Please allow me to remind you of the announcement of the Government Information Interoperability workshop on 3 September 2004 in Zaragoza, Spain. Kind regards, Makx Dekkers. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Makx Dekkers e-mail: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Makx Dekkers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, 03 June 2004 16:21 To: Dc-Government ([log in to unmask]) Subject: Announcement Government Information Interoperability workshop meeting in Zaragoza 3 September 2004 CEN/ISSS MMI-DC Workshop on Dublin Core Metadata Announcement for workshop on standardisation and co-operation issues for Government Information Programmes to be held in Zaragoza, Spain, on 3 September 2004 The CEN/ISSS Workshop on Dublin Core Metadata for Multimedia Information - Dublin Core (MMI-DC) of the European Committee for Standardization CEN (http://www.cenorm.be/isss/mmi-dc/) is organising a workshop on the subject of standardisation and co-operation issues related to interoperability between Government Information Programmes in Europe. This invitational workshop will take place in conjunction with EGOV04 (see: http://falcon.ifs.uni-linz.ac.at/news/cfp_egovernment2004.html) on 3 September 2004 in Zaragoza, Spain. The preliminary agenda for this workshop is included below. The background of this work is that many countries in Europe are currently developing organisational and technical frameworks for the management of and access to government information. The work in CEN aims to investigate issues and propose common approaches related to management and exchange of information, with the goal to find and promote interoperable solutions on a European scale. As meeting space will be limited to 50-60 people, we are asking you to return the attached form to us by 15 June 2004, registering your interest to attend this meeting. Please also let us know if you want to present developments in your country in the area of metadata and other standards or frameworks for access to and management of government information. As we are planning afternoon discussion sessions, we would appreciate it if you could indicate on the attached form session if there are any specific subjects that you would want to see covered. Participation in the workshop will be free of charge although we may need to ask a small fee for refreshments etc. Please do not hesitate to forward this message to other people in your organisation or to other organisations in your country that may be interested in these issues and ask them to contact the workshop organiser Makx Dekkers ([log in to unmask]) directly. We are planning to send out the invitations in early July. Presenters will be contacted separately so that we can post their presentations on the CEN Web site ahead of the meeting. We are looking forward to meeting many of you on 3 September 2004 in Zaragoza. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Date and venue Workshop on standardisation and co-operation issues related to interoperability between Government Information Programmes organised by CEN/ISSS Workshop on Metadata for Multimedia Information - Dublin Core (MMI-DC), hosted by EGOV04. Date: 3 September 2004 Location: Zaragoza, Spain (exact location to be announced) Preliminary agenda 0900-1030 Introduction, report on CEN and MIReG activities in the area of metadata for government information 1030-1100 Coffee break 1100-1300 Presentations on practical developments and state of the art from country representatives 1300-1430 Lunch 1430-1630 Panel sessions on 3-4 topics leading to recommendations to CEN and European Commission for further joint action and co-ordination 1630-1700 Conclusion --------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION OF INTEREST Please return this form to Makx Dekkers (mailto:mail@makxdekkerscom) by 15 June 2004, expressing your interest to participate in the CEN/ISSS MMI-DC Invitational meeting on standardisation and co-operation issues for Government Information Programmes to be held in Zaragoza on 3 September 2004. Fields marked with * are mandatory. * Name: _________________________ * E-mail: _________________________ Telephone: _________________________ * Organisation/company: _________________________ Address: _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ * Country: _________________________ Brief description of your work, position and reason for attending this meeting _________________________ * Do you want to present developments/state of the art in your programme/country? _ YES _ NO (If yes, we will contact you separately to co-ordinate presentations and ask for presentation slides to be posted on the CEN/ISSS Web site) Proposed issues for discussion: 1 _________________________ 2 _________________________ 3 _________________________ Invitations will be sent out in early July. For any additional questions, please contact Makx Dekkers ([log in to unmask]). ---------------------------------------------------------------------