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Dear DSpace user, This is a final reminder about the first official meeting of the UK & Ireland DSpace user group which will be held on Wednesday 17th May in London. The meeting will take place between 10am and 4pm, but will not get into full swing until 11am to allow people who live some distance away to arrive. More details are available on the wiki pages (http://wiki.dspace.org/UKUsergroupMeetings and http://wiki.dspace.org/UKUsergroup) The event is being sponsored by HP and BioMed Central, so it is free to attend. There are already 30 participants signed up, representing 16 institutions, so it should be a useful meeting. Agenda: (subject to minor changes) 10.00 - 11.00 Refreshments and chat with informal discussion on the purpose, aims and future of the UK&I user group (chaired by Amy Hale) 11.00 - 12.30 IRRA talk and discussion (Claire Knowles) See abstract below 12:30 - 13:30 Buffet lunch 13:30 - 13:40 Presentation from BioMed Central (Matt Cockerill) 13:40 - 14:00 DSpace update from HP (Nick Wainwright) 14:00 - 14:15 Discussion about the DSpace federation, and the way ahead (chaired by Stuart Lewis) 14:15 - 14:45 DSpace 2 - vision and issues (Jim Downing) 14:45 - 15:30 Discussion about JISC funding and potential collaboration (chaired by Peter Morgan) 15:30 - 16:00 Informal 'networking' time (participants may leave early if they need to) To book: please email [log in to unmask] Participants are limited to 40, so early booking is recommended. Please include the following information: - Name - Email address - If you are vegetarian - The name of your institution - Your name will be posted on the wiki page under the participants list. Please indicate if you would prefer your email address to be kept private. The venue is: Globix Corp., Prospect House, 80-110 New Oxford Street, London, WC1A 1HB