Because good research needs good data

DCC Conference Programme

Day 1, Thursday 29 September

0930-1100
Registration and Coffee
Foyer
1100-1200

Welcome from the Chair Chris Rusbridge, DCC Director

Opening Keynote Address "Data Curation and the Scientific Record: Opportunities, Challenges and Pitfalls" Graham Cameron, Associate Director, European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)

County Suite
1200-1300

Overview of DCC Chris Rusbridge, DCC Director

County Suite
1300-1400
Lunch
Restaurant
1400-1600

Symposium "What is Digital Curation?" Chair: Chris Rusbridge

Presentations and Discussion Professor Peter Buneman, Dr David Giaretta, Dr Liz Lyon, Professor Seamus Ross

County Suite
1600-1630
Coffee/Tea
County Suite
1630-1730

Global Policy for Curation Chair: Richard Boulderstone, Director of e-Strategy, British Library

nestor - the German Approach to Digital Curation Stefan Strathmann, Goettingen State and University Library

NDIIPP and Approaches to Digital Curation in the US Caroline Arms, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Library of Congress

County Suite
1730-1800

Poster Presentations

 
1930-late

Pre-dinner drinks and Conference Dinner String Quartet

Roman Baths and Pump Rooms

 

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Day 2, Friday 30 September

0930-1030
Plenary
 
 

Data Curation: A Question of Scale Chair: Professor Malcolm Atkinson, Director, National eScience Centre

The Data Challenge in Astronomy Professor Andy Lawrence, Regius Professor of Astronomy and Head of the School of Physics, University of Edinburgh

County Suite
1030-1100
Coffee/Tea
County Suite
1100-1200
Parallel Sessions
 
 

Sustainability: Technical and Economic Challenges Chair: Kevin Ashley, Head of Archive, University of London Computing Centre

Managing MIT's Digital Research Data with Dspace Mackenzie Smith, MIT Libraries

Sustainability: Technical and Economic Challenges, the DPC Perspective Maggie Jones, Digital Preservation Coalition

County Suite
 

Meeting User Requirements Chair: Professor Kevin Edge, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Bath

The "Creationist" Approach to Curation: securing the future for arts and humanities digital information and knowledge Sheila Anderson, Arts & Humanities Data Service

A "Hands-on" Approach to Curation: securing a future for social science and humanities digital matters Professor Kevin Schürer, UK Data Archive

The "Public Good" Approach to Curation: securing the past to predict the future - the challenges of environmental data management for a changing world Mark Thorley, Natural Environment Research Council

Syndicate Room
1200-1300
Lunch
Restaurant
1330-1430
Parallel Sessions
 
 

Socio-legal Issues Neil Beagrie, JISC

An Exploration of the Legal Issues associated with Data Curation Andrew Charlesworth, University of Bristol

Curation Case Study: e-Diamond Dr Paul Taylor, Centre fo health Informatics and Multiprofessional Education, University College London

County Suite

The Research Agenda Chair: Professor Peter Buneman, DCC Associate Director (Research)

AstroDAS and Mondrian: New Approaches for Annotating Scientific Databases Dr Rajendra Bose, DCC

Immortal Information, Engineering Grand Challenge Project Professor Chris McMahon, University of Bath

The Long-term Preservation of Scientific Models Professor Jane Hunter, University of Queensland

Syndicate Room
1430-1530

Closing Keynote Address. Dr Clifford Lynch, Director, CNI

Thanks from the Chair Chris Rusbridge, DCC Director

County Suite
 
Conference closes
 

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