2000 NSF Information and Data Management Program Workshop to be held March 5-7, 2000 in Chicago, Illinois

计算机和网络技术和存储方面的最新进展，以及来自互联网和卫星等来源的可用数据的大量增加，对数据和信息的使用和管理方式提出了新的挑战。研讨会的目标是将目前由美国国家科学基金会信息与数据管理项目（IDM）资助的项目负责人和合作项目负责人聚集在一起：(1)共同确定在迎接新挑战的过程中取得进展的根本问题，指明可能出现重大突破的领域，确定需要的合作，并确定应对挑战所需的研究计划和设施；(2)就IDM资助的主要研究活动的目标、贡献和挑战进行示范和互动；(3)为来自NSF和其他政府机构的项目官员以及行业代表提供机会，了解IDM资助项目的当前研究工作和成功情况，并让这些官员分享他们的项目亮点和关注点。讲习班将以硬拷贝和电子形式编写一份关于目前由工发组织资助的所有项目的报告。它将有助于制定未来的研究方向，并将建议有希望的研究方式，目的是促进创新和技术转让。会议记录将提供可按不同标准搜索的项目信息，并提供发现与它们对社会的应用之间的联系。

The recent advances in computer and network technologies and storage, and the vast increase in data availability from sources such as the Internet and satellites present a new challenge to the ways data and information are used and managed. The objective of the workshop is to bring together the PIs and Co-PIs currently funded by the Information and Data Management Program (IDM) of the National Science Foundation to: (1) cooperatively identify the problems that are fundamental in making progress toward this new challenge, specify areas where major breakthroughs appear possible, identify needed collaborations, and identify research initiatives and facilities needed to meet the challenge; (2) provide demonstrations and interact with each other on the objectives, contributions and challenges of major research activities funded by the IDM; and (3) provide an opportunity to program officers from NSF and other government agencies, and industry representatives to learn more about the current research efforts and successes of projects funded by IDM, and for such officers to share their program highlights and concerns. The workshop will generate a report on all projects currently funded by IDM in both hard copy and electronic form. It will help in formulating future directions of research and will suggest promising modalities of research with an aim to foster innovation and technology transfer. The proceedings will provide project information searchable by different criteria and provide connections between discoveries and their use to society.