OR10 will be in Madrid, Spain!
Welcome to Open Repositories 2010!
The Steering Committee is pleased to announce the Fifth International Conference on Open Repositories, July 6th – 9th, 2010 in Madrid, Spain, at the "Palacio de Congresos" of Madrid. The conference will be hosted by FECYT with de collaboration of UNED. Check back soon for more details.
About the Open Repositories Conference
Repositories increasingly play a pivotal role in the emerging information landscape. Through the format of blending open user group meetings for DSpace, Fedora, and Eprints, followed by general conference sessions that cover cross-cutting and overarching issues, Open Repositories attempts to create an opportunity to explore the challenges faced by user communities and others in today's world.
Repositories are being deployed in a variety of environments (education, research, science, cultural heritage) and contexts (national, regional, institutional, project, lab, personal). Regardless of setting, context or scale, repositories are increasingly expected to operate across administrative and disciplinary boundaries and to interact with distributed computational services and social communities. It is the aim of the Open Repositories Conference to bring together individuals and organizations responsible for the conception, development, implementation and management of digital repositories, as well as stakeholders who interact with them, to address theoretical, practical, and strategic issues.
The many repository platforms available today are changing the nature of scholarly communication. Institutions such as universities, research laboratories, publishers, libraries, and commercial organizations are creating innovative repository-based systems that address the entire lifecycle of information-from supporting the creation and management of digital content, to enabling use, re-use, and interconnection of information, to ultimately ensuring long-term preservation and archiving.
About FECYT
FECYT (Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología), the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology, contributes to the strengthening of the Spanish science and technology system by adding value through the integration of scientific research and technological innovation activities, and cohesion between public and private institutions.
The Foundation operates as a non-profit entity with functional autonomy. Its mission is to provide flexible services to the Spanish science & technology system and to foster international projection of Spanish research, in the European science arena in particular. Its strategic aims are: to promote activities of excellent technological research and development, to favor collaboration between national and international agents of science and technology system and to promote the spreading of the scientific culture, as a tool of competitiveness and improvement of the life quality of citizens. Furthermore, FECYT supports the Ministry in S&T policy making and operates as an intermediary body for the Ministry with the relevant stakeholders in areas such as information management, scientific dissemination, R&D indicators, etc
About UNED
UNED is a Spanish public university that provides distance education at national and international levels. UNED is the largest university in Spain with more than 170.000 students enrolled in its different modalities of education and training.
The difference between the UNED and the other universities in Spain lies on its geographic dimension (national and inte rnational – 14 Study Centers abroad) and on the use of distance methodology and complementary pedagogical tools (Television, Radio, Video and Virtual University Campus). 1.300 full time teaching staff, 6.000 tutors and 1.300 administrative and technical staff make all this happen.
About Palacio de Congresos
- 40 years celebrating events, it is the most experienced convention centre of the country.
- it is located in the heart of Madrid, very close to the best hotels, restaurants and shops of the city.
- it offers numerous polyvalent premises for up to 2,000 people.
- it is accessible by all means of transport.
About Madrid
Top 5 reasons to visit Madrid:
1)Vivacity
Bustling, energetic, vibrant... Madrid churns with energy as only a capital city could. From Puerta del Sol and the Gran Vía boulevard to Plaza de España, Malasaña, Chueca and the Real Madrid stadium, it's not sheer multitude that makes the city stir. It's the madrileño attitude -- a zest for socializing, taking to the streets and cheerfully maximizing every hour not spent
2)Nightlife
Ninety-nine percent of the time, the Madrid characteristic that most impacts first-time visitors is its nightlife. The Spanish schedule generally runs later than most, but even more so here. Eat dinner at 10pm and your night on the town begins to jump when London pubs are closing and continues 'til the sun comes up. "Salir" - to go out - only counts if you've made it past 4am. Otherwise it's just a "vuelta," or a stroll around the block. The nightlife of Madrid is just a hectic as the business life! Theaters, cinemas, shows, dance clubs of all kinds become alive in the city. Go to the Opera, or dance technopop music. Listen to a classical recital and dance disco the night away. See a flamenco show and move to the beat of a salsa. We got it all!
3)CulturalActivities
The problem with Madrid culture & arts is picking and choosing what to do! Besides the fantastic permanent collections of the Prado Museum, Reina Sofia Museum and Thyssen Bornemisza, there are dozens other museums, cultural centers, galleries, theaters, cinemas, music venues, flamenco locales, festivals...
4)Location
Phillip II chose Madrid as capital for its prime location smack in the center of the Iberian Peninsula. Visit Madrid and see how easy it is to discover the rest of Spain from this jump-off point. On the one hand, you can take day trips from Madrid to rich historical towns like Toledo, Segovia and El Escorial or enjoy nature activities in the Sierra de Guadarrama. On the other hand, Madrid's airport, train and bus stations are the best connected in Spain. No national destination is more than an 8-hour ride from here -- and low cost airlines make it even easier to move around the country.
5)Tradition&Modernity
This is the great time in Madrid history to visit. Traditions like El Rastro flea market prove madrileños value local customs, while the gay neighborhood of Chueca, rocker Malasaña and multiethnic Lavapiès prove that Madrid is fervently embracing modernity as well.
