From: "Diane Goldenberg-Hart" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:35:30 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [173.79.74.121] (HELO new-host-3.home) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.13) with ESMTPS id 21036738 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:21:23 -0500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-18-787644731 Subject: Call for Proposals and Registration Information for Open Repositories 2013 X-Original-Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 13:21:22 -0500 References: X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition X-Original-Message-Id: <370F2001-8CB6-438D-A1BD-38E6EBD559D3@cni.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1085) --Apple-Mail-18-787644731 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 CNI is pleased to serve as a cooperating organization for Open = Repositories again this year. ------------------- Open Repositories 2013: Registration Open and Call for Proposals =20 This year=92s Open Repositories Conference takes place in Charlottetown, = Prince Edward Island, Canada between Monday, July 8 and Friday, July 12. =20 Registration is now open at http://or2013.net/registration - register = early and reserve your accommodation as soon as you can!=20 =20 We invite you to contribute to the conference program. =20 This year=92s conference theme is Use, Reuse, Reproduce. One of the most = important roles of repositories is to enable greater use and reuse of = their contents=97 whether those contents are library collections, = scholarly articles, research data, or software=97and metadata. The = notion of use and reuse can be extended to repository infrastructure as = well. Many repositories are based on open source software that can be = freely reused and adapted to serve local needs; other efforts are also = emerging both in conjunction with and outside traditional repository = platforms to encourage discipline or community specific reuse and = sharing of software, services, and infrastructure. In addition there is = a growing interest and need to document and share the code and workflows = used to produce research results - particularly in computationally = intensive fields - in order to promote reproducible research. =20 Some specific areas of interest for OR2013 are: =20 =95 Effective re-use of content--particularly research data--enabled by = embedded repository tools and services =95 Effective re-use of software, services, and infrastructure to = support repository development =95 Facilitation of reproducible research through access to data, = workflows, and code =95 Services making use of repository metadata =95 Focused, disciplinary or community-based software, services, and = infrastructure for use and reuse of content =95 Integration of data, including linked data, and external services = with repositories to provide solutions to specific domains =95 Added-value services for repositories =95 Long-term preservation of repositories and their contents =95 Role and impact of repositories in the research ecosystem =20 The aim of the Open Repositories Conference is to bring those = responsible for the development, implementation and management of = digital repositories together with stakeholders, such as researchers, = librarians, publishers and others, to address theoretical, practical, = and strategic issues across the entire lifecycle of information, from = the creation and management of digital content, to enabling use, re-use, = and interconnection of information, and ensuring long-term preservation = and archiving. The current economic climate dictates that repositories = operate across administrative and disciplinary boundaries and to = interact with distributed computational services and social communities. =20 Submissions can take the form of proposals for presentations, panels, = posters, demonstrations, and workshops. We will consider any submission = that seems to us sufficiently original and repository-related to merit = attention at this event, but we=92ll give preference to submissions that = address our primary theme. In some cases, papers submitted to the = general conference may be referred to user groups if appropriate. =20 Key dates and contacts =20 - 22 February 2013: Deadline for submissions - 12 April 2013: Submitters notified of acceptance to general conference - 19 April 2013: Submitters notified of acceptance to user groups - 8-12 July 2013: OR2013 conference: - 8 July 2013: Pre-conference workshops - 9-11 July 2013: General Conference - 11-12 July 2013: DSpace, EPrints, and = Fedora user group meetings =20 Submission process =20 Conference Papers and Panels We welcome two- to four-page proposals for presentations or panels that = deal with organizational, theoretical, practical, or administrative = issues of digital repositories and repository services that are not = specific to a particular technical platform. Abstracts of accepted = papers will be made available through the conference=92s web site, and = later they and associated materials will be made available in a = repository intended for current and future OR content. In general, = sessions are an hour and a half long with three papers per session; = panels may take an entire session. Relevant papers unsuccessful in the = main track will automatically be considered for inclusion, as = appropriate, as a User Group presentation. =20 User Group Presentations One to two-page proposals for presentations or panels that focus on use = of one of the major repository platforms (EPrints, DSpace and Fedora) = are invited from developers, researchers, repository managers, = administrators and practitioners describing novel experiences or = developments in the construction and use of repositories involving = issues specific to these technical platforms. =20 24x7 Presentation Proposals We welcome one- to two-page proposals for 7 minute presentations = comprising no more than 24 slides. Similar to Pecha Kuchas or Lightning = Talks, these 24x7 presentations will be grouped into blocks based on = conference themes, with each block followed by a moderated discussion / = question and answer session involving the audience and whole block of = presenters. This forum will provide conference goers with a fast-paced = survey of like work across many institutions, and presenters the chance = to disseminate their work in more depth and context than a traditional = poster. =20 Posters and Demos We invite developers, researchers, repository managers, administrators = and practitioners to submit one-page proposals for posters and = demonstrations. Posters provide an opportunity to present work that = isn=92t appropriate for a paper; you=92ll have the chance to do a = 60-second pitch for your poster or demo during a plenary session at the = conference. =20 Workshops and Tutorials One- to two-page proposals for Workshops and Tutorials addressing = theoretical or practical issues around digital repositories are = welcomed. Workshops and tutorials will take place on the Monday before = the conference. Please address the following in your proposal: =20 =95 The subject of the event and what knowledge you intend to convey =95 Length of session (e.g., 1-hour, 2-hour? half a day? whole day?) =95 How many attendees you plan to accommodate =95 Technology and facility requirements =95 Any other supplies or support required =95 A brief statement on the learning outcomes from the session =95 Anything else you believe is pertinent to carrying out the session =20 Developer Challenge Each year a significant proportion of the delegates at Open Repositories = are software developers who work on repository software or related = services, and once again OR2013 will feature a Developer Challenge. An = announcement will be made in the future with more details on the = Challenge. Developers are also encouraged to make submissions to the = other tracks--including posters, demonstrations, and 24x7 = presentations--to present on recently completed work and = works-in-progress. =20 If you have any requests that fall outside of the call, such as = satellite meetings, please contact the local conference chair, Mark = Leggott, University of Prince Edward Island, at mleggott@upei.ca. =20 PLEASE submit your paper, poster, demo or workshop proposal through the = conference system. PDF format is preferred. Please include presentation = title, authors=92 names and affiliations in the submission. The = conference system will be linked from the conference web site = (http://or2013.net/) and will be available for submissions in = mid-December 2012. =20 Program Co-Chairs: Jon W. Dunn, Indiana University Bloomington, jwd@iu.edu Sarah L. Shreeves, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, = sshreeve@illinois.edu --=20 Carol Minton Morris DuraSpace Director of Marketing and Communications cmmorris@DuraSpace.org Skype: carolmintonmorris 607 592-3135 Twitter@DuraSpace Twitter@DuraCloud http://DuraSpace.org= --Apple-Mail-18-787644731 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252
CNI is pleased to serve as a cooperating organization for = Open Repositories again this year.
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Open Repositories 2013: Registration Open and = Call for Proposals
 
