@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 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
Proposed Presentations
Below are the proposed presentations for the meeting based on feedback from the community.
1) Update on 1.7 and beyond
2) Structured Networking/Innovative uses of DSpace - call for proposals from the community (see below)
3) @mire products and services
4) Batch Metadata Editing
5) Networking Lunch - chat with people of interest to you
Call for Proposals
We are seeking presentation proposals from members of the community with innovative DSpace projects at their institutions. Proposals should be sent to vhollister[at]duraspace.org by October 22, 2010.
Meeting Registration
The meeting is being sponsored by @mire and is free to anyone who wishes to participate. For planning purposes, please be sure to register by October 22, 2010. Send an email with your name and institution to vhollister[at]duraspace.org.
Location and Time
The meeting will be held at the same hotel as the SPARC Conference at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore Maryland. Specific room location is TBD. The meeting will be on Wednesday, November 10 from 8:30am until 1:00pm. Please see the SPARC Conference site for information on hotel accommodations and other logistical info: http://www.arl.org/sparc/meetings/dr10/.
Planning Committee
Rea Devakos - University of Toronto
Sarah Shreeves - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Valorie Hollister - DuraSpace
Bram Luyten - @mire
