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Open Infrastructures for Open Science

lisrw — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:05:43 +0000

The European Commission, in a co-ordinated effort with EU Member states, is investing in different domains of e-Infrastructures to connect researchers, scholars, educators and students through high-speed research networks, to provide access to co-operative computing platforms, to develop world-class supercomputing capacity and support the emergence of a robust platform for access to and preservation of scientific information.

In support of this initiative, a Horizon 2020 consultation event entitled Open Infrastructures for Open Science will take place in Rome over 11-12 April 2012. Its discussions will focus on e-Infrastructures and e-Science in the context of the emerging Digital European Research Area. Liz Lyon, Director of UKOLN, has been invited to take part in a panel entitled Opening science through e-infrastructures on 11 April 2012 at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.

Data Infrastructure Challenges, I2S2 Project Workshop, 5th May 2011, Leicester

Manjula Patel — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:40:25 +0000

The Infrastructure for Integration in Structural Sciences (I2S2) Project is pleased to announce a half-day workshop exploring research data management challenges in a range of contexts. This workshop, entitled Data Infrastructure Challenges: Working across Scale, Disciplinary and Institutional Boundaries, will take place on 5 May 2011 at the University of Leicester.

The half-day workshop will examine data integration and interoperability across different degrees of scale (from local laboratory to national data service to large-scale facility such as Diamond and ISIS), data flows between disciplines, and data exchange across and within institutional boundaries. There will be a particular focus on demonstrating the cost-benefits of effective data management and the relevance of different roles within organisations. A programme of expert speakers will share the experiences and outcomes from a range of pioneering JISC-funded projects, followed by panel discussion.

Full programme and registration details can be found on the I2S2 events page.

This workshop is to be co-located with the 6th Research Data Management Forum.

Open Educational Resources Hackday: Fully Booked

mjs30 — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:25:55 +0000

The Open Educational Resources (OER) Hackday, a two-day event organised by UKOLN and DevCSI over 31 March – 1 April 2011, which will look at hacking content, systems and services for open educational resources, is now fully booked. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list, advice is available on the event’s booking page.

UKOLN Social Web Workshops 2010-2011

lisrw — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:42:17 +0000

The last of the UKOLN Social Web workshops in the 2010-2011 series was held on 22 February 2011 at the School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester. A look back at the events has been posted on the UKOLN Cultural Heritage blog. Access to all materials relating to these events is still available and links are included in the blog post.

DevCSI+ Workshop: Picture This!

Stephanie Taylor — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:14:44 +0000

Picture This! is a one-day workshop taking place at Dev8D+ at 10a.m. on Tuesday 15 February 2011 in London and run jointly by the Metadata Forum and the Application Profiles Support Project. It will take place at University of London Union (ULU), Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HY. The workshop will bring together developers and non-technical practitioners to explore the issues around image-based metadata. Starting with a programme of lightning talks where participants can share experiences, explain problems and pitch ideas, the day will focus on providing participants with practical solutions to image metadata problems. The workshop offers a unique opportunity for participants from a technical and non-technical background to work together to find ways to improve the delivery of services dealing with images. The event requires no previous experience, just an interest in metadata and images, and a willingness to explore working together.

There will be a developer challenge focusing on how image metadata can best be used to deliver the services that real, front-line Web services such as repositories, online image stores, etc need to offer their users. Prizes will be awarded for the most innovative and successful solutions developed during Dev8D as part of this challenge.

Places are limited, so please book early! The booking form and programme are already available.

The Twitter hashtag for the event is: #dev8dpic

More information about Dev8D+ is available.

Free Social Web Workshop in Leicester for Cultural Heritage Sector

lisrw — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:38:44 +0000

Ann Chapman of UKOLN will be running a one-day workshop in Leicester on Tuesday 22 February 2011 entitled The Social Web: Opportunities in Difficult Times. Run in partnership with the School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, this workshop will consider how Social Web services can help libraries, museums and archives (especially small organisations with limited budgets and technical expertise) deliver services in new ways and reach new audiences. Attendance is free. Registration ends 13 February 2011. Further information and registration are obtainable from the UKOLN Web site.

Amplified Events, Seminars, Conferences, …: What? Why? How?

Brian Kelly — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:12:36 +0000

Brian Kelly and Marieke Guy will be facilitating a workshop session on “Amplified Events, Seminars, Conferences, …: What? Why? How?” which will be held at the JISC Conference at the BT Convention Centre in Liverpool on 15 March 2011.

The abstract for the session is given below:

All institutions are involved in providing events, ranging from international conferences through to smaller and more informal seminars and workshops. But in today’s economic environment the costs of participating in such events may lead to concerns over their sustainability. ‘Amplified events’ provide an approach which enhances the advantages provided by traditional face-to-face events by exploiting networked technologies to widen participation to remote participants and ‘time-shifting’ events.

This session will review a variety of approaches which have been taken at a number of national, international and regional events. The session will explore the reasons for such approaches, address possible concerns and outline various business models, policies and emerging technologies which can be used to maximise the benefits of amplified events.

The online booking form is available on the JISC Web site.

Free Research Data Management Workshops

lisrw — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:32:38 +0000

The UK Digital Curation Centre is running a series of inter-linked regional workshops as part of the DCC Roadshow at the beginning of March 2011. Running over the three days of the Roadshow, free workshops will provide advice and guidance tailored to a range of staff, including PVCs Research, University Librarians, Directors of IT/Computing Services, Repository Managers, Research Support Services and practising researchers on the topic of institutional research data management planning and training. Further details are available from the UKOLN Web Site.

Free Social Web Workshop for Cultural Heritage Sector

lisrw — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:08:11 +0000

Ann Chapman of UKOLN will be running a one-day workshop in Leicester on 22 February 2011 entitled The Social Web: Opportunities in Difficult Times. Run in partnership with the School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, this workshop will consider how Social Web services can help libraries, museums and archives (especially small organisations with limited budgets and technical expertise) deliver services in new ways and reach new audiences. Attendance is free. Registration ends 14 February 2011. Further information and registration are obtainable from the UKOLN Web site.

IWMW 2011: Call for Participation

Marieke Guy — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:16:30 +0000

The call for speakers and workshop facilitators for the Institutional Web Management Workshop 2011 (IWMW 2011) remains open until Friday 4 February 2011. 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.