Richard,

Can I RSVP on behalf of myself, Illtud Daniel and Glen Robson 
(Vegetarian). We'd like to bid for 10 mins to update everyone on our 
implementation.

Looking forward to seeing you there,

Paul

Richard Green wrote:

> It gives me great pleasure to confirm that the next meeting of the
> Fedora UK and Ireland User Group will take place at Birkbeck College,
> London, on Thursday 22nd November.  Our thanks to David Flanders for
> agreeing to host us.  Refreshments will be available from 10:00 and the
> meeting will start at 10:30.  It is intended to finish no later than
> 15:30 to allow time for informal chats before people need rush off.
> Lunch will be provided.
>  
> Accommodation is limited to 30 attendees; if you intend to be there,
> please respond to this mailing list noting any special dietary
> requirements.
>  
> The draft agenda is as follows, but please feel free to propose other
> matters.
>  
> 10:00 Refreshments available
> 10:30 Welcome and introductions
> 10:45 News and updates (see below)
> 13:00 Lunch
> 13:30 Reports and planning (see below)
> 15:30 Close
>  
> News and updates
> ==============
>  
> As at past meetings we intend using the morning for news and updates
> about what people are doing with Fedora - but this time we are doing it
> on an 'opt-in' basis.  When you mail your intention to attend, please
> bid for up 20 minutes-worth of time.  This could be a single 20
> minutes-worth, four x 5 minute slots, 2 x five minutes, just five
> minutes etc - or nothing.  Please give us a 'title' for each slot.  We
> hope that by doing this we can get maximum coverage of new information
> whilst people who might just want to report 'things are progessing
> steadily' don't actually have to 'present' that!  A PowerPoint is
> optional for these contributions; don't feel that you have to create one
> unless the material needs it.  If you do bring a PowerPoint, a USB stick
> is more easily swapped over than a laptop...  People appreciate it if we
> are able to post a summary of some sort on the Fedora wiki after the
> event so please plan to provide us with something if you opt into these
> presentations.
>  
> Reports and planning
> ===============
>  
> In the afternoon we intend to have a few reports on developments which
> are not necessarily directly related to members' own work and to plan
> for a number of others.  Please feel free to propose additions to the
> draft list below:
>  
> - brief report back from the PASIG Conference in Paris (a SUN-sponsored
> event concentrating on repositories and preservation issues)
> - a demonstration of the Muradora interface (and underlying security
> plug-in) for Fedora, developed by the Drama Project (part of the
> DEST-funded RAMP Project) in Australia
> - brief report on the work being carried out around Fedora by Mediashelf
> LLC (Matt Zumwalt's company)
> - planning for Open Repositories 2008 (which is being held in
> Southampton at the beginning of April.  The UK&I group have been asked
> to help plan the Fedora strand of the conference)
> - possible involvement with the JISC/CNI meeing in Belfast in July
> - developing a register of expertise - should we?  How do we present it
> if so?
> - contributing information about Fedora to the JISC Repositories Support
> Group 
> - quick survey of plans for deploying Fedora 3.0 (if any)
> - date, place and draft agenda of next meeting.  
>  
> Directions
> =======
> 
> How to get to Birkbeck College:
> 
> http://www.bbk.ac.uk/maps/index_html
> <http://www.bbk.ac.uk/maps/index_html> 
> 
> We will be in room 104 in the Clore Management Centre Building, which is
> building no.2 on this map: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/maps/centrallondon.pdf
> <- enter from Torrington Square.
> 
> Summary
> ======
> 
> 1.  Please RSVP to this list if you propose to attend the meeting. 
> 2.  Please indicate any special dietary requirements.
> 3.  Optionally, please bid for up to 20 minutes of time in the morning
> 'News and updates' and give a brief title for each topic you propose to
> address.
> 4.  Optionally, please propose any other headings for the afternoon
> session.
> 
> We look forward to seeing many of you in a couple of weeks' time.
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Richard Green and Chris Awre
> University of Hull
> 
> 
> 
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