane
Science Foundation Ireland

Imelda Lambkin
Forfás, Ireland

Karlin Lillington
Technology Editor, Irish Times

Dr David G Lloyd
Associate Dean of Research, Trinity College Dublin

Paul Uhlir
National Academies, US

Darius Whelan
Creative Commons, Ireland, University College Cork