isis cybera summit 2009
DESCRIPTION
Bob Este, Business Development Officer, Institute for Space Imaging Science (ISIS) Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary Presented at the Cybera/CANARIE National Summit 2009, as part of the session "New Frontiers in Data Integration." This session showcased a selection of leading-edge initiatives that are breaking new ground and setting new precedents around the collection and integration of data.TRANSCRIPT
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