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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on International Scientific Organizations, U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction, Myong-Hi Kim, Cathy Kessel, Ana Ferreras
On July 15-17, 2012 the United States National Commission on Mathematics Instruction and Seoul National University held a joint Korea-U.S. workshop on Mathematics Teaching and Curriculum. The workshop was organized to address questions and issues rel
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National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on Research Data and Information, Board on International Scientific Organizations, Committee on the Case of International Sharing of Scientific Data: A Focus on Developing Countries, Paul F. Uhlir, Kathie Bailey Mathae
The theme of this international symposium is the promotion of greater sharing of scientific data for the benefit of research and broader development, particularly in the developing world. This is an extraordinarily important topic. Indeed, I have dev
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National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on International Scientific Organizations, Steering Committee for Frontiers in Soil Science Research
There has been renewed interest in soil and soil science in recent years as the recognition that biogeochemical processes that occur at the Earth's surface influence global climate change, land degradation and remediation, the fate and transport of n
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National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on International Scientific Organizations, Development, Security, and Cooperation, Committee on International Outreach Activities on Biosecurity, Ben Rusek, Jo L. Husbands, Katherine Bowman
The 2nd International Forum on Biosecurity, held in Budapest, Hungary on March 30 - April 2, 2008, represents the efforts of a number of individuals and organizations, over the last five years, to engage the international community of life scientists
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National Research Council, Board on International Scientific Organizations, U.S. National Committee for CODATA, Julie M. Esanu, Paul F. Uhlir
Preservation of and open access to digital scientific resources are essential to global research, yet the challenges in storing and maintaining access to these collections are substantial. China faces major hurdles in this regard. A workshop held in
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Senegal National Committee for CODATA, National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on International Scientific Organizations, U.S. National Committee for CODATA, Paul F. Uhlir
Scientific databases relating to the environment, natural resources, and public health on the African continent are, for various reasons, difficult to create and manage effectively. Yet the creation of these and other types of databases—and their s
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National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on International Scientific Organizations, Office of International Scientific and Technical Information Programs, Steering Committee on the Role of Scientific and Technical Data and Information in the Public Domain
This symposium brought together leading experts and managers from the public and private sectors who are involved in the creation, dissemination, and use of scientific and technical data and information (STI) to: (1) describe and discuss the role and
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National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on International Scientific Organizations, U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education, Mathematical Sciences Education Board, Gail Burrill, Zalman P. Usiskin, Hyman Bass
The Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB) and the U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction (USNCMI) took advantage of a unique opportunity to bring educators together. In August 2000, following the Ninth International Congress on Ma
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on International Scientific Organizations, Planning Committee for America's Geoheritage II: Identifying, Developing, and Preserving America's Natural Legacy, Paula Whitacre, Ester Sztein
America is endowed with places that embody a rich geoheritage, from sites where indigenous people subsisted for millennia, to mines that furnished the raw materials that built U.S. industry, to mountain ranges and river gorges with unparalleled recre
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on International Scientific Organizations, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kara Laney, Robert Pool
As a living substrate, soil is critical to the function of Earth's geophysical and chemical properties. Soil also plays a major role in several human activities, including farming, forestry, and environmental remediation. Optimizing those activities