Joint DPE/Planets/nestor training event

***Apologies for cross-posting***

The first joint DPE/Planets/nestor Training Event 
'Principles of Digital Preservation: a hands-on approach' 
Vilnius, Lithuania
1-5 October 2007
http://www.wepreserve.eu/events/dpe-planets-vilnius-2007


DigitalPreservationEurope (DPE), Preservation and Long-term
Access through
Networked Services (PLANETS), and nestor - Network of
Expertise in Long-Term
Storage of Digital Resources are delighted to announce that
they will be
delivering their first joint training event to introduce the
Principles of
Digital Preservation. 

This event will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania from 1-5
October 2007. This
event is being held in cooperation with the international
conference
"Communication of memory in archives, museums and
libraries: the interaction
of science, policy and practice" which will provide
participants with
further networking opportunities to meet with other
researchers,
international experts, and practitioners across disciplinary
and national
boundaries.

Benefits of Attendance: 
This training event will introduce participants to a number
of key digital
preservation principles and provide them with an opportunity
to apply this
knowledge through a number of hands-on exercises.
Participants will leave
with:

. an awareness and understanding of key digital preservation
issues and 
  challenges, 
. an appreciation of the range of roles and responsibilities
involved with 
  digital preservation activity,
. a developed understanding of the role and use of metadata,

. a familiarity with file formats currently considered
beneficial for 
  preservation 
. an insight into the concepts of trust and trustworthiness
in the context  
  of digital preservation, 
. an understanding of the 'utility analysis' methodology
within the 
  framework of preservation planning and opportunity to
build objective 
  trees for different types of digital objects within their
own institutions

Target Audience:
This event will be of value to practitioners and researchers
from the
archives, libraries and museums sector, as well as other
institutions such
as data archives, government departments and businesses with
an interest in
the topic. 

Format:
Internationally established lecturers will lead each
half-day session.
Lecturers will assist attendees in understanding the main
principles of
digital preservation and how to address them in practice
through a number of
practical exercises. Students will be provided with access
to online course
materials covering the topics that will be discussed before
and after the
training event.

Course Fees and Registration:
For DPE/Planets/CASPAR/nestor User Community members - 100
Euros 
All other participants - 250 Euros
To register, please go to
http://www.wepreserve.eu/events/dpe-planets-v
ilnius-2007/register/.

For information on travel and accommodation options, please
see
http://www.wepreserve.eu/events/dpe-planets-vilnius-20
07/. 

Best regards,

Joy Davidson
DCC Training Coordinator and ERPANET British Editor
Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute
(HATII)
George Service House, 11 University Gardens,
University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8QJ
Scotland
Tel: +44(0)141 330 8592
Fax: +44(0)141 330 3788
http://www.dcc.ac.uk
http://www.di
gitalpreservationeurope.eu
british.editorerpanet.org



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Joining Research and Practice: Social Computing
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Plenaries: Anthea Stratigos, Outsell (research and advisory
firm) 
Clifford Lynch, Coalition for Networked Information
http://www.asis
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