SoR Users Conference

The SoR Users Conference included presentations and hands-on sessions related to the EPA System of Registries applications and the Data Standards program. Date: Thursday, March 20, 2003 Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Information Data Standards Branch Location: Alliance Center for Collaboration, Education, Science and Software National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Ballston Metro Center Office Tower 901 North Stuart Street, Suite 800 Arlington, Virginia Agenda 8:00 AM Registration 8:30 AM Welcome Address: Ecoinformatics: The Role of Data Standards and Metadata in the Big Picture - Kim Nelson, Assistant Administrator and Chief Information Officer 8:45 AM Logistics - Mike Pendleton 8:50 AM EPA's System of Registries: Tools for Supporting Environmental Information Integration and EPA's Metadata Strategy - Larry Fitzwater 9:20 AM Overview of EPA's System of Registries - John Harman Overview of EPA's System of Registries: Facility Registry System (FRS) - Pat Garvey Overview of EPA's System of Registries: Environmental Information Management System (EIMS) - Susan Eversole 10:20 AM Break 10:35 AM Data Standards Implementation: How to Score in the Data Standards Game - Mike Pendleton Standards Implementation - Jeff Kohn Data Standards Implementation: An NEI Perspective - Gene Durman System of Registries and EPA Office of Water - Michael Plastino 11:50 PM Lunch 1:00 PM Questions and Answers - Panel 1:15 PM Role of Registries and Data Standards within the Exchange Network - Pat Garvey, Molly O'Neill 2:45 PM Break 3:00 PM Hands On Session - Attendees will have an opportunity to explore the registries, bring questions, get answers to "how to" questions, and provide feedback 4:15 PM Questions and Answers - Panel 4:30 PM Adjourn

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