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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
CAMP-4-DATA WORKSHOP
(Cyber-infrastructure & Metadata Protocols)
Full-day Workshop: 6 September 2013 @ DC-2013 in Lisbon, Portugal
Web announcement:
http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/camp-4-data-cfp.
A joint Dublin Core-Science and Metadata Community (DC-SAM)
<http://wiki.dublincore.org/index.php/DCMI_Science_And_Metadata> /
Research Data Alliance (RDA) <http://rd-alliance.org/> Metadata Interest
Group workshop
Metadata is vital to the discovery and management of scientific data. The
Dublin Core-Science and Metadata Community (DC-SAM), Research Data
Alliance (RDA), and related communities advocate for access to, and shared
knowledge about, metadata standards that support data life-cycle
management. CAMP-4-DATA participants will explore infrastructure design,
applications, and policies that can advance the support of open,
collective and sustainable access to metadata standards used for managing
scientific data.
PARTICIPATION
Participation is open to 1.) workshop presenters, and 2.) general
participants/viewers interested in attending the CAMP-4-DATA. Workshop
registration is required.
SUBMISSION CATEGORIES
CAMP-4-DATA seeks contributions in three categories:
1.) Short Papers (1 to 3 pages). A short paper cogently addressing
CAMP-4-DATA goals. Papers may define current challenges, propose a
solution, or report on research underway to advance efforts toward
developing a collective and sustainable metadata directory.
2.) Abstracts about metadata tools and technologies (200 words, maximum).
An abstract summarizing a metadata application or technology that can
address the CAMP-4-DATA goals. Metadata tools and technologies will be
demonstrated during the workshop exhibition period.
3.) Position Statements (250 word/1 page--maximum). A statement defining a
specific infrastructure challenge or policy need that can be discussed
during the CAMP-4-DATA breakout session. Policy statement authors will be
expected to facilitate a discussion on their stated issue and report
discussion results during the workshop synthesis session.
DEADLINES & IMPORTANT DATES
* Submission Deadline: Friday, 28 June 2013
* Author Notification: Friday, 12 July 2013
* Final Copy: Friday, 9 August 2013
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Short Papers, Abstracts, and Position Statements will be peer reviewed by
the Workshop Advisory Committee. At least one author from each accepted
submission must be registered for the CAMP-4-Data Workshop on Friday, 6
September 2013 and in attendance for the duration of the Workshop.
Prepare your submission using the document template available
<http://dcevents.dublincore.org/public/dc-docs/DC-1col.dot>. Detailed
formatting information is available at
<http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/doc-format>.
Upload the submission file to the electronic submissions system
<https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=camp4data>.
If you have any problems using the submissions system, you can email the
chairs at <[log in to unmask]>.
Submissions must be accompanied by the following submission metadata for
each contributing author: (a) full name, (b) institution of professional
affiliation, (c) preferred email address; and (d) home country. This
author information will be made publicly available for all accepted
submissions.
PUBLICATION
Accepted Short Papers, Abstracts, and Position Statements will be
published and made permanently and freely available on the conference
website for DC-2013 at <http://purl.org/dcevents/dc-2013>.
Sincerely, CAMP-4-DATA DC-SAM and RDA Representatives,
Jane Greenberg, Alex Ball, Keith Jeffery, Rebecca Koskela, & Jian Qin
http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/camp-4-data-cfp
Full conference: International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata
Applications, DC-2013, Lisbon, Portugal :
http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/dc-2013
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Alex Ball
Research Officer
UKOLN, University of Bath, UK. BA2 7AY
T: +44 1225 383668 F: +44 1225 386838
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/
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