JISC

JISC Conference 2006

14 March 2006
International Convention Centre, Birmingham                                                    

Main sponsor

 Parallel sessions:

• SuperJANET5 for education and research (Executive 1)
• Support for e-Research: extending the boundaries (Hall 8b)
• e-Learning: transforming the student learning experience (Hall 1)
• Exploring the e-administration agenda (Hall 7)
• Widening access to online resources: A case study of how JISC e-Resources can enrich education and research  (Hall 8a)
• Introducing the JISC Content Procurement Company (Hall 6)

 Demonstrations:

• Co-operative multimedia music playing and Visualisation networks (Hall 6)
• Silchester archaeology virtual research environment and Sage dance and music virtual research enviroment (Hall 7)
• JORUM repository - helping to build a community of sharing and Accessibility: Whose responsibility is it? (Hall 8b)
• Petal open source e-portfolio tool for lifelong learning and OpenMentor e-learning tool for student support (Hall 8a)
• PathCAL healthcare and biomedical web-based tutorials and A vision for Geospatial resources in UK academia (Executive 2)
• Medical journals digitisation project and open access (Executive 1)

 Parallel sessions:

• Supporting digital curation to safeguard research data (Executive 1)
• How can repositories benefit institutions? moving towards a national infrastructure (Hall 8b) 
• e-Framework for Education and Research - what is it and how can your institution use it? (Hall 8a)
• Designing learning spaces for the 21st Century (Hall 1)
• Working collaboratively to support institutions in facing the challenges and opportunities of e-assessment  (Hall 7)
• Digitisation - creating four centuries of unique resources for education and research (Hall 6)  visit www.histpop.org