<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Would you like to be part of the "repository challenge" roadshow? And write rapid code to show how all open source repository platforms interoperate? If so, read on....</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>For those of you that attended OR2008, you may recall there was a repository software challenge, to develop software rapidly at the conference and win a prize. The team that organized this event,, CRIG* will be doing a road show, where the purpose of the roadshow will be to promote common interoperability frameworks that work on all 3 repository platforms. They have a developer from Fedora and eprints and are looking for a developer to represent the DSpace community. You will be required to write code. The time commitment is as follows:<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>1.) WorldComp'08 July 14-17 in Vegas<br><br>2.) Blackboard Developer Conference July 13-15 in Vegas*<br><br>3.) EduWeb Conference July 21-23rd in Atlantic City, New Jersey<br><br>*also possibility of a Barcamp venue on the East Coast between July 16th-21st: most likely the Library of Congress or Boston/NYC area.<br></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Your transportation and hotel expenses will be paid for, but you will need to attend all events and donate your time.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>If you are interested please let me know.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>thanks, Michele Kimpton</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>*CRIG info here: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yqfhg8">http://tinyurl.com/yqfhg8</a></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></font></div></body></html>