This year=92s Open = Repositories Conference takes place in Charlottetown, Prince Edward = Island, Canada between Monday, July 8 and Friday, July = 12.
 
http://or2013.net/registration - register = early and reserve your accommodation as= soon as you can! 
 
We invite you to contribute to the conference = program.
This year=92s conference theme is Use, Reuse, Reproduce. One of the most = important roles of repositories is to enable greater use and reuse of = their contents=97 whether those contents are library collections, = scholarly articles, research data, or software=97and metadata. The = notion of use and reuse can be extended to repository infrastructure as = well. Many repositories are based on open source software that can be = freely reused and adapted to serve local needs; other efforts are also = emerging both in conjunction with and outside traditional repository = platforms to encourage discipline or community specific reuse and = sharing of software, services, and infrastructure. In addition there is = a growing interest and need to document and share the code and workflows = used to produce research results - particularly in computationally = intensive fields - in order to promote reproducible = research.
 
Some specific areas of interest for OR2013 = are:
=95 Effective re-use of content--particularly research data--enabled by = embedded repository tools and services
=95 Effective re-use of software, services, and infrastructure to = support repository development
=95 Facilitation of reproducible research through access to data, = workflows, and code
=95 Services making use of repository = metadata
=95 = Focused, disciplinary or community-based software, services, and = infrastructure for use and reuse of content
=95 Integration of data, including = linked data, and external services with repositories to provide = solutions to specific domains
=95 Added-value services for = repositories
=95 Long-term preservation of repositories and their = contents
=95 Role = and impact of repositories in the research = ecosystem
 
The aim of the Open Repositories Conference is to bring those = responsible for the development, implementation and management of = digital repositories together with stakeholders, such as researchers, = librarians, publishers and others, to address theoretical, practical, = and strategic issues across the entire lifecycle of information, from = the creation and management of digital content, to enabling use, re-use, = and interconnection of information, and ensuring long-term preservation = and archiving. The current economic climate dictates that repositories = operate across administrative and disciplinary boundaries and to = interact with distributed computational services and social = communities.
 
