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The conference will comprise of Open User Group meetings for DSpace, Fedora, and Eprints followed by general conference sessions that cover cross-cutting and overarching issues. Themes include:
* Strategic context (social and technical) for repositories
* Value-added services to enhance particular repositories
* Achieving interoperability for repositories
* Repositories and IT infrastructure
* Open source software
* Digital preservation
* Use cases for repositories
* Modeling for digital objects and repositories
* Management and policy issues
* Metrics
See Call for Presentations for more details.
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A conference run by the Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bangalore. Themes include:
* Semantic Web and Information Retrieval
* Knowledge Organization and Ontologies
* Architecture for Semantic Web
* Technology and Semantic Web Modeling tools
* Intelligent Agents in Semantic Retrieval
* Semantic Portals and Semantic Web Services
* Vocabulary and taxonomy development
* Semantic Web technologies and Digital Libraries
* Digital Libraries Development
* Tools and Techniques for managing digital repositories
* Digital Resource Management strategies
* Content Development: Policies
* Content development: tools and techniques
* Technology issues in Digital Services
* Design of Digital Information Services
* Digital Resource Organization
* Retrieval issues in digital environment
* Standards and specifications for digital objects
* Metadata standards, Interoperability and Crosswalks
* Varied media and format resources
* Multilingual Digital Libraries
* Patron interaction and facilitation tools
* Digital Library applications and case studies
* Digital Library and Semantic Web Projects and Case Studies
Call for papers is now open.
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*WEBIST: 3rd International Conference on Web Information Systems, 3 - 6 March, 2007, Barcelona, Spain
The purpose of the 3rd International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies (WEBIST) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the technological advances and business applications of web-based information systems. The conference has four main themes, covering different aspects of Web Information Systems: Internet Technology, Web Interfaces and Applications, Society, e-Communities, e-Business and e-Learning.
Call for papers is open until October 2006.
The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) conference (EuroIMSA 2007) will be an opportunity for international research scientists, engineers, and practitioners to present their latest research, ideas, developments, and applications in these fields. EuroIMSA 2007 will include keynote addresses, contributed papers, and tutorials on a wide range of topics. The keynote speaker is Dr. Fabio Panzieri – University of Bologna, Italy, who will dicuss the Scalability of Internet-based Application Systems. Call for papers is open until 15 October 2006.
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The purpose of ACST 2007 is to bring together international researchers and practitioners working at the cutting edge of several sub-areas of computer science and engineering, as well as related areas such as scientific computing, computational biology and medicine, and bioinformatics, in order to promote the growth of interdisciplinary computer science and technology research. In addition to fostering research collaboration, this conference aims to enhance technology transfer to industry. Keynote Speaker Dr Nageswara Rao – Oakridge National Labs, USA who will discuss 'UltraScience Net: Network Research Testbed for Large-Scale Science Applications'. Call for papers is open until 1 Novmber 2007.
*Web 2.0 Expo April 15-18, 2007, Moscone West, San Francisco, California O’Reilly Media and CMP Technology have launched Web 2.0 Expo, a combined conference and tradeshow for the technology and business community as a companion event to the existing Web 2.0 Conference, focusing on education. Web 2.0 Expo is the first event specifically designed to help teach Web 2.0 techniques and best practices to people in the trenches directly involved in the design, development, engineering, marketing, and business of second-generation internet technology. Web 2.0 Expo will feature the most innovative and experienced people, products, and companies, with in-depth profiles of the business models, development frameworks, web operations infrastructure, design strategies, and internet marketing that are changing the world as we know it. Call for proposals is open until 30 October and video entries are welcome.
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*16th International World Wide Web Conference, 8-12 May 2007, Banff, Alberta, Canada
The World Wide Web Conference is a global event that brings together the key innovators, decision-makers, technologists, businesses, and standards bodies shaping the Web. Organized by the IW3C2 since 1994, the WWW conference is an annual gathering place of the international community to discuss and debate the future evolution of the Web. The keynote speaker will be Dick Hardt, creator of Sxip Identity, and Bill Buxton, who will discuss social networking and the Web. Call for papers is open until 20 November 2006.
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