The CRIS 2012 discusses recent trends in the development of Current Research Information Systems (CRIS) in the context of virtual research environments and the construction of powerful infrastructures for e-science.

CRIS 2012 is organised by Infoscience Praha and euroCRIS, and is the eleventh event in a series of biennial conferences dedicated to improve the availability of research information across Europe. The target audience includes managers of research performing or funding institutions, evaluators, librarians, ICT experts, as well as policy makers. euroCRIS is a professional association of CRIS experts and custodian of the Common European Research Information Format CERIF.