Data curation

Contact Michele Kimpton (mkimpton@duraspace.org) for more information.

At Open Repositories 2010, DuraSpace has recommended that the DSpace and Fedora communities investigate strategies to allow DSpace software to run “on top of” the Fedora platform. The goal of the initiative would be to add an option to install the DSpace application with “Fedora Inside”.

Madrid, Spain Lead DuraCloud developers for DuraSpace Bill Branan and Andrew Woods will offer a demonstration at 5:15 to 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium at Palacio de Congresos during the Fifth International Conference on Open Repositories (OR10). The demonstration will follow a presentation by Michele Kimption, “Integrating Your Repository with Cloud Infrastructure–Benefits and Challenges Identified in the DuraCloud Pilot Program.”

From Art Pasquinelli, Oracle

Sandy Payette, CEO DuraSpace, speaking to IASSIST delegates on June 2, 2010 at Cornell University.

Madrid, Spain Are you traveling to Fifth International Open Repositories Conference in July 5-9,  Madrid? Previews of this exciting conference, including  a schedule for general sessions, information about the Developer Challenge and posters are now available online.
Keynote address
David De Roure, Professor of Computer Science in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton, will give the keynote address entitled, “Linked Data and Repositories:”

From Josh Lieberman, Chair, OGC Geosemantics Domain Working Group
Silver Spring, MD On Monday afternoon, June 14, a Geosemantics Summit will be held in Silver Spring, MD. This session will be associated with the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) Technical Committee meeting, but is open to OGC members and non-members alike.

Singapore SIGGRAPH Asia 2010 invites you to contribute to the future of digital media at the Third International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, 15–18 December 2010 at Coex Convention & Exhibition Center in Seoul.
http://www.siggraph.org/asia2010/
The deadline for Technical Papers is 11 May 2010, 23:59 GMT/UTC. Courses submissions are due by 18 May 2010, 23:59 GMT/UTC. For complete information on how to submit your achievements to the other SIGGRAPH Asia 2010 programs:

Ithaca, NY If the prospect of red sand beaches, golf and lobster boils sound appealing as a backdrop for a deep dive into learning more about Fedora-based open source repository solutions, two back-to-back offerings from the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, PE, Canada will be of interest. Mark Leggott, University Librarian and Islandora Lead has announced two upcoming events:
1. The Islandora Team is in the early stages of planning for the 1st Annual Islandora Camp, July 22-23, Charlottetown, PEI:

Ithaca, NY Steve Bayliss, Fedora 3.4 release manager, has announced that scheduling and planning for the next minor release of Fedora, version 3.4, is currently underway and reminds the community that their participation and feedback are vital to ensure that Fedora continues to meet the needs and objectives of its users. A beta version of Fedora 3.4 is scheduled for release in time for the Fifth International Open Repositories Conference that will be held 2010 in early July in Madrid.