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<H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 24.0pt">Ensuring
Long-term Preservation and Adding Value<BR>to Scientific and Technical data (PV
2005)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1>
<H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt">21- 23
November 2005<BR>Royal Society, Edinburgh, UK<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt"><A
href="http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/pv-2005/">http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/pv-2005/</A></SPAN></H2>
<H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt">First
Announcement and Call for Papers</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<H3 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Preliminary
Programme Committee (further members to be added)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">David
Giaretta, UK Digital Curation Centre RAL, UK (Chair)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">David
Corney, CCLRC, UK<BR>Rachel Heery, UKOLN, University of Bath, UK<BR>Claude Huc,
CNES, France<BR>Gian Maria Pinna, ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy<BR>Patrick Mazal,
CNES, France<BR>Seamus Ross, University of Glasgow, UK<BR>Don Sawyer, NASA/GSFC,
USA<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Organizing
Committee<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Natasha
Bishop, UKOLN, University of Bath, UK<BR>Lee Callaghan, NeSC, UK<BR>Bridget
Robinson, UKOLN, University of Bath, UK<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Presentation
and Objectives of the Symposium<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Title:
Ensuring long-term preservation and adding value to scientific and technical
data</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">This
conference is the third of a series on long-term preservation and adding value
to scientific data, begun in 2002 in France. Over the past several years the
importance of this topic has been recognised increasingly widely and the term
"digital curation" has come into use which covers similar
ideas.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The
vulnerability of digital data is a major concern. Storage hardware and access
software change on a timescale of 3 years or so, while if we look over a decade
or more then the knowledge and software base of potential users which a data
holder can rely on will also change drastically. This means that extraordinary
efforts must be made to ensure that the information that is held remains
understandable to users, and especially when one includes automated processes
within the term "users".<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Much
scientific and technical data is kept because it is the record of observations
or phenomena which will never happen again, because it is part of a long time
series or because it forms part of the heritage which future generations will
wish to understand. Data managers are therefore increasingly required to ensure
the long-term preservation and to add value to data as an integral part of their
responsibilities. What technological, methodological, standardizing and economic
prospects are now opening up in this field? These will be some of the issues
addressed during the symposium.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Each
conference also has, in addition to general areas, a particular theme. It seems
timely for this conference to encourage contributions from the areas of
e-Science and digital libraries, where there is a great deal of relevant work
underway.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Main
topics<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3>
<H4 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">1.
Ensuring long-term data preservation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H4>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">State of
the art of data archiving and access techniques, for
example:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<UL type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">what
standardization has to offer (in the form of feedback from
experience),<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">adapting
archiving techniques to the different categories of information
handled,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">such as
scientific data, technical data, documents, sounds and images,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<UL type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">system
architecture in the context of constant technological
developments<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Lines of
technological research,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H4 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">2.
Adding value to data<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H4>
<UL type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">State
of the art of techniques used to add value to data (description of data and
associated services)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The
operational use of systems (services provided for users, value added services,
etc.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
<H4 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">3.
Lessons Learnt<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H4>
<UL type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Examples
of working systems which claim to provide digital curation services, and the
lessons that can be derived from them.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The
operational use of archives (inserts and updates, migration of media, etc.)
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
<H4 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">4.
Future Prospects<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H4>
<UL type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">What
services will be needed in future to support digital
curation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Anticipating
future users' needs<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
<H4 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Encouraged
focus areas:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H4>
<H4 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">e-Science
and Digital Libraries<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H4>
<UL type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Requirements
for curation from e-Science and Digital Libraries<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Application
of curation techniques in e-Science and Digital
Libraries<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
<H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt">ABSTRACT
SUBMISSION:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Authors
are invited to submit one page abstracts by sending a PDF or Word file to <A
href="mailto:pv2005@ukoln.ac.uk">pv2005@ukoln.ac.uk</A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H4 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Abstracts
should contain the following information:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H4>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Title of
the presentation<BR>All authors and their affiliation<BR>Contact details (e-mail
address) of the main contact author.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Authors
will be notified of acceptance of their presentation by 16 May 2005 and then
receive instructions for the preparation of the final paper for the conference
proceedings. The deadline for the submission of final papers is 1 September
2005<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt">Important
Dates<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">31
January 2005 | First announcement<BR>1 April 2005 | Deadline for abstracts<BR>16
May 2005 | Notification for authors<BR>1 September 2005 | Deadline for final
papers<BR>21-23 November 2005 | PV 2005<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt">General
Information<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<H3 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Venue:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The
conference will take place at The Royal Society in Edinburgh, UK. The venue is
ideally situated in the centre of Edinburgh and provides all the facilities
necessary for a conference of this nature. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Hotel
accommodation can be arranged through the conference website to obtain
discounted rates. Details to follow.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt">Organization<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The
symposium will consist of plenary sessions. The language for the conference will
be English.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt">Publications
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The
symposium proceedings will be available to each participant on the opening day.
All authors presenting a paper are invited to submit a written
paper.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm">
<H3 style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">For any
further information please contact <A
href="mailto:events@ukoln.ac.uk">events@ukoln.ac.uk</A> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 7.5pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2>
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