[ok-edinburgh] Fwd: FW: JISC/CNI Conference: 1-2 July, Edinburgh

Jonathan Gray jonathan.gray at okfn.org
Tue Apr 20 13:17:03 UTC 2010


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From: "Sue EHMANN [7403]" <s.ehmann at jisc.ac.uk>
Date: Apr 20, 2010 10:26 AM
Subject: FW: JISC/CNI Conference: 1-2 July, Edinburgh
To: <JISC-ANNOUNCE at jiscmail.ac.uk>

 APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTING
*Managing Data in Difficult Times:** policies, strategies, technologies and
infrastructure to manage research and teaching data in a fast changing
technological and economic environment*
Following the success of previous conferences held in venues such as York
and Belfast, JISC and the *Coalition for Networked
Information*<http://www.cni.org/>(CNI) are proud to announce the 8th
International Meeting that will be held
at the Barcelo Carlton Hotel, Edinburgh on 1-2 July 2010.
The meeting will bring together experts from the United States, Europe and
the United Kingdom. Parallel sessions will explore and contrast major
developments that are happening on both sides of the Atlantic. It should be
of interest to all senior management in information systems in the education
community and those responsible for delivering digital services and
resources for learning, teaching and research.
The main conference will open at 09.30hrs on Thursday 1 July and will close
at 15.00hrs on Friday 2 July. Conference keynote speakers include:

   - *Dan Atkins*, Professor and Associate Vice President, University of
   Michigan and former Director, Office of Cyberinfrastructure, US National
   Science Foundation
   - *Sayeed Choudhury,* Associate Director for Library Digital Programs,
   John Hopkins University
   - *Heather Joseph*, Executive Director, SPARC
   - *Liz Lyon,* Director, UKOLN

Topics for sessions include:

   - Cloud Computing
   - Innovation in Learning and Teaching
   - Open Data Policies
   - Shared Services
   - Repositories
   - Digital Content and Institutional Planning
   - Resource Discovery
   - Digital Preservation
   - e-Science

The residential delegate fee includes attendance at all conference sessions,
refreshments and lunch on 1 and 2 July, a place at the conference reception
and evening activities on 1 July, overnight accommodation on 1 July and
breakfast for one person.
The residential delegate rate is £345 before 28 May and £395 after 28 May.
To register for the event, please go to: *
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/jisc-cni-2010/*<http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/jisc-cni-2010/>
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