APA Conference to be held at the BMA in London - 8 & 9 November 2011
I am writing to you as Director of the Alliance for Permanent Access to invite you to register for this year’s APA conference. The APA is a not for profit membership
organisation, which includes large international and national science organisations, national libraries, funders, publishers and national coalitions. Our common aim is to develop a shared vision and framework for a sustainable organisational infrastructure
for permanent access to digitally encoded information.
This year’s APA conference addresses the theme “Putting the infrastructure in place for digital preservation” and brings together leaders in the field from Europe and around the world, from academic, large scientific research,
industrial and commercial stakeholders.
Topics will include:
- the challenges which major information holders and solution providers are addressing
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the latest news on developing a coherent view of what works in digital preservation and how the research efforts and developments fit together
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what infrastructure is being put in place to help you
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how to check whether you or those you fund are doing an adequate job in preserving information – and how to improve
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how to build the business case for preservation
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how preservation fits into the commercial world, including privacy and security
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success stories from which we can learn
The keynote speaker will be EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes, Vice-President for the Digital Agenda; we also have speakers from the Centre of Excellence for Digital Preservation in India, the US National Archives (NARA) and Library of
Congress. A senior representative of the British Government will speak on the second day. Looking at the role of the commercial sector in digital preservation and re-use, Microsoft, Google, Oracle and IBM will be taking part in a discussion panel on the
High Level Expert Group’s report ‘Riding the Wave’.
The purpose of the conference is to inform our members and the wider international communities about progress in the area of digital preservation and related infrastructure from many sources, academic as well as industrial and commercial.
We aim to get feedback about needs, expectations and experiences.
Traditional memory institutions and at least some of the scientific community
have been aware for some time about the importance of digital preservation and it is very clear that commerce, industry, the arts, banking and investment institutions, the healthcare community and governments are also becoming very aware of the significance
of this major issue. Attendance at the conference will be essential if you or your organisation want to know more about preserving your digitally encoded intellectual capital – one of your most important assets.
Please register now at
http://www.alliancepermanentaccess.org/?page_id=43®event_action=register&event_id=14&name_of_event=APA%202011%20Conference%208-9%20Nov and circulate this information to others in your organisation who you feel would benefit from the latest research
and information. The detailed programme is available on the APA web site (http://www.alliancepermanentaccess.org/index.php/event/apa-2011-conference-8-9-nov-london/
), where all the latest news will be found.
Please contact me if you need further details.
Regards
…David
David Giaretta
Director APA
Tel: +44 1935 872660
Mob: +44 7770 326 304
Web:
www.alliancepermanentaccess.org