Sponsors

CIESIN - Center for International Earth Science Information Network

CIESIN, the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), is a unit of the Earth Institute at Columbia University located in Palisades, New York. CIESIN seeks to provide researchers, decision makers, managers, journalists and the general public with access to usable data and information about environmental and socioeconomic changes and environmental sustainability at global, regional and local scales. CIESIN utilizes its expertise in research and measurement, spatial visualization, electronic data management, and training to illuminate the reciprocal linkages between humans and the environment.

Circle Systems

Circle Systems is the developer of Stat/Transfer, the easiest way to move data between worksheets, databases and statistical packages. Stat/Transfer knows about statistical data -- it handles missing data, value and variable labels and all of the other details that are necessary to move as much information as is possible from one file format to another. Whether you are moving a simple table from Excel to SAS or moving megabytes of survey data between statistical packages, Stat/Transfer will save you time and money.

ICPSR - Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

Established in 1962, ICPSR is an active partner in social science research and instruction throughout the world. As the largest archive of digital social science data, ICPSR's unique combination of data resources, user support, training in quantitative methods, and membership benefits make it a vital resource for fostering inquiry and furthering the social sciences.

ISciences - Sustainability science and earth information products

ISciences conducts research to improve our customers' understanding of sustainable development, human security and the environment. We are also the creators of the TerraViva! family of data visualization software about Earth and its people. Our projects include: assessing vulnerability to flooding, identifying corporate indicators to promote socially responsible investment, and developing algorithms for understanding and using hyperspectral data. ISciences provides critical analysis influencing major policy decisions at some of the world's largest companies and at the highest reaches of government.

ProQuest Information and Learning

ProQuest Information and Learning is a world leader in collecting, organizing, and publishing information worldwide for researchers, faculty, and students in libraries and schools. Known widely for its strength in business and economics, general reference, humanities, social sciences, and STM content, the company develops premium databases comprising periodicals, newspapers, dissertations, out-of-print books, and other scholarly information from more than 8,500 publishers worldwide. Users access the information through the ProQuest® Web-based online information system, Chadwyck-Healey™ electronic and microform resources, UMI® microform and print reference products, Library®, SIRS® and Voyager Expanded Learning educational resources.

ESRI - GIS and Mapping Software

ESRI recognizes the importance of education for creating good citizens and sustaining our world. Our goal is to create a more spatially literate society and support the needs of an ever growing technological workforce by providing GIS software, teaching materials, and training options to educational insitutions at affordable prices. GIS training helps students develop computer literacy, analytical approaches to problem solving, and communication and presentation skills, preparing them for a wide variety of careers in government, industry, or academia.

CODATA - The Committee on Data for Science and Technology

CODATA, the Committee on Data for Science and Technology, is an interdisciplinary Scientific Committee of the International Council for Science (ICSU). CODATA works to improve the quality, reliability, management and accessibility of data of importance to all fields of science and technology.

OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OECD is the international organization of the industrialized, market-economy countries of Western Europe, North America, and Asia. At OECD, officials from Member countries meet to exchange information, compare experience, and coordinate policies in a wide range of policy areas. The OECD Secretariat supports the work of delegates from Member countries by gathering statistical information and processing it for comparability, preparing forecasts and analytical reports, and conducting policy reviews, much of which is published.

University of Michigan Library

As one of the top ten academic research libraries in North America, the University Library possesses extraordinary resources including collections that number more than six million volumes at 19 libraries across the University of Michigan campus. The University Library's mission is to support, enhance, and collaborate in the instructional, research, and service activities of the faculty, students, and staff, and contribute to the common good by collecting, organizing, preserving, communicating, and sharing the record of human knowledge.