Group terms of reference The ad-hoc Group on Data and Information, established by the International Council for Science (ICSU), deals with problems of intellectual property rights and free access to data. The group is to keep a watching brief on all matters relating to data and intellectual property rights and report to the BOARD of ICSU as necessary. The CODATA Commission on Data Access was established to examine problems, policies, and possible solutions to issues of international access and exchange of data for scientific research. The joint ad hoc Group on Data and Information develops positions on behalf of CODATA and ICSU and present those positions as necessary to outside organizations and individuals concerned with scientific data access. National and international groups, often non-scientific in nature, may develop policies and procedures that can impact on data access for scientific research. The Group emphasizes the science viewpoint to those groups. The Group tries to act promptly in the face of fast-breaking issues. Because normal practice varies amongst scientific disciplines, the Group may call upon experts not part of the Group to deal with specialized issues. The Group will: Develop ICSU/CODATA policies and positions on data access with special attention to scientific research needs. Follow developments and review existing constraints on data access for purposes of scientific research including governmental, commercial, and legal constraints. Act as a quick-response group to react to "data crises". Serve as a consultant group to ICSU on issues related to data access Group membership Sir Roger Elliott Department of Physics University of Oxford 1 Keble Road Oxford, OX1 3NP, United Kingdom Tel 44 1865 27 3998 Fax 44 1865 27 3947 Email r.elliott@physics.ox.ac.uk Dr. David R. Lide, Jr. 13901 Riding Loop Drive North Potomac, MD 20878, USA Tel +1 301 738 7147 Fax +1 301 738 7147 drlide@post.harvard.edu Dr. Anne Linn National Research Council HA-372, 2001 Wisconsin Avenue Washington, DC, USA Tel +1 202-334-2744 Fax +1 202-334-1377 alinn@nas.edu Prof. P. Bernt Hugenholtz Institute for Information Law University of Amsterdam Rokin 84 NL-1012 KX Amsterdam, The Netherlands Tel +31-20-5253925 Fax +31-20-5253033 http://www.ivir.nl hugenholtz@jur.uva.nl Dr. Peter Schindler Swiss Academy of Sciences Bärenplatz 2 3011 BERN, Switzerland Tel +41 31 312 3375 Fax +41 31 312 3291 Email pschindler@access.ch Dr. G. Thyagarajan COSTED-IBN Secretariat 24 Ghandi Mandap Road Guindy, Madras 600025, India Tel +91 44 490 1367 Fax +91 44 491 4543 Email costed@giasmd01.vsnl.net.in Dr. Ferris Webster (chair) College of Marine Studies University of Delaware Lewes, DE 19958, USA Tel +1 302 645 4266 Fax +1 302 645 4007 Email ferris@udel.edu Mrs. Karen Wilson Royal Botanic Gardens Mrs. Maquaries Road Sydney NSW 2000, Australia Tel +61 2 9231 8137 Fax +61 2 9251 7231 karen@rbgsyd.gov.au CODATA Executive Committee Liaison Dr. John Rumble, Jr. National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive,  Gaithersburg, ND 20899-2310, USA Tel +1 301 975 2203 Fax +1 302 926 0416 john.rumble@nist.gov Secretariat Tish Bahmani Fard (ICSU Secretariat) 51 Bd de Montmorency 75016 PARIS, France Tel +331 4525 0329 Fax +331 4288 9431 Email tish@icsu.org Kathleen Cass (CODATA Secretariat) 51, Bd de Montmorency 75016 Paris, France Tel +331 4525 0496 Fax +331 4288 1466 codata@dial.oleane.com

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22 February, 2002