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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 Steve Bayliss, Fedora 3.4 Release Manager
Ithaca, NY Fedora 3.4-RC1 is now available for download from the main Fedora Repository page at http://wiki.duraspace.org/x/AgAU.  Release 3.3 of Fedora will continue to be available from this page until the final version of Fedora 3.4 is released, which we are aiming to do in August.
Although a minor release, this version includes a number of exciting new features and bug fixes that make Fedora an ever more compelling repository platform.

Contact Michele Kimpton for more information: mkimpton@duraspace.org.
Ithaca, NY  Today, the DuraSpace not-for-profit organization announced its new Registered Service Provider Program to establish partnerships with companies that provide support services to institutions using the DSpace and Fedora digital repository software.

Bath, UK A free hands-on SWORD workshop is among several events that are scheduled to take place in conjunction with the Fifth International Open Repositories Conference (OR10) that will be held July 6-9, 2010 in Madrid, Spain.
Have you heard about SWORD (http://www.swordapp.org/) but are unsure of why or how you should use it?

Ithaca, NY At OR10, the Fifth Annual International Open Repositories Conference (July 6-9, 2010, Madrid), DuraSpace will recommend that the DSpace community begin to work more closely with the Fedora community to allow DSpace software to run “on top of” the Fedora platform. Essentially, this would mean that the DSpace application would have an option to install it with “Fedora Inside.”

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

Ithaca, NY BoF sessions will be held in conjunction with the Fifth International Open Repositories Conference in Madrid July 5-9, 2010. Slots are open for Tue. 6, Wed. 7, Thu. 8 and Fri. 9. Rooms and “comfy zones” with armchairs and coffee tables have been made available for BoF sessions in the same time slots as regular conference sessions and during lunches or down-times. There will be a special BoF evening session on Wednesday, after presentations end.

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:”

Ithaca, NY Registration for the Fifth International Conference on Open Repositories (OR10) to be held July 6-9, 2010 is now open. Standard registration which includes conference, registration, materials, lunches, refreshment breaks, poster reception and conference dinner is 315 euros ($398 USD). Options for one and two day registration packages are also available. Find more information here http://or2010.fecyt.es/.
Several meetings and events will be held in conjunction with OR10.

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: