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Curation in the Cloud Workshop

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:15:53 GMT

Date: Wednesday 7 - Thursday 8 March 2012

Venue: Hallam Conference Centre, 44 Hallam Street, W1W 6JJ

City: London

Workshop background?

In recent years the hype around cloud computing as a route to delivering a dazzling array of services has (to quote Gartner) been 'deafening'. But much of the focus has been on using cloud infrastructure to create, process and analyse data, often in relation to business information and in the context of either the virtualisation and green ICT agendas, or for the purpose of providing flexible computational capacity for actively undertaking research work. There has been less opportunity to consider the potential of this technology to address the data curation and long-term preservation needs of researchers and research organisations. Especially in light of emerging UK government-led directives on ensuring long-term open access to publicly funded research, it is more important than ever that organisations have a clear sense of all the choices that are available to them when investing in this critical area.

Workshop aims:

The aim of this 2-day workshop is to assess the potential and practicalities of using cloud-based solutions for the curation and long-term preservation of digital materials, focusing particularly on data that originates from research or that supports research processes. What will particularly be of value is to engage stakeholders from a number of different types and scales of organisations, encompassing those that are able to rely on established and joined-up institutional infrastructures; alongside those who may have more fragmented or immature local measures in place to manage data.

Presentations, panels and breakout style sessions will provide delegates with a number of different ways of engaging with the topic during the workshop.

Workshop white paper:

To promote discussion at the workshop and to provide a focused objective and outcome for this event, a white paper will be drafted and circulated to all delegates prior to the event. Themes, topics, concerns and directions emerging from the event will be incorporated into a second draft of the white paper, the objective of which is ultimately to inform both future funding decisions on the part of infrastructure providers (e.g. JISC), and policy and strategy within institutions.

Who should attend?

Invited participants (i.e. presenters, panelists and/or delegates) will include:

active researchers
digital curation and preservation experts
representatives of funding organisations
research infrastructure and cloud solution providers

To book a place at this workshop register here

Draft programme (this will be subject to change)

Wednesday 7 March
12.30	Lunch
13.30	Welcome
Session 1 - Why focus on cloud computing for curation?
13.35	Cloud computing and Research – a JISC view	Torsten Reimer (JISC)
13.40	Cloud Computing and Curation – a JISC view	Neil Grindley (JISC)
13.45	Curation in the Cloud Draft White Paper	Digital Curation Centre (DCC)
14.00	Response to White Paper/Case Study
14.15	Cultural Heritage Perspective
14.45	Large-Scale Storage & Curation	Internet Archive
15.15	Q&A and Discussion
15.30	Break
16.00	Panel Session and General Discussion – What do we need and can the cloud provide it?	Kevin Ashley, DCC (chair)
17.00	Day 1 close
Thursday 8th March
Session 2 – Implementation, Technologies and Standards
09.15	Day 2 Introduction
09.20	Kindura Project	Simon Waddington (KCL)
09.40	DuraCloud	DuraSpace
10.00	Hydra Project and Fedora User Group (UK&Ireland)	Richard Green (University of Hull)
10.20	UK LOCKSS Alliance	Adam Rusbridge (EDINA)
10.30	iRODS and Standards	Jens Jensen (STFC)
10.40	Eduserv UMF Cloud Initiative	Andy Powell (Eduserv)
10.50	Break
11.10	Breakout discussions – Groups to formulate advice to senior management on curation solutions and implementations in the cloud
12.45	Lunch
Session 3 – Business Models and Sustainability
13.45	Recent Work on Sustainability Strategies & Tactics	Neil Grindley (JISC)
14.00	The Business Case for Digital Preservation	SPRUCE Project
14.15	DuraSpace and Sustainability	Michelle Kimpton (DuraSpace)
14.30	Panel Session and General Discussion – Are cloud solutions here to stay?
15.00	Wrap-up session and White Paper Review	DCC / JISC
15.30	Event Close

JISC CETIS Conference 2012

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:18:29 GMT

The Future Just Happened? Technology Innovation in Universities and Colleges

Date: 22 - 23 February 2012

Venue: National College for School Leadership conference centre, Nottingham.
This year the conference will be co-located with the IMS quarterly meeting.

City: Nottingham

In 2001 Michael Lewis published his seminal book “Next: The Future Just Happened” which considered the impact evolving technology would have on all aspects of our lives. Ten years on technology offers incredible opportunities for teaching and learning and how our educational institutions function. But 2012 will also be a time of unprecedented change in Higher Education in the UK. September will see students funding their own way through university, and universities operating in a new market place.

This year’s JISC CETIS conference will explore the future technological challenges and opportunities for our education system.

Keynote speakers:

The conference will include keynote presentations from:

Ian Hughes, Consulting IT Specialist and Metaverse Evangelist
Rob Abel, Chief Executive Officer of IMS
Professor Mark Stubbs, Head of Learning and Research Technologies Manchester Metropolitan University

Parallel sessions:

There will also be the following parallel discussion sessions:

QTI Codebash
Creating an Education App Store for the UK
The Learning Registry: Capturing Conversations about Learning Resources
Thwarted or Embedded: Mapping Cause and Effect
Issues around Using Data to Improve Student Retention
Emerging Reality: Making Sense New Models of Learning Organisations
Are Open Badges the Future for Recognition of Skills?
QTI Demonstration
Social Network Analysis & Data Visualisation: Past, Present and Future
Open Mic

Like all JISC CETIS Conferences, this will be a highly participative two day event, offering an opportunity to meet with colleagues involved in technical development activities.

To book a place at the conference please register here

Webinar: Video production workflow

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:54:55 GMT

Date: Wednesday 25 January

Time: 13:30 - 14:30

Venue: Online

Session recording
Webinar recording	Access a recording of the webinar. N.B the recording is in real time and you can navigate through the recording as required
Presentation slides	View a copy of the presentation slides and access the relevant weblinks
Useful resources	JISC Digital Media Email JISC Digital Media for any enquiries JISC Digital Media video planning surgery

Session information
Webinar title	Video production workflow
Abstract	An overview of the video production process, the webinar will guide delegates through pre-production, production, post production and distribution, featuring technology, tools and methods they can use to gain good results. Topics will include, planning, consent, location checking, scripting, how to get good results from low cost equipment, low or no-cost production, post production and encoding tools. Facilitator Tim O’Riordan has over 25 years experience in Broadcast TV and Educational video production.
Presenters	Tim O'Riordan, Technical Support Officer (moving images), JISC Digital Media
What will you learn or take away?	Delegates will gain a clear understanding of the basic requirements of video production and approach their next production with confidence.
Who is this webinar aimed at?	Those wishing to gain an insight into effective low cost video production.
Relevant links / websites	www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk

If you are using social media to talk about this webinar, please use the hashtag #jiscwebinar

This webinar is free of charge

Important information for participants

Webinars will be run using the Blackboard Collaborate software platform, provided and supported by JISC Netskills
Participants will need to have the latest version of Java installed on their PC/Laptop - check settings here: http://tinyurl.com/6bacwu4.
You will need a headset (headphones and microphone) to listen to and talk in the session. Don't use built-in microphones or speakers (built into laptops or webcams) as this creates echoing, feedback and will spoil the session for others.
Download a participant's guide to Blackboard Collaborate
In some instances you may experience firewall/proxy issues which need to be changed and they are often controlled by the local IT Administrator. If you have these issues, please read the proxy set up guide and information on firewall errors.
There is also a self-diagnosis page which gives guidance on how to solve such issues.
JISC reserves the right to limit registration numbers for the live webinar and to give priority to attendees from within a Higher Education of Further Education Institution in the case of over-subscription.

Conferencing in Universities and Colleges

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:01:12 GMT

Improving Performance, and Reducing Travel and Stress?

An event presented by the JISC-funded SusteIT project in collaboration with the EAUC Travel Coordinator’s Group, the Welsh Video Network and University of Warwick on the potential uses and benefits of conferencing for universities and colleges.

Date: Tuesday 6 March 2012

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Venue: University of Warwick and via livestreaming

This event aims to:

Disseminate the latest research on conferencing usage, impacts and potential (which is considerable) from JISC-financed Green IT research projects by SusteIT (in collaboration with Janet UK) and the Welsh Video Network (WVN)
Highlight successful uses of the technology within the sector, and their benefits to individuals and organisations
Build a balanced view of conferencing use, which acknowledges that face-to-face discussion can be essential and that many conferencing applications are about supplementing and extending, rather than completely replacing it (hence our ‘physical’ event about virtual technology!)
Debate potential sector level actions to increase uptake and overcome barriers – e.g., should England and Scotland be providing similar levels of support to that funded by the Welsh Assembly through WVN?

Who should attend?

Sector policy-makers; senior managers within institutions with an interest in extending reach, improving performance or minimising business travel; and AV, IT and travel coordinators.

Opportunities for remote participation will be provided by live streaming, messaging and other means.

Provisional Agenda

Time	Activity
10.00 – 10.30	Registration and refreshments
10.30 – 10.35	Welcome and Introduction Rob Bristow, Green IT Programme manager, JISC
10.35 – 11.00	Conferencing in the Sector – Research Findings Peter James, Professor of Environmental Management, and Lisa Hopkinson, SusteIT Project Manager, University of Bradford
11.00 – 11.25	JANET Conferencing Services Today and Tomorrow Paul Bonnett, Videoconferencing Technical Co-ordinator, JANET
11.25 – 11.35	Comfort Break (no refreshments)
11.35 – 12.00	Conferencing at the University of Warwick Jonathan Owen, Audio Visual Service Owner, University of Warwick
12.00 – 12.25	Conferencing at Another University Session and speaker tbc
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch and Telepresence demonstration (optional)
13.30 – 14.15	Videoconferencing in Wales Geoff Constable, Welsh Video Network Support Officer, University of Aberystwyth, and others
14.15 – 15.00	Small group discussions
15.05 – 15.45	Panel Discussion – Should the sector be doing more to encourage conferencing, and how can it be achieved? Comprising a mix of speakers and travel coordinators commenting on main points from discussion groups

To book a place at this event, please register here.

There is no charge for the event. As places are very limited cancellations after 29 February, and no shows that are not due to illness, will be charged at £50.

Information for energy efficiency improvement - dashboards, displays, reports and other measures to change user behaviour

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:54:55 GMT

This free workshop builds on previous 2011 events at Oxford and Manchester (see presentations from both, and a RECSO briefing paper on the former).

It is a response to rising prices, carbon regulation, HEFCE targets and other drivers for minimised energy consumption. Better information about usage patterns, and changes over time, is a key part of achieving this. This has long been understood by energy managers but hardware and software innovations are now enabling many more people to access and use energy data, and for it to be displayed in buildings. Many universities and colleges are taking advantage of these capabilities, but often in isolation. In addition, there is considerable uncertainty about how information should be provided in order to motivate changes in user behaviour.

The aims of this event are therefore to:

Share experience and learning;
Build and strengthen a network of those interested in the topics, and to
Discuss how people perceive and use energy information and the implications of this for dashboards and display design, reporting and other actions.

The event is being funded by JISC, and has been organised by three JISC Green IT projects – DELTA and Green IT for STEM at the University of Bradford and RECSO (Responsible Energy Costs, led by Forum for the Future). Both are associated with the SusteIT initiative. See here for more information. Places can be booked here.

Time	Programme
12.00	Registration and refreshments
12.45-13.00	Introduction Rob Bristow, Green ICT Programme Manager, JISC Peter James, Professor of Environmental Management, University of Bradford and Director, SusteIT
13.00-13.30	Energy Displays and Information at Coventry University Elise Smithson, Deputy Director, Environment and Low Impact Buildings Centre Based on Coventry’s JISC funded CUSTOMER project which uses (serious) games to create behavioural change in student accommodation
13.30-14.00	Effective Communication of Energy Information Steve Connor, MD, Creative Concern Based on work with Manchester Metropolitan and other Universities
14.00-14.30	Energy Information in Laboratory Settings Russell Smith, Estates Manager, and Hilary Pape, Lecturer, University of Bradford; Roland Triance, Director, and Christian Meichsner, Fume Cupboard Service & Maintenance, Waldner
14.00-14.50	Refreshments
14.50-15.50	Small group discussion
15.50-16.15	Final Q&A/Discussion
16.15 (approx)	End of event

Venue information can ber found here (5 minutes from Liverpool Street Station).

There is no charge for the event. Knowledgeable vendors who can contribute their experience to the discussions are also welcome. As we expect the event to be very popular, cancellations after February 1st, and no shows that are not due to illness, will be charged at £50. Please book by visiting the Events section.

Webinar: Cut Costs Not Corners - Improving Business Efficiency

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:49:04 GMT

Doing things right first time and working together can save your organisation time and money. JISC RSC UK in conjunction with JISC Advance Services, bring you a short series of online events addressing the key theme of Cost Efficiencies.

Date: Wednesday 1 February

Time: 10:00 - 11:00

Venue: Online

Seminar programme:

The seminar will be in two parts:

How can Generic eMarketplace (GeM) save my institution money? (John West of JISC Procureweb)
John will introduce GeM - the new contracts database and eMarketplace for Post 16 education providers. GeM contains only sector negotiated and approved contracts.
Cost Efficiencies with GoogleApps. (Peter Scott of RSC Wales)
Peter considers provision of the Google suite, free at the point of use to the Education Sector, would seem to be a very attractive proposal – this session will share the experiences of JISC Advance who have utilised GoogleApps to facilitate shared communication processes across 21 disparate organisations across the UK.

Target Audience:

The event will be of interest to Management, Senior Staff, Policy Makers and staff responsible for achieving cost efficiencies from all Post 16 education sectors throughout the UK.

This event is free to attend.

To book a place at this event please register here

Cloud computing and the law

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:58:25 GMT

The first in the JISC Advance free online seminar series 'Cutting Costs not Corners'. In this session John Kelly and Deborah Ferns, Legal Information Specialists at JISC Legal will be steering you around legally compliant cloud computing.

Date: Thursday 19 January 2012

Time: 10:00 - 11:00

Venue: Online

What will the seminar cover?

how to protect your interests in the cloud provider contract
the risks of outsourcing student email and data storage
the legal responsibility for technology use and for data, particularly personal data

Seminar presenters:

John X Kelly is an experienced legal expert in the fields of intellectual property law and liability in general in the education context. He also specialises in copyright licensing, online defamation, privacy rights and freedom of information as well as how the law deals with illegal and inappropriate content in the online environment.
Deborah Ferns pursued a career in commercial contracts firstly within the IT/telecommunications industry and then as Legal Adviser for the UK operations of a contract testing and manufacturing. Deborah specialises in intellectual property law, contracts and licensing addressing the challenges faced by further and higher education establishments in the use of innovative technologies.

Who should participate?

The seminar is aimed at management, senior IT staff, policy makers, IT users and staff responsible for achieving cost efficiencies.

To participate in this online session, please register here

Explore the toolkit ‘Cloud Computing and the Law’.

Robert Darnton Lecture and Discussion

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:38:52 GMT

The Digital Public Library of America: Current Plans and Future Prospects

JISC and SCONUL will be jointly hosting a lecture presented by Professor Robert Darnton, University Librarian at Harvard University, on the development of the Digital Public Library of Amerca (DPLA) and how the US experience can inform developments in the UK.

Date: Tuesday, 17th January

Time: Lunch 12:00, Lecture: 13:00 - 15:15

Venue: Kohn Centre, Royal Society

City: London

Programme

Time	Item
11:30	Registration opens
12:00	Lunch
13:00	Welcome and background Ann Rossiter (SCONUL) and Rachel Bruce (JISC)
13:15	Chair's Introduction The Chair, Professor David Baker will provide an introduction to the lecture and discussion.
13:20	Lecture by Professor Robert Darnton (Harvard University) The Digital Public Library of America: Current Plans and Future Prospects
14:10	Question, answer and discussion session
15:00	Concluding remarks from the Chair
15:15	Close

Professor Darnton

Professor Darnton has been a driving force behind the development of the DPLA. He is a pioneer in the field of the history of the book and has written or edited two dozen books including The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History. He is a founder of the Gutenberg e-program, sponsored by the Mellon Foundation and is a trustee of the New York Public Library.

The event will be chaired by Professor David Baker, Deputy Chair of JISC.

