The 8th Dublin Core Metadata Workshop
Call for Participation
< http://www.ifla.org/udt/dc8/call.htm>

Outline of this message:
   
- DC-8 Dates and Venue
- Who Should Participate
- Agenda
- Registration Dates and Deadlines
- Conference Fees
- Visas and Letters of Invitation
- Travel Stipends
- Important Links  

DC-8 Dates and Venue:

The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, in conjunction with the National
Library of Canada, the IFLA UDT program, and OCLC, is pleased to announce
the 8th Dublin Core Metadata Workshop, to be held: 

October 4-6, 2000

National Library of Canada
Ottawa, Canada

Who Should Participate:

Previous workshops have attracted librarians, museum informatics
specialists, archivists, digital library researchers, government information
providers, publishers, and content specialists from a broad cross-section of
sectors and disciplines.  Participants are expected to be familiar with
Dublin Core basics and should have expertise and interest in advancing the
state of Dublin Core standards or deployment.  Representatives of other
metadata initiatives or standards interested in liaison with DCMI are also
encouraged to participate.

Agenda:

The 8th Dublin Core workshop affords the opportunity for practitioners,
theoreticians, systems developers and metadata administrators to meet to
discuss implementation issues, share perspectives and experiences, and
contribute to the evolution of the standard through working group meetings
and plenary discussions.  

The specifics of the agenda will be determined by a steering committee as
the workshop approaches, however major themes that will be developed at DC 8
include:
- Issues in multi-lingual metadata
- Policies and functional requirements for metadata registries
- Structured representation (eg., agent descriptions for 
  Creator, Contributor, and Publisher elements) 
- Creation and management of name authority structures 
- Extending Dublin Core metadata for Domain-specific metadata entities 


Registration Dates and Deadlines:

Previous DC meetings have been by invitation, however DC-8 will be open
registration until such time as a predetermined registration number is
reached.

Registration must be completed online via the Workshop Registration Page
unless special arrangements are made with the organizers.  All participants,
whether receiving a travel stipend or not, must pay the registration fee
unless alternate arrangements have been made with the organizers.  Preferred
payment is by VISA or MasterCard, though cheques, money orders, and bank
transfers can be accommodated.  Please note that registration is not
complete until you have received confirmation of payment from the workshop
organizers.

June 1        Registration Opens 
              (http://www.ifla.org/udt/dc8/reg.htm)
August  1	  Deadline for application for travel subsidies 
              (mailto:[log in to unmask])
August 25	  Notification of travel subsidies by the DC Directorate
September 1	  Deadline for Registration (REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE EARLIER
IF FILLED)
September 1   Deadline for receipt of Workshop fee payment 
September 1	  Deadline for Workshop-affiliated hotel registration 
              (http://www.ifla.org/udt/dc8/acc.htm)

Important Note: Hotel arrangements made through the workshop registration
page will be booked at the conference rate; participants may make their own
arrangements, but such reservations will be at the normal hotel rate, which
is higher.

Cancellation Policy:

September 1   Cancellation of registration (100 % refund) 
              After September 1, refunds will be prorated based 
              on whether a reserved hotel room is used by other 
              applicants.

Late registration:

Registrations accepted after the Registration Closing Date will be
considered on a case-by-case basis and are subject to an additional fee of
$50 USD.

Visas and Letters of Invitation:

Determining specific requirements or restrictions for entry into Canada is
the responsibility of the participant. In cases where special arrangements
must be made, the Workshop organizers will arrange for letters of invitation
to be sent to appropriate embassy officials, but such requests must be made
45 days in advance to assure timely completion of such arrangements.

Travel Stipends:

There will be a limited amount of travel assistance available to defray the
cost of attendance for participants who would otherwise be unable to attend.
As with previous workshops, participants or their institutions should expect
to pay the majority of the costs of attendance.  Individuals with special
circumstances that mitigate in favor of larger subsidies should contact the
organizers directly with justification for the need. 

Important Links:

- The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Home Page
  http://purl.org/DC

- The DC-General mailing list (announcements about the workshop) 
  Subscription Instructions: 
  http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/dc-general/join.html

- The DC-8 Home Page
  http://www.ifla.org/udt/dc8/



%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%