European Commission Information Science and Technologies Framework Programe 6
Digital Preservation Projects Meeting

Hilton Glasgow Hotel, Glasgow
November 23rd, 2006

PLANETS, DigitalPreservationEurope (DPE), and CASPAR are pleased to announce that they will be delivering a joint one-day workshop to introduce the aims of their specific digital preservation projects and to discuss their overall relevance within the context of the European Commission Information Science and Technologies Framework Programme 6. This event is being held in conjunction with the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) and will be held at the Hilton Glasgow Hotel on November 23rd, 2006 immediately following the 2nd Annual DCC Conference.

Benefits of Attendance

This workshop will introduce participants to a range of newly-funded EC research including CASPAR, PLANETS, and DigitalPreservationEurope (DPE). Each project will present an overview of their aims and objectives as well as providing more detailed information on the specific tools and resources that each project will produce. Collaboration is a key objective for each of these projects and this meeting will provide a forum for networking and bridge-building between these and other international initiatives. In addition to providing detailed FP6 Project information, this meeting will host two round-table discussions to debate key curation and preservation themes.

Programme

View the programme for this event. [PDF, 52KB]

Registration

Register here for this event.
Registration for PLANETS, DPE, and CASPAR Consortium members is free. Registration for Digital Curation Centre Conference Attendees have been also waived.
Please be sure to indicate this on registration page.
All other registrants will be charged £50.00. This fee includes all workshop materials and lunch.

Venue

The conference is being held at the Hilton Glasgow, a five-star luxury hotel (complete with wireless broadband access) situated on William Street in the heart of Glasgow, 8 miles from Glasgow International Airport and close to main railway stations and shopping centres.
See a map showing where the Hilton Glasgow is located.

Accommodation

Accommodation is not included in your delegate fee so you will need to book your accommodation independently. For a comprehensive list of hotels, please see the Glasgow Guide: Hotels in Glasgow City Centre. The University of Glasgow also has a page devoted to hotels close to the University, which may be a little cheaper.

Travel

By air
Glasgow is accessible from all parts of the UK, Europe and the United States and Canada, with regular flights into Glasgow International Airport. A taxi from the airport to the Hilton Glasgow will cost roughly £20 depending on traffic. There is also a regular bus service into town which takes 25 minutes and costs £5.00 return.

By train/bus/taxi/car
See information on travelling to Glasgow and the Hilton Glasgow.