Subject: First IEEE Metadata Conference - Advance Program Announcement

From: [email-masked] (Charles R Musick Jr)
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 96 13:48:30 PST

FIRST IEEE METADATA CONFERENCE                                April 16-18, 1996
NOAA Auditorium, NOAA Complex                        Silver Spring Metro Center
1301 East-West Highway                                  Silver Spring, Maryland

                                 Advance Program
                          FIRST IEEE METADATA CONFERENCE

                                  Sponsored by:

IEEE Computer Society Mass Storage Systems and Technology Technical Committee
                  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
                     Hughes Information Technology Corporation
                     National Center for Atmospheric Research
                            Community Management Staff

The objectives of this conference are to (1) provide a forum to address
metadata issues faced by the various communities including mass storage, data
management, image and multimedia processing, and distributed computing, as
well as managers of networked heterogeneous information servers, (2) bring the
different communities together for technical interchange of ideas on common
technologies related to metadata; (3) hear the various perspectives from the
users as well as from the producers of metadata; and (4) facilitate the
development and usage of metadata. We invite participants from academia,
government, and industry to share ideas and experiences.

The technical program for the conference consists of papers, poster
presentations and panels addressing the following topics:

                     Metadata Usage
                     Metadata Modeling
                     Data Mining for metadata extraction
                     Metadata Standards
                     Metadata for System Integration
                     Data Stewardship
                     Metadata issues related to the EOSDIS program
                     Ontologies
                     Common Metadata models for metadata

The technical program and registration information can be found at:
http://www.llnl.gov/liv_comp/metadata/events/ieee-md.4-96.html

Tuesday 16 April 1996
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  7:30 am -  7:30 pm     Registration

  8:30 am - 10:20 am     Plenary session:

  8:30 am -  8:40 am     Welcome: Robert Coyne, Joy Colucci, Chris Miller,
                                  Ron Musick, Bhavani Thuraisingham

  8:40 am -  9:10 am     Opening Remarks:  Diana Josephson
                         Deputy Under Secretary
                         National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  9:10 am - 10:20 am     Featured Address:  Francis Bretherton
                         University of Wisconsin, Madison

 10:20 am - 10:40 am     Break

 10:40 am - 12:00 pm     Paper Session - I:  Data Stewardship
                         Chair: Robert Coyne, IBM

     Distributed Metadata Management in the High Performance Storage System
     D. Fisher, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
     J. Sobolewski, Maui High Performance Computing Center
     T. Tyler, IBM Government Systems

     A Database Approach to Data Archive Management
     D. Hansen, D. Adams, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

     A Strawman Proposal for a Standard Tape Format
     B. Kobler, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
     J. Williams, The MITRE Corporation

     Building a Metadata Manager Within a Standardized Software Environment
     G. Block, American Educational Research Association
     R. Kulkarni, University of Maryland, College Park
     W. Kitto, Air Force Flight Test Center

 12:00 pm -  1:30 pm     Lunch

  1:30 pm -  2:10 pm     Poster Introductions

  2:10 pm -  3:10 pm     Panel: Is a Common Metadata Model Necessary
                                for a Federated Data System?
                         Chair:  Sara Graves, University of Alabama, Huntsville
                         Panelists:  To be Announced

  3:10 pm -  3:30 pm     Break

  3:30 pm -  5:10 pm     Paper session - II:  Standards
                         Chair:  Dan Schneider, Department of Justice

     Development of a Metadata Content Standard for Biological Resource Data
     A. Frondorf, National Biological Service

     A Standards-based Approach to Statistical Metadata Management
     D. Gillman, M. Appel, W. LaPlant, Bureau of the Census

     Application of Metadata Standards
     J. Newton, National Institute of Standards and Technology

     Digital Geospatial Metadata: A Brazilian Case of Federal Databases
     G. Ribeirio, Universidade Federal Fluminense
     J. Souza, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
     A. Freitas, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatmstica

     Metadata Myth: Misunderstanding the Implications of Federal
        Metadata Standards
     T. Foresman, D. Porter, H. Wiggins
     University of Maryland, Baltimore County

  5:10 pm -  7:30 pm     Reception and Poster Presentations

Wednesday 17 April 1996
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  8:00 am -  5:00 pm     Registration

  8:30 am - 10:10 pm     Paper session - III:  Metadata Usage
                         Chair:  Ron Musick, Lawrence Livermore National Lab

     Multiple Metadata Formats from the NOAA Environmental Services
        Data Directory
     G. Barton, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

     A Metadata Service for Meteorological Information
     P. Emanuelson, Softlab AB, Sweden

