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This is an extremely important milestone for the Fedora project. If you are interested and available to participate in either or both of these sprints, please add your name to the sprint planning page.
Oxford Common Filesystem
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The Digital Services Division of the Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is hosting the 2018 West Coast Samvera Regional Group meeting. The event will take place on Friday, March 16, from 9am to 5pm. Please use Eventbrite for event registration by February 28, 2018 (5 PM).
Research Data Management Symposium
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The 11th RDA Plenary Meeting will take place from the 21st to the 23rd March 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Under the theme "From Data to Knowledge", the Plenary meeting welcomes the participation of all data scientists, experts and practitioners engaged in the advancement of data-driven science and economy. Fedora-related initiatives include the work being done by the Research Data Repository Interoperability working group to leverage the import/export utility for research data packaging and transmission between repository platforms, and the Repository Platforms for Research Data interest group.
LDCX
LDCX 2018, taking place March 26-28, continues the tradition of bring together institutions and technologists with common needs and concerns to collaborate at the intersection of cultural heritage and technology. As in previous years, additional meetings will be hosted around LDCX, including a Samvera Developers Congress, a Samvera Partners meeting, and the LOCKSS Alliance Meeting (both held March 29-30, 2018). Registration is $100 per person, which includes breakfast, snacks, lunches, and evening refreshments.
CNI
The CNI Spring Meeting will take place April 12-13 in San Diego, CA. Representatives from CNI member organizations gather twice annually to explore new technologies, content, and applications, to further collaboration, to analyze technology policy issues, and to catalyze the development and deployment of new projects. Each member organization may send two representatives. The program will include an update on the Fedora vision, strategy, and roadmap.
ILIDE
Taking place April 15-18, the Innovative Library in Digital Era conference will present visionary and original ideas based on the extensive experience of the participating experts and institutions. This year's program will include an update on current Fedora developments and future plans. Please register in advance to attend.
Digital Initiatives Symposium
The annual Digital Initiatives Symposium will take place April 23-24 at the University of California, San Diego. This day-and-a-half conference focuses on the digital elements of library ecosystems and features workshops and user group meetings for a variety of institutional repository platforms. The agenda will include a Fedora User Group meeting. Please register in advance to attend.
Southern Miss IR Conference
The Southern Miss IR Conference will take place April 26-27 at the University of Southern Mississippi. It is an opportunity for Institutional Repository (IR) managers to come together and learn about new ideas and strategies that their colleagues are using at their institution to meet the needs of their faculty, staff, and students. The conference will include a Fedora demo and a presentation on selecting an open source IR platform. Please register in advance to attend.
Previous Events
IDCC18
The 13th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC18) took place February 19-22, 2018. Fedora Product Manager David Wilcox offered a workshop entitled Supporting FAIR Data Principles with Fedora on Monday, February 19. Slides and materials A report from the workshop are available on the wikiconference is now available.