Repository Fringe 2016

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Dates: 1 – 2 August 2016

Registration: is now closed

2016 Programme Themes:

Repository Fringe is a gathering for repository managers and others interested in research data repositories and publication repositories. Participation is a key element – the event is designed to encourage all attendees to share their repository experiences and expertise.

Traditionally Repository Fringe takes place in Edinburgh every August, and is aimed primarily at a UK-based audience.

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Sign-up for parallel sessions and Developer Challenge…

As we have three sessions running parallel to each other during the afternoon of Day 1 (DSpace 4.0 Update, EPrints Update, and Latest Developments in Hydra-land), we would like to ask attending delegates to sign up to one session in advance so that we can assign rooms to the sessions according to attendee numbers.

Registration for a session as early as possible would be much appreciated and can be done via the main Eventbrite page simply by selecting one of the sessions listed under the main Delegate registration – please note that there is no need to re-register as a Delegate unless you have not already registered.

In addition, we would like to ask all those interested in participating in this year’s Developer Challenge to sign up and register their interest as soon as possible. We have yet to confirm the schedule of this year’s Challenge but hope to do so soon, so please register your interest in taking part on the Eventbrite page. We have a £100 Amazon voucher for the winner too!

Register now!

Keynote Speaker Announced

We are delighted to announce that the keynote speaker at Repository Fringe 2014 will be Yvonne Budden from University of Warwick. The working title for her presentation is “The revolution has been cancelled: the current state of UK open access.�

We are also thrilled to have confirmation that the star of last year’s event, Robin Burgess of Glasgow School of Art, has also agreed to perform his new song on research data management! We can’t wait! If you missed last year’s performance you can check it out here.

More announcements to follow shortly…

Programme for Repository Fringe 2014 is on it’s way but in the meantime…

In true unconference fashion the programme for this year is still being dusted down and we hope will be available for you this month. We have some great content to present, including a new song from last year’s star, Robin Burgess, and a keynote speaker confirmed which will be announced shortly!

In the meantime we are excited that the official 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme will be launched on Thursday so if you have already registered for Repository Fringe you might want to check out what else will be happening in the main Fringe to keep you entertained whilst you’re in town.

Repository Fringe goers may also be interested to hear that one of the key organisers of the event, the Digital Curation Centre (DCC), has organised a training workshop for Friday 1st August to coincide with Repository Fringe at the University of Edinburgh this year!

The DCC has a lot of demand for its Digital Curation 101 workshops which can be organised for individual institutions but this will be a special event open to all who wish to attend. Although part of the DC101 series of workshops, the event on 1st August will be an ‘Introduction to Data Management Planning and DMPonline’ aimed at helping attendees to understand funder requirements for data management and sharing, to understand what a data management plan is and to give participants an awareness of the DCC resource DMPonline, how to use is and how it can be customised by individual institutions – something for which they have seen great demand.

The workshop cost is £30 and includes refreshments and lunch – places are limited and registration is open now.

So if the workshop might benefit your institution, why not extend your trip to cover Repository Fringe and the DCC workshop, then you can indulge in a Friday night (or even a whole weekend!) in the buzz of Edinburgh on it’s first Festival Fringe weekend by enjoying some comedy, some theatre or even just some great street acts?!