     Metadata Modeling for Quality of Service Management in Distributed
        Multimedia Systems
     B. Kerherve, A. Pons, G. Bochmann, A. Hafid
     Universite du Quebec a Montreal and Universite de Montreal, Canada

     Documenting Climatological Data Sets for the Global Climate Observing
        System (GCOS): A Conceptual Model
     C. Miller, T. Karl, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
     M. Maiden, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
     P. Koltermann, Bundesamt fur Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie

     Metadata Reference Model for Medical Documentation: A Hypermedia Proposal
     F. Consorti, P. Merialdo, G. Sindoni, University of Rome, Italy

 10:10 am - 10:30 am     Break

 10:30 am - 12:10 pm     Paper session - IV:  Metadata and System Integration
                         Chair: Mark Whitting, Pacific Northwest National Lab

     Dynamically Integrating Spatial Data and Metadata
     B. Bicking, R. East, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.

     Metadata Sharing for Balanced Performance
     P. Brown, R. Troy, University of California, Berkeley
     D. Fisher, S. Louis, J. McGraw, R. Musick, Lawrence Livermore National
     Laboratory

     A Metadata Architecture for Multi-system Interoperation
     P. Drew, J. Ying, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

     A Metadata Resource to Promote Data Integration
     L. Seligman, A. Rosenthal, The MITRE Corporation

     Metadata Independent Correlation of Information: Why? How?
     A. Sheth, V. Kashyap, University of Georgia

 12:10 pm -  1:30 pm     Lunch

  1:30 pm -  2:40 pm     Panel:  Role of Ontologies as Metadata Meta Models
                         Chair:  Anthony Sarris, Ontek Corporation
                         Panelists:  To be Announced

  2:40 pm -  3:00 pm     Break

  3:00 pm -  5:30 pm     Special Session on EOS
                         Chair:  Joy Colucci, Hughes Information Technology
                                              Systems

     Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)
        Context and Science Drivers
     T. Dopplick, Hughes Information Technology Systems

     Treatment of Metadata within the EOSDIS Core System Architecture
     R. Williamson, Hughes Research Laboratory

     EOSDIS Core System Metadata Design
     G. Bland, Earth Observation Sciences Limited

     Metadata Requirements for External Data Providers
     S. Khalsa, Applied Research Corporation

     Migration of Version 0 Metadata to ECS
     R. Suresh, Hughes STX
     T. Dopplick, Hughes Information Technology Systems

     Metadata Issues in ECS Science Data Processing Tools for Time
        Transformations and Geolocation
     P. Noerdlinger, Applied Research Corporation

     Future Directions for the ECS Metadata Model
     M. Daily, Hughes Information Technology Systems

Thursday 18 April 1996
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  8:00 am - 12:00 pm     Registration

  8:30 am - 10:10 pm     Paper session - V:  Metadata Extraction and Mining
                         Chair:  Leonard Seligman, The MITRE Corporation

     Metadata Mining in Legacy Data Sets
     C. Breiteneder, GMD
     M. Hitz, T. Mueck, University of Vienna

     Metadata: The Golden Nuggets of Mining Data
     S. Graves, T. Hinke, University of Alabama, Huntsville

     Metadata for Database Mining
     J. Cleary, S. Cunningham, G. Holmes, I. Witten
     University of Waikato, New Zealand

     Using Statistical Properties of Text to Create Metadata
     S. Crowder, C. Nicholas, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

     Smart Metadata for Large Image Databases
     B. Krasner, K. Perez-Lopez, M. Berlin, Hughes Aircraft

 10:10 am - 10:30 am     Break

 10:30 am - 12:10 pm     Paper session - VI:  Metadata Modeling
                         Chair: Chris Miller, National Oceanic and
                                              Atmospheric Administration

     The CERA Data Model
     I. Jessel, Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum Gmbh, Germany

     Data Archival and Retrieval Enhancement (DARE) Metadata Modeling and
        Representation
     J. Hyon, R. Borgen, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

     The Key to Enduring Access: Multi-organizational Collaboration on the
        Development of Metadata for use in Archiving Nuclear Weapons Data
     B. Lownsbury, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
     H. Newton, Los Alamos National Laboratory

     A General Framework for Constructing Conceptual Models of
        Metadata in Digital Libraries
     D. Clay, S. Geffner, J. Gottsegen, B. Gritton, T. Smith
     University of California, Santa Barbara

     Metadata to Support Data Quality Assessment and Improvement
     J. Rothenberg, RAND Corporation

 12:10 pm -  1:30 pm     Lunch

  1:30 pm -  3:10 pm     Paper session - VII:  Important Metadata Issues
                         Chair: Bhavani Thuraisingham, The MITRE Corporation

     Automatic and Dynamic Identification of Metadata in Multimedia
     R. Adams, J. Griffin, R. Yavatkar, University of Kentucky

     Using Metadata to Address Problems of Semantic Interoperability in Large
        Object Systems
     S. Heiler, GTE Laboratories
     R. Miller, Ohio State University
     V. Ventrone, Private Health Care Systems

     A Survey of Attribute Correspondence and Heterogeneity Metadata
     R. Holowczak, W. Li, Rutgers University

     Metadata Challenges in Federating Databases
     M. Templeton, Data Integration Inc.

