VIVO

We are excited to offer a number of opportunities for attendees to network and chat with colleagues at the VIVO Conference this year:

Poolside Welcome Reception

The 2012 VIVO Conference kicks off with a poolside Welcome Reception at the InterContinental in Miami, Florida. Join us for a casual networking event from 6:30 - 7:30 pm on Wednesday, August 22. Complimentary beer, wine and Coconut Mohito's will be served as we mingle poolside with the cool Miami breeze on our backs - a perfect setting for greeting fellow conference attendees and discussing the upcoming program schedule.

Poster Session & Networking Reception

In keeping with VIVO conference tradition, we invite you to join us for the 2012 VIVO Conference Poster Session and Networking Reception on Thursday, August 23 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm in Mezzanine East on the second level of the InterContinental Hotel. Enjoy refreshments and light hors d'oeuvres as we end the first full day of the conference with a fun, casual networking event.  Posters will remain on display throughout the second day of the conference.

...and don't miss the following scientific panels at the 2012 VIVO conference:

Thursday, August 23

• 9:30am - The Future of VIVO
• 10:30am - Open Research Network Gadgets (ORNG): The Value of Combining VIVO RDF and OpenSocial (Track:  Ontology)
• 3:00pm - CASRAI, euroCRIS, Lattes, and VIVO: Four Perspectives on Research Information Standards (Track:  Standard/Technical)

Friday, August 24

• 10:30am - VIVO and the data culture of universities (Track:  Collaboration, Culture, Science)
• 1:30pm - Building Better Teams: Innovative Approaches to the Design and Deployment of Researcher Recommendation Systems (Track:  Collaboration, Culture, Science)