Category Archives: Conferences

UK Open Source GIS conference 22 June 2009

Posted on 10 December 2008 by Jordan

The website for the conference is now up: The Centre for Geospatial Science of University of Nottingham, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (UK Chapter), ICA Working Group on Open Source Geospatial Technologies, SOSoRNET and Open Knowledge Foundation are organizing the First … Continue reading →

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Preservation of Web Resources project (JISC-PoWR) – Manchester

Posted on 9 August 2008 by Jordan

The JISC-sponsored Preservation of Web Resources project (JISC-PoWR) will be running its third and final workshop in Manchester. The series of workshops is aimed at the UK HE/FE records management and Web management communities. The workshop, entitled ‘Embedding Web Preservation … Continue reading →

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Preservation of Web Resources: Making a Start | JISC-PoWR | 27 June

Posted on 6 June 2008 by Jordan

I mentioned my involvement on the legal aspects of this project in an earlier post — the project is having its first event on the 27th of June. For more see below: The JISC-sponsored Preservation of Web Resources project (JISC-PoWR) … Continue reading →

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Speaking – State of the Map 12-13 July

Posted on 18 April 2008 by Jordan

Just a quick note to say that I’ll be speaking on open data, law, and licensing at State of the Map on 12-13 July in Limerick, Ireland. UPDATE 2 July – will be unable to make it this year due … Continue reading →

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OAK Law project conference – Sept 2008

Posted on 17 April 2008 by Jordan

Open Access and Research Conference 2008 Stamford Plaza Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland 24-25 September 2008 Conference site: http://www.oar2008.qut.edu.au/ This conference will, among other things, cover open data, and looks really interesting. Please check it out…

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30 April – Open Knowledge London group meeting

Posted on 9 April 2008 by Jordan

The inaugural meeting of the London area Open Knowledge London meetup will be on Wednesday, 30 April from 19:00 to 21:00 at the London Knowledge Lab on 23-29 Emerald Street, London, WC1N 3QS. The event will be informal — just … Continue reading →

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Information Governance Conference 2008

Posted on 9 April 2008 by Jordan

The Society for Computers and the Law (SCL) is having a conference on 1 May on information governance: Information Governance Conference 2008 Information governance has rapidly become an integral part of organisational strategy in both the public and private sector. … Continue reading →

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OKCon follow up

Posted on 3 April 2008 by Jordan

I am back and plowing through email, and wanted to flag up some follow up OKCon details: ### Post-Event Information We’re pleased to announce that audio, images and slides from OKCon 2008 are now available at the Post-Event Information page: … Continue reading →

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Copyright History at Stationers' Hall

Posted on 18 March 2008 by Jordan

Just a quick note that the Copyright History conference and launch event of the new online resource will take place tomorrow at Stationers’ Hall. More events up on the site – copyrighthistory. I’ll be there tomorrow, but not Thursday — … Continue reading →

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COMMUNIA conference on public domain

Posted on 15 March 2008 by Jordan

Quick note — the COMMUNIA project is having an academic conference on the public domain from 30 June to 1 July in Belgium. The call for papers is up and proposals are due on 30 March. Conference homepage: COMMUNIA conference … Continue reading →

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