     Metadata for Climate Data
     A. Viront-Lazar, P. Steurer, National Climate Data Center

  3:10 pm -  3:30 pm     Closing Remarks and discussion

LODGING
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The Conference Center is the NOAA Auditorium, NOAA Complex, 1301
East-West Highway in the Silver Spring Metro Center in Silver Spring,
Maryland.  Nearby hotels include:

    Silver Spring Hotels:              Bethesda Hotels:

1.  Quality Hotel                  1.  Hyatt Regency Bethesda
    8727 Colesville Road               One Bethesda Metro Center
    Silver Spring, MD                  Bethesda, MD
    (301) 589-5200                     (301) 657-1234

2.  Courtyard By Marriott          2.  Marriott Suites Bethesda
    12521 Prosperity Drive             6711 Democracy Blvd
    Silver Spring, MD                  Bethesda, MD
    (301) 680-8500                     (301) 897-5600

                                   3.  Ramada Hotel
                                       8400 Wisconsin Avenue
                                       Bethesda, MD
                                       (301) 654-1000

MEALS
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Beverages and snacks will be offered during the morning and afternoon
breaks.  During the conference, lunch is on your own.  Tuesday night
there is a catered reception held together with the poster session.

DIRECTIONS
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The auditorium is connected to NOAA Building 4 at 1305 East-West Highway,
which is four buildings east of the intersection of East-West Highway and
Colesville Road (Route 29). The NOAA complex is immediately south of the
Silver Spring Metro station.  There is limited, metered parking underneath
NOAA Building 3 (1315 East-West Highway). There is additional public parking
on Bonifant Street, north of the NOAA complex and adjacent to the Silver
Spring Metro station.

REGISTRATION
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Registration information can be found on-line at the conference web
site.  For questions concerning registration, please contact:

  Bernard T. O'Lear
  Registration Chair
  NCAR
  P.O. Box 3000
  Boulder, CO  80307
  Phone:  303-497-1268
  Fax: 303-497-1818
  [email-masked]

ON-LINE INFORMATION
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   email:  [email-masked]
   www:    http://www.llnl.gov/liv_comp/metadata/events/ieee-md.4-96.html

IEEE METADATA CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
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Conference Committee:

Robert Coyne, IBM                                              Conference Chair
Joy Colucci, Hughes Information Technology Systems        Conference Vice Chair
Chris Miller, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin.  Local Arrangements Chair
Bernard T. O'Lear, National Center for Atmospheric Research  Registration Chair
Erin Binder, National Media Lab
Merritt Jones, The MITRE Corporation
Ben Kobler, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Program Committee:

Bhavani Thuraisingham, The MITRE Corporation                      Program Chair
Ron Musick, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory           Program Vice Chair
Gerald Barton, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Brian Boyle, NOVON Research Group
Rosemary Dakos, Hughes Information Technology Systems
Sara Graves, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Tom Karl, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Robert Kluttz, US PTO Community Management Staff
George Jamerson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ken McDonald, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ted Myer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lola Olsen, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Louiqa Raschid, University of Maryland
Len Seligman, The MITRE Corporation
Steven Shantzis, Hughes
Amit Sheth, University of Georgia
Eric Simon, INRIA
Paul Singley, Oakridge National Laboratory
Rick Steinheiser, Central Intelligence Agency
Mark Whiting, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact:
  Bhavani Thuraisingham                 Ron Musick
  Program Chair                         Program Vice Chair
  K308, The MITRE Corporation           Lawrence Livermore National Lab
  Burlington Road                       P.O. Box 808, L-419
  Bedford, MA 01730                     Livermore, CA 94551
  [email-masked]                       [email-masked]
  Phone: 617-271-8873                   Phone: 510-424-5015
  Fax: 617-271-2352                     Fax: 510-422-8920

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    FIRST IEEE METADATA CONFERENCE                         April 16-18, 1996
    NOAA Auditorium, NOAA Complex                 Silver Spring Metro Center
    1301 East-West Highway                           Silver Spring, Maryland

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