Feds to Announce Big Data Initiative: Webcast Thursday, March 29 at 2pm EST

The NSF is sponsoring a Big Data webcast on Thursday, March 29, 2012, from 2-3 pm ET.

Federal government science heads from OSTP, NSF, NIH, DOE, DOD, DARPA and USGS will outline how their agencies are engaged in Big Data research. Their remarks will be followed by a panel of thought leaders from academia and industry, moderated by Steve Lohr of the New York Times. The event will take place at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C.