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The Leadership Group held its annual election, and twelve new and returning representatives were elected to the group for a one year term.  Welcome to all new and returning representatives!

Fedora 6.0

A high-level roadmap and more detailed development plan for Fedora 6.0 are now available, along with draft architectural diagrams. The main features of this next major release will be support for transparent persistence via the Oxford Common File Layout and a built-in query endpoint, along with support for migrations from previous versions of Fedora (3, 4, and 5). The first two code sprints have been scheduled for September 16-27 and November 4-15, and several pilot projects have been scheduled. Please sign up for a code sprint to participate in this effort.

Islandora 8 Webinar

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Oxford Common File Layout

The latest OCFL editors meeting took place on August 6. Notes from the call are available online. Highlights include a brief inspection of the latest OCFL client library, review of release 1.0 action items and issues, and agenda-planning for the next face-to-face meeting of editors in October. The next community call will take place on August 14.

Conferences and events

In an attempt to simplify the task of keeping up with Fedora-related meetings and events, a Fedora calendar is available to the community as HTML  and iCal .

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iPRES is the premier and longest-running conference series on digital preservation. This year's conference will be held in Amsterdam on September 16-20. The program features a Fedora workshop and a presentation on Fedora 6, which will include support for the OCFL. Please register in advance to attend.

Islandoracon

Islandoracon will be held October 7-11 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The main conference will be hosted by Islandora Foundation Partner Simon Fraser University, at their downtown location in Harbour Centre. Please register in advance to attend.

Samvera Connect

This year's Samvera Connect will take place October 22-25 at Washington University in St. Louis. Please register in advance to attend.

Register Your Repository

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