@mire and the DSpace Global Outreach Committee with the support and coordination of DuraSpace, invite all DSpace enthusiasts to this half day DSpace user group meeting on Wednesday, November 10 from 8:30am to 1:00pm in Baltimore Maryland, immediately following the SPARC 2010 Digital Repositories Meeting. The meeting will feature sessions on the upcoming DSpace 1.7 release, both addressed to repository managers and developers. In addition, @mire representatives will introduce @mire's unique offering of services and add-on modules, supporting institutions running their own in-house repository. Many thanks to @mire, a Registered DSpace Service Provider, for sponsoring this meeting.
Proposed Presentations
Below are the proposed presentations for the meeting based on feedback from the community.
1) Update on 1.7 and beyond
2) Innovative uses of DSpace - call for proposals from the community
3) Electronic poster sessions of community projects - all attendees encouraged to bring an electronic poster about their project/s for a brief presentation and networking opportunity
4) @mire products and services
Proposed Schedule
8.30-9.15: slot 1
9.15-10: slot 2
10-10.15: BREAK
10.15-11: slot 3
11.15-12: slot 4
12-1: Networking Lunch
Planning Committee
Rea Devakos - University of Toronto
Sarah Shreeves - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Valorie Hollister - DuraSpace
Bram Luyten - @mire
