[Dspace-general] DuraCloud & DuraSpace Webinars - Wed Sept 30

[Valorie Hollister]

There are 2 webinars this Wednesday, Sept 30 that will be of interest  
to the DSpace community. Please see the descriptions below.

Valorie Hollister
DuraSpace
Director of Community Development, DSpace Project
860-966-1937
val at dspace.org
Skype: vhollister


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DuraSpace Updates from Fedora Commons and DSpace: Web Seminar, Sept. 30
The next Sun/DuraSpace/SPARC ?All About Repositories? web seminar will  
take place on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 10:00am PT. Register at  
http://www.education-webevents.com/.

DuraSpace flagship open source repository platforms are preparing to  
release new versions of Fedora (late 2009) and DSpace (Oct. 2009).  
Please join presenters Chris Wilper and Brad McLean for an overview of  
current Fedora and DSpace development initiatives and community  
updates. This 60 min. web event will give an overview of Dspace 1.6  
features like better statistics, an embargo feature, a batch metadata  
editing feature, and over 50 bug fixes and feature requests.

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Focus on ?DuraCloud? at LOC Web Seminar Sept. 30
Please join Michele Kimpton, Chief Business Officer of DuraSpace, for  
a web seminar sponsored by the Library of Congress (LOC) NDIIPP on  
Sept. 30, 2009. She will present an overview of the DuraCloud  
platform, currently in development. Her presentation will include  
details about the current DuraCloud pilot program in progress with New  
York Public Library and Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Meeting Details:
Topic: DuraCloud
Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Time: 2:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -04:00, New York)
Meeting Number: 483 677 904
Meeting Password: September09

Please click the link below to see more information, or to join the
meeting.

To join the online meeting (Now from iPhones too!)
1. Go to
https://issevents.webex.com/issevents/j.php?ED=125825167&UID=1015427367&
PW=8d9db53738011b1208395e054102
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the meeting password: September09
4. Click "Join Now".

To join the teleconference only
Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 866-469-3239
Call-in toll number (US/Canada): 1-650-429-3300
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2. On the left navigation bar, click "Support".

Please pass this information about joining the session on to those who  
are particularly interested in digital preservation. If your project  
or organization would like to share details of the work your doing  
with the NDIIPP community in a WebEx seminar, please let email  
Michelle Gallinger at mgal at loc.gov.