[Asis-l] DELOS Information Day, 15 September 2004, Bath, Uk

[Francesca Borri]

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DELOS Information Day
University of Bath, UK
September 15, 2004 (in connection with ECDL 2004)
http://www.delos.info/eventlist/infoday_at_ECDL2004.html 

DELOS, a Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries, is an initiative
funded by the European Commission under the Sixth Framework Programme. 

The DELOS Network of Excellence is conducting a joint program of
activities aimed at integrating and coordinating the ongoing research
activities of the major European teams working in Digital Library -
related areas, with the goal of developing the next generation Digital
Library technologies. 

The main objective of DELOS is to:
.	define unifying and comprehensive theories and frameworks over
the life-cycle of Digital Library information; 
.	develop generic Digital Library technologies to be incorporated
into industrial-strength Digital Library Management Systems (DLMSs),
offering advanced functionality through reliable and extensible
services. 

The other important objectives of DELOS are:
.	to disseminate the knowledge of Digital Library technologies
into many diverse application domains; to this end a Virtual Digital
Library Competence Centre has been established, which provides specific
user communities with access to advanced Digital Library technologies,
services, testbeds, and the necessary expertise and knowledge to
facilitate their take-up; 
.	to network and structure the European Digital Library community;

.	to provide a forum where researchers, practitioners, and
representatives of interested applications and industries can exchange
ideas and experiences; 
.	to promote an exchange programme towards improving international
cooperation in Digital Library research areas. 

The DELOS activities have been structured into seven research clusters
and a dissemination cluster (named Work Packages, in line with the EU
terminology, and numbered from 1 to 8). Each cluster coordinator (or a
senior representative) will present the main research themes of the
cluster, and the results achieved so far. The event (actually a half
day) will start at 2pm on September 15, right after the closing of ECDL
2004, and will end at 6pm of the same day. 

The DELOS Information Day is a unique opportunity to get a comprehensive
overview of all the DELOS activities. Participation is free and does not
require prior registration. A form will be circulated during the event
to collect the names of the participants, their organizations and their
interest in participating in DELOS activities. 

 
AGENDA

14:00-14:10	Welcome and introduction
14:10-14:30	Future directions in Digital Library research: 
		Preliminary results of the Third DELOS Brainstorming
Workshop
14:30-14:50	Digital Library Architecture (WP1)
14:50-15:10	Information Access and Personalization (WP2)
15:10-15:30	Audio/Visual and Non-traditional Objects (WP3)

15:30-16:00	Break

16:00-16:20	User Interfaces and Visualization (WP4)
16:20-16:40	Knowledge Extraction and Semantic Interoperability (WP5)
16:40-17:00	Preservation (WP6)
17:00-17:20	Evaluation (WP7)
17:20-17:40	Dissemination and Technology Transfer (WP8)
17:40-18:00	Closing

Francesca 
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Francesca Borri
ISTI-CNR
Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione
via G. Moruzzi 1
56124 Pisa, Italy
Tel: +39 050 315 3470
Fax: +39 050 315 3464
Email: francesca.borri at isti.cnr.it
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