RMIT is one of Australia's original tertiary institutions and a global university of technology, design and enterprise. Its European hub now joins RICHES network of common interest. We are glad to announce that a Cooperation Agreement was recently signed between RICHES and RMIT E … | Continue reading
Nicosia (Cyprus) 18-20 March 2016 The British Council and the British High Commission in Nicosia, in collaboration with Snook, a Glasgow-based digital innovation agency, and in partnership with Google, are hosting a Culture Shift Hackathon programme on 18th – 20th March, at the C … | Continue reading
The latest version of veraPDF is now available. The latest version of veraPDF is now available for download in the PREFORMA Open Source Portal. veraPDF is building the definitive, file-format validator for all parts and conformance levels of ISO 19005 (PDF/A). This version contai … | Continue reading
European Commission, 25 Avenue de Beaulieu Brussels, 7 March 2016 This workshop offers an opportunity to learn of progress in the standardization of Cloud contracts and SLAs by ISO-liaison body SLALOM and cloud procurement by PICSE, two EC-backed initiatives. Delegates can contri … | Continue reading
Two events organised by AppHub in Brussels to promote open source innovation The AppHub team is glad to welcome you and your partners involved in open source innovation in Brussels, at two upcoming events, with interactive support for your project and AppHub Store demontrations: … | Continue reading
Europeana hopes to promote the adoption of the IIIF technology by demonstrating its value. As part of the Europeana Cloud project, a document proposing data modelling solutions for representing digital objects (such as images) and full-text with a particular focus on Newspapers r … | Continue reading
Madrid, 22-24 June 2016 This conference seeks to anticipate the future of education, offering a critical inside look into the current trends and resources being used in teaching and learning environments. The 2016 e-learning strategies and trends will be explored through the pres … | Continue reading
In this hackathon in particular, we focus on concepts and business models rather than the development itself. by Fred Truyen, KU Leuven. The Photography hackathon “Hack your Photo Heritage” is taking place this weekend, hosted at the FabLab of KU Leuven in Heverlee (Belgium). Pe … | Continue reading
Bern, 3-6 October 2016 iPRES is the premier international conference on the preservation and long term management of digital materials. The 13th International Conference on Digital Preservation will be held on October 3-6, 2016 in Bern, Switzerland. PREFORMA submitted a proposal … | Continue reading
Girona, 17-18 November 2016 The 14th edition of the Image and Research Conference, organized by the Centre for Image Research and Diffusion (CRDI) of the Girona City Council with the collaboration of the Association of Archivists of Catalonia, will be held in Girona on 17-18 Nove … | Continue reading
How the York Museums Trust started opening up its collection by Lieke Plodger, Open Knowledge Foundation. OpenGLAM has just released a case study on the open data release last year of the York Museums Trust. The study was written as part of the Open Knowledge Foundation involveme … | Continue reading
Athens, Greece, 19-21 May 2016 Building on the success of the previews conferences, the 3rd International Conference of the International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism (IACuDiT) is to be held in Athens, Greece, on May 19-21, 2016, with the theme “Tourism, Culture a … | Continue reading
Apply now, deadline 30 April 2016 UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable in World Heritage Sites with collaboration International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT) invites you to take part in Summer School 2016 devoted to Information and Communication … | Continue reading