Archive for the ‘IWMW’ Category

IWMW 2011 Opens Call for Speakers and Workshop Facilitators

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

The call for speakers and workshop facilitators for the Institutional Web Management Workshop 2011 is now open. The Workshop will be held at the University of Reading from Tuesday 26 to Wednesday 27 July 2011. Further ideas and information are available from the IWMW Web site.

Institutional Web Management Workshop 2011

Monday, November 29th, 2010

Next year’s IWMW 2011 will be held at the University of Reading from Tuesday 26 – Wednesday 27 July 2011. An Ideascale site has been set up to collect ideas for the event.

Use of Social Geo-location Service at IWMW 2010 Highlighted by New Media Monthly

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

The New Media Monthly blog has featured a case studyexternal link on plans to make use of social geo-location sharing services at the forthcoming Institutional Web Management Workshop (IWMW 2010) which will be held at the University of Sheffield over 12-14 July. The blog also includes a longer feature articleexternal link which asks “Is location-based social networking the next big thing?“. In this article Brian Kelly of UKOLN describes how events can provide an ideal opportunity to evaluate the potential of emerging new technologies such as location-based services.

Bookings Now Open for IWMW 2010

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Bookings are now open for Institutional Web Management Workshop 2010 to be held from Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 July 2010 at the University of Sheffield. The cost is £350 for the 3-day event. The price includes two nights ensuite accommodation, all food and materials included. You will need to choose your parallel sessions from the workshop programme and the session abstracts when booking.

IWMW 2010: Call for Speakers and Workshop Facilitators

Monday, January 11th, 2010

The call for speakers and workshop facilitators for the Institutional Web Management Workshop 2010 is now open. The workshop will be held at the University of Sheffield from Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 July 2010. Further ideas and information are available from the IWMW 2010 Web site.

UKOLN Research Officer Wins Remote Worker Award 2009

Monday, September 14th, 2009

UKOLN staff were delighted to learn that their colleague Marieke Guy has won the Remote Worker 2009 award from the Remote Employment Web site in association with BT Business against serious competition for the prize.

Live Video Streaming at IWMW 2009

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

The main plenary talks at the Institutional Web Management Workshop (IWMW) 2009, taking place over 28-30 July at the University of Essex, will be live streamed. There will also be live blogging in the form of the iwmwlive Twitter account.

New IWMW 2009 Blog

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Take a look at the new blog for the IWMW 2009 community designed to operate before, during and after the Institutional Web Management Workshop. Posts will be from speakers and delegates alike and will include videos and interviews.

IWMW 2009 – The Invisible Repository

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Is the end-user interface for accessing the institutional repository a red herring? Should we be looking at making the IR vanish as far as the end user is concerned? Stephanie Taylor of UKOLN will be facilitating a breakout session to explore a different way of developing and integrating repositories.

IWMW 2009: Places Going Fast

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Registrations for the Institutional Web Management Workshop IWMW 2009 are coming in fast and if you are hoping to attend at the University of Essex over 28 – 30 July, you are advised to register soon as there is a limited number of spaces on the parallel sessions. Booking closes on 19 June 2009.

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