Someday we will write a proper history of VIVO.  In the meantime, here are some milestones.

2019

VIVO 1.11 released.  Julia Trimmer re-elected as Leadership Group chair.  VIVO Conference in Podgorica, Montenegro.  Mike Conlon steps down as Project Director, assumes Emeritus Project Director role.  LYRASIS and Duraspace merge.  Fourth annual German VIVO workshop at TIB, Hannover.  VIVO begins It Takes a Village strategic planning process facilitated by LYRASIS.

2018

First Memorandum of Understanding with Duraspace. VIVO has net revenue for the first time.   Andrew Woods  named project technical lead.   Julia Trimmer chair of VIVO Leadership Group. First community sprint.  First community release, Ralph O'Flinnrelease manager.  Formed Committers group.  VIVO 1.10 released.  VIVO Conference at the JB Duke Hotel, Durham, NC.  Action planning teams formed – Structure and governance, Vision, Community Development, Product Evolution, Revenue.  First statement of product direction.  Training camps held at UCSD and Columbia.  Third annual German VIVO workshop held at TIB, Hannover.

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VIVO is implemented at the University of Florida Library.  Cornell adopts semantic web technology in refactoring VIVO.

2006

2005

2004

2003

Jon Corson-Rikert has the idea for data-driven profiles at Cornell.