[LINK] Fwd: [padiforum-l] DigCCurr2007 - Proposal Deadline Extended to Jan. 10th

[Antony Barry]

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> From: tibbo at email.unc.edu
> Date: 27 December 2006 11:35:46 AM
> To: padiforum-l at nla.gov.au
> Subject: [padiforum-l] DigCCurr2007 - Proposal Deadline Extended to  
> Jan. 10th
> Reply-To: padiforum-l at nla.gov.au
>
> Apologies for cross postings.
>
> To accommodate busy holiday schedules and travel, we are moving the  
> paper submission deadline to January 10, 2007.
>
> *****************************************
> DigCCurr2007: An International Symposium on Digital Curation
>
> Focus: “What Digital Curators Do and What They Need to Know”
>
> April 18-20, 2007
> Chapel Hill, North Carolina
>
> *****************************************
> IMPORTANT DATES:
>
> 750 word abstract: January 10, 2007
> Notification of acceptance: February 1, 2007
> Full papers: March 15, 2007
> Symposium: April 18-20, 2007
>
> http://www.ils.unc.edu/digccurr2007/papers.html
>
> *****************************************
> REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
>
> Early Bird Register by January 15, 2007 $250.00 (US)
> Regular Register January 16 - March 1, 2007 $275.00 (US)
> Late Register March 2 - April 20, 2007 $300.00 (US)
>
> http://www.ils.unc.edu/digccurr2007/registration.html
>
> *****************************************
> INTRODUCTION:
>
> The School of Information and Library Science <http:// 
> sils.unc.edu>  (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel  
> Hill will host DigCCurr2007, an international symposium on Digital  
> Curation, April 19 – 20, 2007. This two-day event is part of the  
> “Preserving Access to Our Digital Future: Building an International  
> Digital Curation” project funded by the Institute of Museum of  
> Library Services (IMLS). The National Archives and Records  
> Administration (NARA) is a partner in this effort.
>
> DigCCurr2007 will focus on what digital curators do and what they  
> need to know to carry out this work and each speaker is asked to  
> address these issues in their presentation.
>
> *****************************************
> AUDIENCE:
>
> Anyone interested in digital preservation and curation, especially  
> those who are building staff capacity in these areas.
>
> *****************************************
> TOPICS OF INTEREST:
>
> While paper submissions on any aspect of digital curation are  
> welcome, we are particularly interested in the following areas and  
> topics:
>
> Designing Repositories – Where to Begin?
> Repository Architecture
> Ingest Services
> User Services
> Metadata
> Standards and Standard Development
> Policy Development
> Programs for Working with Content/Data Providers
> Intellectual Property Rights Issues
> Information Industry Perspectives
> Social Science Data Curation
> Science Data Curation
> Funding and Sustainability
>
> We request that each paper include discussion of the skills,  
> knowledge, and perspectives individuals working in these functional  
> areas and environments or addressing these issues will find valuable.
>
> *****************************************
> PAPER FORMAT & SUBMISSION:
>
> Abstract and full papers must be submitted electronically as PDF  
> files. Full papers should be 6-8 pages in length and use a double  
> column format such as the ACM layout. Detailed formatting and  
> submission instructions will be available in the author  
> instructions section of the conference Web site soon. At this time  
> electronic publication of the proceedings is planned but may be  
> followed with a print version.
>
> Please submit abstracts to John Schaefer at: jschaefe at email.unc.edu  
> by January 10, 2007.
>
> *****************************************
> CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
>
> Helen R. Tibbo, School of Information and Library Science, UNC- 
> Chapel Hill
> Christopher A. Lee, School of Information and Library Science, UNC- 
> Chapel Hill
> John Schaefer, School of Information and Library Science, UNC- 
> Chapel Hill
>
> *****************************************
> ADVISORY BOARD:
>
> Advisory Board members include:
> Stephen Chapman, Harvard University;
> Adrian Cunningham, National Archives of Australia;
> Robin Dale, RLG/OCLC;
> Wendy Duff, University of Toronto;
> Philip Eppard, SUNY-Albany;
> Anne Gilliland, UCLA;
> Maria Guercio, University of Urbino;
> Hans Hofman, Nationaal Archief (National Archives) of the  
> Netherlands and ERPANET;
> Anne Kenney, Cornell University Library;
> Steve Knight, National Library of New Zealand;
> Clifford Lynch, Coalition for Networked Information; Richard  
> Marciano, San Diego Super Computer Center;
> Seamus Ross, University of Glasgow;
> Don Sawyer, NASA;
> Kenneth Thibodeau, National Archives and Records Administration;
> Raymond van Diessen, IBM, The Netherlands;
> Elizabeth Yakel, University of Michigan.
>
> *****************************************
> CONFERENCE SOCIAL EVENTS:
>
> All-conference opening reception, 6:00 – 7:30 PM, Wednesday, April  
> 18th
> Working lunch, 12:15 – 1:45, Thursday, April 19th
> All-conference reception, 5:00 – 7:00 PM, Thursday, April 19th
> Working lunch, 12:15 – 1:45, Friday, April 20h
>
> *****************************************
> CONFERENCE LOCATION:
>
> The opening reception will be held in The Wilson Library on UNC’s  
> main campus.
> All sessions, lunches, and the Thursday evening reception will be  
> held at The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education,  
> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, located on Route 54 in  
> Chapel Hill, NC.
>
> FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
>
> Please see: http://ils.unc.edu/digccurr.
>
>
> Dr. Helen R. Tibbo, Professor
> School of Information and Library Science
> 201 Manning Hall
> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
> Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360
> tibbo at ils.unc.edu
> Tel: 919.962.8063
> Fax: 919.962.8071

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