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> From: Carol Minton Morris <[email protected]>
> Date: February 3, 2011 8:50:06 AM EST
> To: [email protected],
> [email protected]
> Subject: [Dspace-general] NEWS RELEASE: DuraSpace Announces new CEO and Chief
> Strategy Officer
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> February 3, 2011
>
> Contact: Carol Minton Morris mailto:[email protected]
>
> DuraSpace Announces new CEO and Chief Strategy Officer
>
> Ithaca, NY DuraSpace, a not-for-profit organization providing open source
> software and services, announced today that Michele Kimpton will assume the
> role of Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2011. Kimpton is
> currently the Chief Business Officer of DuraSpace, and formerly the Executive
> Director of the DSpace Foundation.
>
>
> Kimpton will succeed current CEO, Sandy Payette, who will be entering a
> doctoral program at Cornell University to pursue a PhD and research focused
> on the intersection of technology, society, and policy. Payette will
> continue to work with DuraSpace as Strategic Advisor to the Executive Team
> through June 2011. Brad McLean will continue in his current role on the
> Executive Team as Chief Technology Officer.
>
>
> Payette says, “DuraSpace is in a very exciting position, with vibrant open
> source communities, new technologies, and strong leadership. We have
> planned ahead to ensure a seamless transition and to maintain our strategic
> focus on communities and new services. Michele is the perfect person to
> lead DuraSpace in next phase of our mission-focused work.“
>
>
> Also effective March 1, 2011, Jonathan Markow will assume the newly created
> position of Chief Strategy Officer for DuraSpace. Markow brings years of
> experience in open source software strategy and community leadership. Most
> recently, Markow was the Executive Director of JASIG, a not-for-profit
> organization devoted to sponsoring and supporting open source software for
> higher education.
>
>
> Kimpton was recently featured by the Library of Congress as a “Digital
> Preservation Pioneer” for her work in developing entrepreneurial,
> community-driven and culturally sensitive approaches to creating tools and
> strategies in support of digital archiving
> (http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/partners/pioneers/detail_kimpton.html).
> Kimpton’s ability to create nimble technologies and solutions that are “out
> of the gate” quickly were especially noted. Kimpton says, “Get a version out
> into the world as soon as possible and refine it as you go along.” Her strong
> background in technology development in Asia and Europe will bring innovative
> open source business practices and technologies to DuraSpace global
> communities.
>
> About DuraSpace
>
> DuraSpace (http://duraspace.org) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
> DuraSpace software and services are used worldwide as solutions for open
> access, institutional repositories, digital libraries, digital archives, data
> curation, virtual research environments, and more. DuraSpace provides
> leadership and innovation in the use of open source and cloud-based
> technologies to serve libraries, universities, research centers, cultural
> heritage institutions, and other knowledge stewards. The organization’s open
> source technology portfolio includes the DSpace open access repository
> application and the Fedora open repository platform. DuraSpace is also the
> home of DuraCloud, an emerging cloud-based service that leverages existing
> cloud infrastructure to enable durability and access to digital content. The
> DuraSpace team includes recognized leaders and experts in the management of
> digital information who work with an active and diverse international
> community committed to the durability of digital resources.
>
> The DuraSpace technology portfolio inherently addresses the issue of
> durability of digital content. Our values are expressed in our
> organizational byline, “open technologies for durable digital content.
>
> This information is online at:
> http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/duraspace/2010/09/09/now-available-duracloud-open-source-06/.
>
> --
>
> Carol Minton Morris
> DuraSpace
> Director of Marketing and Communications
> [email protected]
> Skype: carolmmorris
> 607 592-3135
> Twitter@DuraSpace
> Twitter@DuraCloud
> http://DuraSpace.org
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