[open-science] Fwd: International Digital Curation Conference, Dec 2-4, London

Thu Apr 9 09:29:14 UTC 2009

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Jonathan

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I wanted to share this initial announcement and call for papers for
the 5th International Digital Curation Conference, which is scheduled
for London December 2-4, 2009. Once again, CNI is delighted to be a
co-sponsor of this very important event, and I'll be serving
personally as a co-chair this year.

Clifford Lynch
Director, CNI
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CALL FOR PAPERS

The Digital Curation Centre in partnership with the Coalition for
Networked Information (CNI) is pleased to announce:
5th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC)
Moving to Multi-Scale Science: Managing Complexity and Diversity.
2 - 4 December 2009 at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London, UK.

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Now entering its fifth year of operation the IDCC is an established
annual event with a unique place in the digital curation community,
reaching out to individuals, organisations and institutions across all
disciplines and domains involved in curating data for e-science and
e-research.

Presenting a paper at the conference offers you the chance to:
- Share good practice, skills and knowledge transfer
- Influence and inform future digital curation policy & practice
- Test out curation resources and toolkits
- Explore collaborative possibilities and partnerships
- Engage educators and trainers with regard to developing digital
curation skills for the future

All papers accepted for the conference will be published in the
International Journal of Digital Curation
(http://www.ijdc.net/index.php/ijdc)

The IDCC invites submission of full papers, posters, workshops and
demonstrations. Full details of the Call for Papers can be found at:
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/dcc-2009/call-for-papers/

Sent on behalf of the IDCC09 Programme Committee:
co-chaired by Chris Rusbridge, Director of the Digital Curation
Centre, Liz Lyon, Director of UKOLN and Clifford Lynch, Executive
Director of the Coalition for Networked Information.

-- 
Jonathan Gray

Community Coordinator
The Open Knowledge Foundation
http://www.okfn.org