[nics-forum] Fw: Invitation to Expedition Wkshp on February 21at NSF - N

[susan.turnbull@xxxxxxx]

Greetings!

You and your colleagues are invited
to the Tuesday, February 21 Collaborative Expedition Workshop #48 at the
National Science Foundation, Ballston, VA, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 1235,
from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.  The workshop is titled, "Networking
the Geospatial and DRM Communities: Piloting Profiles, Metadata Harmonization,
and Semantic Interoperability." Participants will explore opportunities
for information-sharing and stewardship around the recent FEA Data Reference
Model v2.0 and FEA GeoSpatial Profile v1.1.  Important questions include:
How effective is the combined DRM and Geospatial profile in providing a
 unified framework to build the capacity needed for information-sharing
in emergency response and disaster management?  Please RSVP to Renee.hughes@xxxxxxx
or  202-501-4083, if you plan to join us and indicate whether you
will be joining in person, or remotely, via teleconference (includes shared
slide display).

Workshop agenda and venue/logistics
(including NSF visitor center check-in, lap-top screening requirements,
and remote participation):
http://colab.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ExpeditionWorkshop/NetworkingtheGeospatialandDRMCommunitieswithPilots_2006_02_21

Best Regards,
Susan

Susan B. Turnbull
Co-Chair, Emerging Technology SC,
Architecture and Infrastructure Committee,
CIO Council and Co-Chair,
Social, Economic and Workforce Implications
of IT and 
IT Workforce Development, Subcommittee
on Networking and Information
Technology Research and Development
Senior Program Advisor
Office of Intergovernmental Solutions
Office of Citizen Services and Communications
US General Services Administration
p 202.501.6214
susan.turnbull@xxxxxxx
http://www.gsa.gov/collaborate
http://www.gsa.gov/intergov
http://www.nitrd.gov




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