[ok-scotland] Fwd: Repository Fringe 2010: 2/3 September

Wed Jun 23 11:53:40 UTC 2010

A follow up to my earlier email on Repository Fringe 2010...

The Get Involved page has been added here:
http://eris.lib.ed.ac.uk/repofringe/?page_id=128

Thanks,
Nicola.

Nicola Osborne wrote:
> Jonathan et al,
>
> As Stuart mentioned several of us are involved in organising the event 
> so I thought I'd flag up that I'll be supporting various social media 
> bits of amplification for repository fringe 2010. There will be a good 
> amount of twitter and blog activity reporting on the event as it 
> happens - keep an eye on the repository fringe website/blog 
> (http://www.repositoryfringe.org/). I will also forward relevant 
> links/info to this list as and when. ;)
>
> The website is in the form of a blog this year so you should be able 
> to post a comment to voice interest in participation there but I will 
> have a word with fellow organisers and see if we can make it a bit 
> more obvious where you propose short talks.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nicola.
>
>
> Jonathan Gray wrote:
>> Amazing! ;-)
>>
>> Stuart: might you be interested in doing a guest post on the OKF blog
>> about the main open data related projects/talks/discussions at the
>> event, and your own reflections on the day?
>>
>> (Also if anyone else at OK Scotland has anything they'd like to
>> suggest for the main OKF blog -- please don't hesitate to drop me a
>> note!)
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 10:48 AM, stuart macdonald
>> <stuart.macdonald at ed.ac.uk> wrote:
>>  
>>> Hi Jonathan - there will be a number of us from OK Scotland 
>>> assisting with
>>> the organisation of the event and thus attending the event. I'll 
>>> endeavour
>>> to report back. An event wiki will be available shortly which will 
>>> allow
>>> those interested in participating to sign up.
>>>
>>> cheers
>>> Stuart Macdonald
>>>
>>> On 23/06/2010 09:37, Jonathan Gray wrote:
>>>    
>>>> This looks great! ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Anyone from ok-scotland able to make it (and report back here)?
>>>>
>>>> Wish I could go...
>>>>
>>>> Jonathan
>>>>
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>
>>>> Repository Fringe 2010: 2/3 September
>>>>
>>>>              http://www.repositoryfringe.org/
>>>>
>>>>                        #rfringe10
>>>>
>>>> Registration is now open!
>>>>
>>>> Enjoying two successful years, Repository Fringe is back for the third
>>>> time... and this year we have moved to the end of the Edinburgh
>>>> Festival, and to the National eScience Centre.
>>>>
>>>> Always innovative, and always looking forward, this year we are 
>>>> looking
>>>> at the OPEN: Open Data; Open Access; Open Learning; Open Knowledge; 
>>>> Open
>>>> Content; etc...
>>>>
>>>> The programme for the event is, as ever, created by the participants,
>>>> however there will be a focus on group discussion rather than long 
>>>> talks.
>>>>
>>>> Pecha Kucha will make an appearance again, as will the round-table
>>>> discussions... and we will be hosting a Great Debate on the Thursday
>>>> Evening (with wine&  nibbles.)
>>>>
>>>> We are looking for submissions from managers, librarians, coders,
>>>> educators&  blue-sky thinkers; we are looking for Pecha Kucha talks&
>>>> round-table discussion ideas.... and one of them we'll take on for the
>>>> Great Debate.
>>>>
>>>> We are also delighted to be able to offer space on Wednesday the 1st
>>>> September for anyone who wishes to host a meeting or workshop at that
>>>> time.
>>>>
>>>> Ian Stuart.
>>>> 2010 Chair, Repository Fringe
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- 
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>>>> Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>       
>>> -- 
>>> Stuart Macdonald
>>> EDINA&  Data Library, University of Edinburgh
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>     
>>
>>
>>
>>   
>
>

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