WePreserve Forum 2009
27th March 2009
Barcelona, Spain

DPE/Planets/CASPAR/nestor are hosting a 'WePreserve' Forum on the preservation of digital content on the 27th of March 2009 to operate in conjunction with the DPE/Planets/CASPAR/nestor Joint Training Event: The Preservation challenge: basic concepts and practical applications. Participants in the Forum will have the opportunity to hear presentations from prominent specialists in the field of digital preservation who will also be available throughout the event for discussions.

The WePreserve Forum will be held at the Institut d'Estudis Catalans (Institute of Catalan Studies), located in the old city. Participation is free of charge but will be limited to 40 participants. The deadline for registration is 23 March 2009.

All presentations will be given in English, however simultaneous translation into Spanish will also be provided.

Benefits of Attendance

This event will introduce participants to several European Digital Preservation initiatives, providing an insight into cutting-edge research and development activity from a number of EC funded projects including DPE, Planets, CASPAR and SHAMAN. This Forum will also present a selection of practical tools and approaches that are currently being used or developed to assist with the long-term preservation of digital information. This event provides participants with further networking opportunities to meet other researchers, international experts and practitioners across disciplinary and national boundaries.

Target Audience

This event will be of value to practitioners and researchers from the archives, libraries and museums sector, as well as other institutions such as data archives, government departments, legal and commercial sectors with an interest in the topic of digital preservation.

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