There is no charge for this event, but there are a limited number of places which will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Twitter hashtags:
#ukdl #dpla

To book a place at the lecture, please complete the registration form

Biomedical Research Infrastructure Software Service (BRISSkit) workshop

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:13:43 GMT

Date: Thursday 19 January

Time: 09:30 - 16:30

Venue: John Foster Hall (New Hall), University of Leicester

City: Leicester

BRISSkit Overview

BRISSkit will design a national shared service brokered by JANET to host, implement and deploy biomedical research database applications that support the management and integration of tissue samples with clinical data and electronic patient records. BRISSkit are uniquely positioned to tackle this through their experience in developing the pioneering open source IT infrastructure for the Biomedical Research Informatics Centre for Cardiovascular Science in the NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit (BRU). Anonymised versions of patient sensitive databases are hosted for University researchers on a LAMP stack platform implemented by the University of Leicester IT Research Computing Service in a VMware environment. The project team will work across the range of stakeholders in clinical, University and international biomedical research to deploy appropriate, secure, affordable and reliable services in this key strategic area for the UK.

BRISSkit Workshop Objectives

To introduce BRISSkit services under development to other BRUs and research groups
To introduce the benefits of the services BRISSkit can provide to the Biomedical and Bioinformatics research community
To collect feedback and gather requirements on the direct benefits from BRISSkit services
To compare to existing costs involved in research practices without BRISSkit type services

Agenda: Thursday 19th January

Time	Activity
09:30-10:00	Arrivals & Registration
10:00-10:15	Introduction & Objectives for the workshop
10:15-10:30	Overview of BRISSkit project
10:30-11:15	BRISSkit Use Cases and Applications
11:15-11:35	Coffee
11:35-12:10	BRISSKit Services
12:10-12:30	Discussion
12:30-13:30	Lunch Break
13.30-13:40	Welcome and Aims for the afternoon
13.40-14:05	Benefits and Costs
14.05-14:30	Questions
14.30-15:15	Group Discussion: Feedback and requirements
15.15-15:45	Coffee
15.45-16:30	Reporting Back and Discussion
16:30	Meeting Close

Relevant links

BRISSkit Website

BRISSkit Team Blog

Prepared for your impending move to the cloud?

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:48:05 GMT

This is a strategic-level cloud and data centre conference for education and research institutions considering a move to the cloud

@JANET_Cloud
#JanetCC

Date: Thursday 9 February 2012

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Venue: CCT Venues Smithfield

City: London

Who should attend?

CIOs, IT Directors or those concerned with strategic insitutional IT

What will the conference cover?

How to lead a successful move to the cloud
The business case for virtualisation
Making cloud pay for itself
Security of academic data
Procuring cloud and data centre services
HE and FE case studies

Further information on the programme and speakers will be available shortly here

Please book your place using the online booking form between now and Friday 3 February

You should receive an e-mail confirming your place within 5 working days. If you do not receive this e-mail confirmation please contact the Events Co-ordinator Wendy Salmon.

As this event is for research and education institutions, we will not be accepting bookings from commercial companies.

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Curation in the Cloud Workshop

Workshop background?

Workshop aims:

Workshop white paper:

Who should attend?

Draft programme (this will be subject to change)

JISC CETIS Conference 2012

The Future Just Happened? Technology Innovation in Universities and Colleges

Keynote speakers:

Parallel sessions:

Webinar: Video production workflow

Webinar recording

Presentation slides

Useful resources

Webinar title

Abstract

Presenters

What will you learn or take away?

Who is this webinar aimed at?

Relevant links / websites

Important information for participants

Conferencing in Universities and Colleges

Improving Performance, and Reducing Travel and Stress?

This event aims to:

Who should attend?

Provisional Agenda

Information for energy efficiency improvement - dashboards, displays, reports and other measures to change user behaviour

The aims of this event are therefore to:

Webinar: Cut Costs Not Corners - Improving Business Efficiency

Seminar programme:

Target Audience:

Cloud computing and the law

What will the seminar cover?

Seminar presenters:

Who should participate?

Robert Darnton Lecture and Discussion

The Digital Public Library of America: Current Plans and Future Prospects

Programme

Professor Darnton

Biomedical Research Infrastructure Software Service (BRISSkit) workshop

BRISSkit Overview

BRISSkit Workshop Objectives

Agenda: Thursday 19th January

Relevant links

Prepared for your impending move to the cloud?

Who should attend?

What will the conference cover?