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It is with great pleasure and anticipation that the ad hoc DSpace
Federation Governance Advisory Board announces the highlights of its
initial meeting on March 30-31, 2006 in Cambridge, MA. The
governance board was convened to draft a recommendation for governance
and funding mechanisms to advance the DSpace community and ensure that
the technology platform remains sound, protecting the investment that
institutions have made. At the meeting, the board:
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<li>Drafted a statement of mission
<li>Made a decision to form an independent foundation and initiated a
planning process to accomplish that end
<li>Formed an interim steering committee chaired by Chris Rusbridge
(Director, Digital Curation Centre, UK)
<li>Addressed the need for a technical working group and initiated a road
map and white paper process to support that effort
</ul>More on each of these items and other details of the meeting will be
distributed shortly on DSpace-General and posted to the DSpace wiki at
<a href="http://wiki.dspace.org/DspaceGovernance.%A0" eudora="autourl">http://wiki.dspace.org/DspaceGovernance.
</a> Stay tuned!<br><br>
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