** Apologies for cross-posting**

The Digital Curation Centre (DCC) is pleased to announce the following
events.

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DELOS Summer School 2005
June 5-11, 2005
INRIA, Sophia Antipolis, France

At its Scientific Board Meeting of July 2004 in Corvara it was agreed that
DELOS should run a summer school on 'Digital Preservation in Digital
Libraries'. The school will take place at Sophia Antipolis (near Nice and
Antibes in the South of France) during the week beginning 5 June 2005. We
hope that the audience will be young researchers and professionals with an
interest in the topic. Internationally established lecturers will each lead
one half-day session and most will be available through the week for further
discussion. The learning outcomes for the course as a whole appear at the
bottom of this document.

Further information about the programme, course fees and registration can be
found at http://www.dpc.delos.info/registration/


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Digital Curation Centre (DCC) Workshop on Persistent Identifiers
June 30- July 1, 2005
Wolfson Medical Building, University of Glasgow

The persistent identification of digital information can play a vital role
in enabling its long-term accessibility and re-use. In recent years, there
have been fragmented attempts to define a set of basic requirements for
persistently identifying digital information. In an attempt to build upon
the results of previous events and to help coordinate future efforts, the
Digital Curation Centre, the National Information Standards Organization
(NISO), the Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network (ERPANET),
and the Centre for Educational Technology Interoperability Standards (CETIS)
are working together to deliver a series of related events which will aim to
establish wider agreement of some common requirements for creating globally
unique, persistent identifiers.

Further information about the programme, course fees and registration can be
found at http://www.dcc.ac.uk/piworkshop.html

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Digital Curation Centre (DCC) Workshop on Long-term Curation within Digital
Repositories
July 6th, 2005
Møller Centre, Cambridge

Digital repositories have become an increasingly recognised means of
digitally archiving and enabling access to digital information. The
long-term survival, value and usability of the information stored within
digital repositories depends on numerous criteria such as the formats
selected for storage, the capture of associated metadata, proactive
preservation measures, and the perceived trust in the repository itself.
This event will focus on practical tools and approaches that are currently
being used or developed to assist with the long-term curation of digital
information within digital repositories. In particular, this event will
examine ingest processes, description of digital information, preservation
activity and certification efforts and how they can impact the long-term
usability of digital information.

Further information about the programme, course fees and registration can be
found at http://www.dcc.ac.uk/drworkshop.html


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Digital Curation Centre (DCC) and Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) Joint
Workshop on Digital Curation Cost Models
July 26th, 2005
British Library, London

Usable and practical cost models are essential for long-term, sustainable
digital curation efforts. The Digital Curation Centre and the Digital
Preservation Coalition (DPC) are pleased to announce a joint one-day
workshop to explore some of the current work being done on establishing cost
models. Case studies outlining practical examples of cost models currently
being developed and overviews of international research activities will be
presented during the course of this event.

Further information about the programme, course fees and registration can be
found at http://www.dcc.ac.uk/cmworkshop.html

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Digital Curation Centre (DCC) 1st International Digital Curation Conference
29 - 30 September, 2005
Hilton Bath City Hotel, Bath

The 1st International Digital Curation Conference will be held at the Hilton
Bath City hotel. This conference will be of particular interest to anyone
engaged in the creation, use and management of digital data from researchers
and curators through to policy makers and funders. Further information can
be found at http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/dcc-2005/ .

Further information about the programme, course fees and registration can be
found at http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/dcc-2005/

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Digital Curation Centre (DCC) and Electronic Resource Preservation and
Access Network (ERPANET)
Joint Workshop on the Long-term Curation of Medical Databases
October 13th-14th, 2005
Gulbenkian Institute, Lisbon, Portugal


Enabling access to and re-use of digital information is an integral part of
medical research and health-service provision and is essential for enabling
accountability. This workshop will explore the ways that practitioners can
support accessibility and reusability of databases over time. This workshop
provides an opportunity for information professionals, medical
practitioners, commercial developers, students, and researchers to network
with colleagues, learn about current developments, discuss their own
experiences, and to identify risks and challenges that are likely to emerge.
Presentations, panel discussions and breakout sessions will offer
participants cross-disciplinary perspectives on the long-term preservation
of medical databases.  A call for papers will be announced shortly.

Further information about the programme, course fees and registration can be
found at http://www.dcc.ac.uk/mdbworkshop.html

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PV-2005
21-23 November, 2005
Royal Society, Edinburgh
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/pv-2005/

PV-2005, the third Symposium about Ensuring the Long-Term Preservation and
Adding Value to the Scientific and Technical Data will be held at The Royal
Society in Edinburgh. Further information can be found at
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/pv-2005/ .

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Best regards,
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