Submissions can take the form of proposals for presentations, panels, = posters, demonstrations, and workshops. We will consider any submission = that seems to us sufficiently original and repository-related to merit = attention at this event, but we=92ll give preference to submissions that = address our primary theme. In some cases, papers submitted to the = general conference may be referred to user groups if = appropriate.
 
Key dates and contacts
 
- 22 February 2013: Deadline for submissions
- 12 April 2013: Submitters = notified of acceptance to general conference
- 19 April 2013: Submitters = notified of acceptance to user groups
- 8-12 July 2013: OR2013 conference:
            =             &n= bsp;       - 9-11 July 2013: General = Conference
=             &n= bsp;           &nbs= p;       - 11-12 July 2013: DSpace, = EPrints, and Fedora user group meetings
 
 
We welcome two- to four-page proposals for presentations or panels that = deal with organizational, theoretical, practical, or administrative = issues of digital repositories and repository services that are not = specific to a particular technical platform. Abstracts of accepted = papers will be made available through the conference=92s web site, and = later they and associated materials will be made available in a = repository intended for current and future OR content. In general, = sessions are an hour and a half long with three papers per session; = panels may take an entire session. Relevant papers unsuccessful in the = main track will automatically be considered for inclusion, as = appropriate, as a User Group presentation.
 
User Group Presentations
One to two-page proposals for = presentations or panels that focus on use of one of the major repository = platforms (EPrints, DSpace and Fedora) are invited from developers, = researchers, repository managers, administrators and practitioners = describing novel experiences or developments in the construction and use = of repositories involving issues specific to these technical = platforms.
 
24x7 Presentation Proposals
We welcome one- to two-page = proposals for 7 minute presentations comprising no more than 24 slides. = Similar to Pecha Kuchas or Lightning Talks, these 24x7 presentations = will be grouped into blocks based on conference themes, with each block = followed by a moderated discussion / question and answer session = involving the audience and whole block of presenters. This forum will = provide conference goers with a fast-paced survey of like work across = many institutions, and presenters the chance to disseminate their work = in more depth and context than a traditional = poster.
Posters and Demos
We invite developers, researchers, repository managers, = administrators and practitioners to submit one-page proposals for = posters and demonstrations. Posters provide an opportunity to present = work that isn=92t appropriate for a paper; you=92ll have the chance to = do a 60-second pitch for your poster or demo during a plenary session at = the conference.
 
Workshops and Tutorials
One- to two-page proposals for = Workshops and Tutorials addressing theoretical or practical issues = around digital repositories are welcomed. Workshops and tutorials will = take place on the Monday before the conference. Please address the = following in your proposal:
 
=95 The subject of the event and what knowledge you intend to = convey
=95 Length = of session (e.g., 1-hour, 2-hour? half a day? whole = day?)
=95 How = many attendees you plan to accommodate
=95 Technology and facility requirements
=95 Any other supplies or support = required
=95 A = brief statement on the learning outcomes from the = session
=95 Anything else you believe is pertinent to carrying out the = session
Developer Challenge

Each year a significant proportion of the delegates at Open Repositories = are software developers who work on repository software or related = services, and once again OR2013 will feature a Developer Challenge. An = announcement will be made in the future with more details on the = Challenge. Developers are also encouraged to make submissions to the = other tracks--including posters, demonstrations, and 24x7 = presentations--to present on recently completed work and = works-in-progress.
 
If you have any requests that fall outside of the call, such as = satellite meetings, please contact the local conference chair, Mark = Leggott, University of Prince Edward Island, at mleggott@upei.ca.
 
PLEASE submit your paper, poster, demo or workshop proposal through the = conference system. PDF format is preferred. Please include presentation = title, authors=92 names and affiliations in the submission. The = conference system will be linked from the conference web site (http://or2013.net/) and will be available for = submissions in mid-December 2012.
 
Program Co-Chairs:
Jon W. Dunn, Indiana University Bloomington, jwd@iu.edu
Sarah L. Shreeves, University of = Illinois Urbana-Champaign, sshreeve@illinois.edu

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