[euopendata] Open Repositories 2014 -- Call for Proposals

Tue Nov 12 14:35:28 UTC 2013

No, I only know about OKF Finland so far. I would like to encourage
the OKFN community to participate in OR2014 as much as possible. They
are many possibilities to do so (as detailed below), I am available
for any further clarification if needed

All the best,
Imma

On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Antti Jogi Poikola
<antti.poikola at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the notice,
>
> topic seems interesting and OKF Finland is most probably somehow supporting
> the conference here locally. Do you know if other OKFN people might be
> participating - CKAN developers for example?
>
> -Jogi
>
>
> On 12 November 2013 10:48, Imma Subirats <imma.subirats at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The Ninth International Conference on Open Repositories, OR2014, will be
>> held 9-13 June 2014 in Helsinki, Finland. The organizers are pleased to
>> invite you to contribute to the program. This year's conference theme is:
>>
>>             Towards Repository Ecosystems
>>
>> Repository systems are but one part of the ecosystem in 21st century
>> research, and it is increasingly clear that no single repository will serve
>> as the sole resource for its community. How can repositories best be
>> positioned to offer complementary services in a network that includes
>> research data management systems, institutional and discipline repositories,
>> publishers, and the open Web? When should service providers build to fill
>> identified niches, and where should they connect with related services?  How
>> might these networks offer services to support organizations that lack the
>> resources to build their own, or researchers seeking to optimize their
>> domain workflows?
>>
>> Examining how repositories best integrate into the holistic research flow;
>> exploring ties between domain-specific repositories and institutional
>> repositories; and understanding durable content strategies outside of
>> traditional repository environments are the central themes of the Open
>> Repositories 2014 conference. We welcome proposals on these themes, but also
>> on the theoretical, practical, organizational or administrative topics
>> related to digital repositories. We're particularly interested in hearing
>> about:
>>
>> * Unconventional approaches to repository-like services
>> * Interconnection between publishers and repositories
>> * Researcher-centered design for scholarly workflows
>> * Adaptations to support curation lifecycle management, e.g., for research
>> data
>> * Real-world scalability and performance stories: working at web-scale,
>> with big data for global usage
>> * Requirements for holding restricted or classified data in repositories
>> * Infrastructure to accommodate national and international mandates for
>> data management and open access
>> * Positioning repositories closer to (local, consortial, or cloud-based)
>> cyberinfrastructure for data processing
>> * Leveraging connections to external services including:
>>             * Remote identifier services (e.g., DOI, ORCID)
>>             * (Re-)using repository data/metadata in new and unexpected
>> ways, including integrated discovery
>>             * Scholarly social media services, such as for annotation,
>> review, comment, reputation, citation, and altmetrics
>>             * CRIS and research management systems
>>             * Digital preservation tools, services & infrastructure
>> * Community and sustainability in an open world
>>
>>
>> KEY DATES
>>
>>             • 3 February 2014: Deadline for submissions
>>             • 4 April 2014: Submitters notified of acceptance to general
>> conference
>>             • 17 April 2014: Submitters notified of acceptance to interest
>> groups
>>             • 9-13 June 2014: OR2014 conference
>>
>>
>> SUBMISSION PROCESS
>>
>> Conference Papers and Panels
>> We welcome proposals that are at least two pages and no more than four
>> pages in length for presentations or panels that deal with digital
>> repositories and repository services. Abstracts of accepted papers will be
>> made available through the conference’s web site, and later they and
>> associated materials will be made available in a repository intended for
>> current and future OR content. In general, sessions are an hour and a half
>> long with three papers per session; panels may take an entire session.
>> Relevant papers unsuccessful in the main track will automatically be
>> considered for inclusion, as appropriate, as an Interest Group presentation.
>>
>> Interest Group Presentations
>> One to two-page proposals for presentations or panels that focus on use of
>> one of the major repository platforms (DSpace, ePrints, and Fedora) are
>> invited from developers, researchers, repository managers, administrators
>> and practitioners describing novel experiences or developments in the
>> construction and use of repositories involving issues specific to these
>> technical platforms.
>>
>> 24x7 Presentation Proposals
>> We welcome one- to two-page proposals for 7 minute presentations
>> comprising no more than 24 slides. Similar to Pecha Kuchas or Lightning
>> Talks, these 24x7 presentations will be grouped into blocks based on
>> conference themes, with each block followed by a moderated discussion /
>> question and answer session involving the audience and whole block of
>> presenters. This format will provide conference goers with a fast-paced
>> survey of like work across many institutions, and presenters the chance to
>> disseminate their work in more depth and context than a traditional poster.
>>
>> "Repository Rants" 24x7 Block.
>> One block of 24x7's at OR14 will revolve around "repository rants": brief
>> exposés that challenge the conventional wisdom or practice, and highlight
>> what the repository community is  doing that is misguided, or perhaps just
>> missing altogether. The top proposals will be incorporated into a track
>> meant to provoke unconventional approaches to repository services.
>>
>> Posters, Demos and Developer  "How-To's"
>> We invite developers, researchers, repository managers, administrators and
>> practitioners to submit one-page proposals for posters, demonstrations,
>> technical how-tos and technology briefings. Posters provide an opportunity
>> to present work that isn’t appropriate for a paper; you’ll have the chance
>> to do a 60-second pitch for your poster or demo during a plenary session at
>> the conference. Developer "How-To's" will provide a forum for running a
>> mini-tutorial or demonstration in the developer lounge, if there are enough
>> interested parties.
>>
>> Developer Challenge
>> Each year a significant proportion of the delegates at Open Repositories
>> are software developers who work on repository software or related services,
>> and once again OR2014 will feature a Developer Challenge. An announcement
>> will be made in the future with more details on the Challenge. Developers
>> are also encouraged to make submissions to the other tracks--including
>> posters, demonstrations, and 24x7 presentations--to present on recently
>> completed work and works-in-progress.
>>
>> Workshops and Tutorials
>> One- to two-page proposals for Workshops and Tutorials addressing
>> theoretical or practical issues around digital repositories are welcomed.
>> Please address the following in your proposal:
>>
>>             • The subject of the event and what knowledge you intend to
>> convey
>>             • Length of session (e.g., 1-hour, 2-hour? half a day? whole
>> day?)
>>             • How many attendees you plan to accommodate
>>             • Technology and facility requirements
>>             • Any other supplies or support required
>>             • A brief statement on the learning outcomes from the session
>>             • Anything else you believe is pertinent to carrying out the
>> session
>>
>> Submit your paper, poster, demo or workshop proposal through the
>> conference system. PDF format is preferred. Please include presentation
>> title, authors’ names and affiliations in the submission. The conference
>> system will be open for submissions by 16 December 2013, and is linked from
>> the conference web site: http://or2014.helsinki.fi/
>>
>> Program Co-Chairs
>> Tom Cramer, Stanford University
>> Mike Giarlo, Pennsylvania State University
>> Simeon Warner, Cornell University
>>   contact: or-program-chair at googlegroups.com
>>
>> Local Hosts
>> Helsinki University Library
>> National Library of Finland
>>   contact: or-2014 at helsinki.fi
>>
>> Social Media
>> #or2014
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