CRIS 2000 - Using research information for society
25 May 2000 - 25 May 2000
Finland
The fifth conference on Current Research Information Systems (CRIS 2000) takes place in Helsinki from 25 to 27 May 2000. Organised by the European Commission under the Innovation and Participation of SMEs programme, along with the Finnish Ministry of Education and TEKES, the Finnish Technology Development Centre, the conference theme will be 'Knowledge at work - research information for society'.
Thanks to the communications possibilities opened up by the Internet and computer networks, research information is now being made available in innovative ways that are much more accessible and user-friendly than in the past. The emergence of the Web has meant that CRIS have evolved into dynamic interactive information resources, and are now an important means for technology transfer, collaboration between organisations, and public access to research information.
The CRIS 2000 conference will address the technological challenges, such as integrating databases and multimedia on the Web, to making information on current research available for the benefits of all sectors of society. The conference will comprise a mixture of plenary sessions, cybercafé demonstrations, poster sessions and roundtables on special interests.
The organisers are now calling for abstracts of papers for presentation in plenary, and for poster and cybercafé contributions. The main topics to be covered are:
- The CRIS product: creation and dissemination of current research information;
- CRIS usage: tailoring research information to user needs;
- The public interest in CRIS: research information in contemporary society;
- The future of CRIS: research information - the next decade.
Further information may be found on the CRIS 2000 website, at:
http://cordis.europa.eu/cris2000/(opens in new window)
Abstracts should be submitted, preferably by e-mail, to:
CRIS 2000 Secretariat
Helsinki University of Technology
Ms Marja Malmgren
HUT Library
PO Box 7000
FIN-02015 HUT
Fax +358-9-4514132
E-mail: CRIS2000@hut.fi
Thanks to the communications possibilities opened up by the Internet and computer networks, research information is now being made available in innovative ways that are much more accessible and user-friendly than in the past. The emergence of the Web has meant that CRIS have evolved into dynamic interactive information resources, and are now an important means for technology transfer, collaboration between organisations, and public access to research information.
The CRIS 2000 conference will address the technological challenges, such as integrating databases and multimedia on the Web, to making information on current research available for the benefits of all sectors of society. The conference will comprise a mixture of plenary sessions, cybercafé demonstrations, poster sessions and roundtables on special interests.
The organisers are now calling for abstracts of papers for presentation in plenary, and for poster and cybercafé contributions. The main topics to be covered are:
- The CRIS product: creation and dissemination of current research information;
- CRIS usage: tailoring research information to user needs;
- The public interest in CRIS: research information in contemporary society;
- The future of CRIS: research information - the next decade.
Further information may be found on the CRIS 2000 website, at:
http://cordis.europa.eu/cris2000/(opens in new window)
Abstracts should be submitted, preferably by e-mail, to:
CRIS 2000 Secretariat
Helsinki University of Technology
Ms Marja Malmgren
HUT Library
PO Box 7000
FIN-02015 HUT
Fax +358-9-4514132
E-mail: CRIS2000@hut.fi