Summary Bannering the theme, "Crowdsourcing: Improving the Quality of Scientific Data Through Social Networking", the Board on Research Data and Information (BRDI) held a public symposium last June 13, 2011. The symposium explored some of the key issues underlying crowdsourcing, provided several compelling examples, and offered an opportunity for the audience to discuss this topic with a number of experts and practitioners.

Description A presentation by Gregory Phelan, during the public symposium ("Crowdsourcing: Improving the Quality of Scientific Data Through Social Networking") in Washington, D.C. held last June 13, 2011.

Gregory David Phelan is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Chemistry Department at the State University of New York College at Cortland and is an Affiliate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Washington. Dr. Phelan has more than 30 patents issued worldwide or in the application process. In 2011 he received the State University of New York President’s Award for Funded Research and an Excellence in Scholarship, Research, and Outreach award.