[Asis-l] FP6 Digital Preservation Projects Meeting, Glasgow

[Joy Davidson]

***Apologies for cross-posting***

European Commission Information Science and Technologies Framework Programe
6
Digital Preservation Projects Meeting
Hilton Glasgow Hotel, Glasgow
November 23rd, 2006
http://www.digitalpreservationeurope.eu/events/fp6-2006/

DigitalPreservationEurope (DPE), PLANETS, and CASPAR are pleased to announce
that they will be delivering a joint one-day workshop to introduce the aims
of their specific digital preservation projects and to discuss their overall
relevance within the context of the European Commission Information Science
and Technologies Framework Programme 6. This event is being held in
conjunction with the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) and will be held at the
Hilton Glasgow Hotel on November 23rd, 2006 immediately following the 2nd
Annual DCC Conference [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/dcc-2006/].

Benefits of Attendance
This workshop will introduce participants to a range of newly-funded EC
research including CASPAR, PLANETS, and DigitalPreservationEurope (DPE).
Each project will present an overview of their aims and objectives as well
as providing more detailed information on the specific tools and resources
that each project will produce. Collaboration is a key objective for each of
these projects and this meeting will provide a forum for networking and
bridge-building between these and other international initiatives. In
addition to providing detailed FP6 Project information, this meeting will
host two round-table discussions to debate key curation and preservation
themes.

Programme
The programme for this event can be viewed at
http://www.digitalpreservationeurope.eu/events/fp6-2006/fp6-2006-programme.p
df

Registration
To register for this event, please go to
http://www.digitalpreservationeurope.eu/events/fp6-2006/register.
Registration for PLANETS, DPE, and CASPAR Consortium members is free.
Registration fees for Digital Curation Centre (DCC) Conference Attendees
have been also waived. **Please be sure to indicate this on registration
page**. All other registrants will be charged £50.00. This fee includes all
workshop materials and lunch.

Venue
The conference is being held at the Hilton Glasgow
[http://www.hilton.co.uk/glasgow/], a five-star luxury hotel (complete with
wireless broadband access) situated on William Street in the heart of
Glasgow, 8 miles from Glasgow International Airport and close to main
railway stations and shopping centres.

See a map showing where the Hilton Glasgow is located [external].

Accommodation
Accommodation is not included in your delegate fee so you will need to book
your accommodation independently. For a comprehensive list of hotels, please
see following Glasgow Guide: Hotels in Glasgow City Centre
[http://www.glasgowguide.co.uk/hotels.html]. The University of Glasgow also
has a page devoted to hotels close to the University, which may be a little
cheaper [http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/advises/tutorials/hotels.html].

Travel

By air
Glasgow is accessible from all parts of the UK, Europe and the United States
and Canada, with regular flights into Glasgow International Airport. A taxi
from the airport to the Hilton Glasgow will cost roughly £20 depending on
traffic. There is also a regular bus service into town which takes 25
minutes and costs £5.00 return.

By train/bus/taxi/car
See information on travelling to Glasgow and the Hilton Glasgow
[http://www.hilton.co.uk/property/1101_PreparingToVisit.jsp?hid=11001792].


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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.erpanet.org

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