The Open Repositories Webinar preview is scheduled for tomorrow at 12 noon EDT. During the 45 minute webinar highlights of the general conference as well as three user group sessions will be given. Sandy and I will also give a brief overview ( about 10 minutes) of the new DuraSpace organization.
There is still time to sign up, and it is free at: http://www.education-webevents.com/ A full description is below: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What to Expect at the 2009 Fourth Annual Conference on Open Repositories Conferenct (OR09) register at: http://www.education-webevents.com/ Live web event on May 13, 2009 at 9:00am PT; 12:00pm ET A broad range of OR09 topics span repository implementations for education, research, science, and cultural heritage. Tune in for a 60 minute preview of highlights from conference plenary presentations given by Dr. John B. Howard, OR09 Program Chair, Associate University Librarian, Arizona State University Libraries, who will discuss several themes represented in presentations and panels at this year’s conference, including: the role of repositories in emergent data management networks, repositories and the cloud, and strategies for innovation and sustainability in repository applications. DSpace Foundation Director Michele Kimpton will offer highlights from DSpace User Group presentations and Sandy Payette, Executive Director, Fedora Commons, will offer ideas for getting the most out of Fedora User Group sessions. _______________________________________________ Dspace-general mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/dspace-general
