meetings

From Imma Subirats Knowledge and Information Management Officer, OEKC - FAO of the United Nations

Rome, Italy A Special Track on Metadata & Semantics for Open Access Repositories, Research Information Systems and Infrastructures will be offered as part of the Sixth International Conference on Metadata and Semantic Research (MTSR'12) November 28-30, 2012 in Cádiz (Spain)
http://mtsr2012.uca.es/.

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From Marianne Smith, Director, Internet2

Washington, DC The Call for Participation for the Fall 2012 Internet2 Member Meeting is now open! This includes calls for Proposals, Working Meetings, and Sponsors.

From Art Pasquinelli, Director Digital Libraries, Repositories, and Preservation, Oracle

From Stuart Macdonald, on behalf of the OR12 organizing committee

Edinburgh, UK We are pleased to announce that delegate registration for Seventh International Conference on Open Repositories (OR2012) is now open via the conference electronic payment system [link: http://or2012.ed.ac.uk/registration/]. The early booking rate of £295 ($470) is available until May 21. The Conference will be held July 9-13, 2012 in Edinburgh.

Registration is now open for the Jasig Sakai Joint Conference, to be held June 10-15, 2012 in Atlanta. The theme this year is "Growing Community; Growing Possibilities: Open innovative technologies for learning, teaching, and research".

https://www.concentra-cms.com/c/2012-jasig-sakai

Here is your chance to participate in the coming together of two established open source communities in their inaugural joint conference. There will be something for everyone.

From Seamus Ross, General Chair and Andrew Drummond, Local Organizing Chair iPRES2012

Toronto, Canada The University of Toronto Faculty of Information will host the International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects (iPRES2012) in Toronto, Canada in October 2012. iPRES2012 will be the ninth in the series of annual international conferences that bring together researchers and practitioners from around the world to explore the latest trends, innovations, and practices in preserving our digital heritage.

From Tom Cramer, Chief Technology Strategist, Stanford University Libraries

Ithaca, NY The Hydra Partners held their quarterly meeting at Stanford March 28-30. Early votes tallied during the proceedings showed attendees favoring a meeting that focused on social cohesion followed by community and technical roadmapping along with partner updates.

Hydra Project wiki: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/hydra/The+Hydra+Project

Nairobi, Kenya The XXth Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL) will be held June 4-8, 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya. The theme "Information for Sustainable Development in a Digital Environment" highlights opportunities for information professionals in Africa to take advantage of the recent transformation from print to digital information.

From Bram Luyten, @mire, a DuraSpace Registered Service Provider

Last week's DSpace User Group Meeting took place at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kansas City (MO). 25 enthusiastic participants were welcomed by Valorie Hollister, the Duraspace Director of Community Programs.