CODATA 2002 Frontiers of Scientific and Technical Data Montreal, Canada 29 September - 3 October http://www.codata.org/codata02/02program.html
CODATA the Committee on Data for Science and Technology is an interdisciplinary Scientific Committee of the International Council for Science ICSU 51 Bld de Montmorency 75016 Paris France Objectives: The improvement of the quality and accessibility of data as well as the methods by which data are acquired managed analysed and evaluated with a particular emphasis on developing countries The facilitation of international cooperation among those collecting organizing and using data The promotion of an increased awareness in the scientific and technical community of the importance of these activities The consideration of data access and intellectual property issues