Enabling Interaction and Quality:
Beyond the Hanseatic League
8th international Conference on Current Research Information Systems
May 11-13th, 2006 in Bergen, Norway
The Hanseatic League: a group of Hansa-Guild traders from the 12th to the 16th centuries based in Hanse cities - of which one was Bergen - centred on the Baltic Sea. The Hansa interoperated preferentially with each other although open also to other trading opportunities. They benefited in financial, technological and cultural terms from well-organised processes, ethics of business and knowing each other. They had their own social systems and even laws and justice. They exchanged information on innovative developments while trading already produced goods. The parallels with CRISs in a global environment are clear!
CRIS 2006 is aimed at promoting scientific discussion and information exchange on research information systems. CRIS 2006 continues the tradition of encouraging the sharing of experiences among developers, producers and users of research information systems. CRIS 2006 is further intended to foster discussion on novel approaches and ideas on international dialogue, pan-European cooperation, and the transfer and use of information related to CRIS.
Proceedings of CRIS 2006 are available. Please send an e-mail to:
Anne Asserson
Research Department
University of Bergen
Parkveien
5020 Bergen
Norway
+47 55 58 4580
Anne.Asserson@fa.uib.no
