[Rdap] OR2015 NEWS: Full Program; Early Reg. Deadline 5/8; Workshops sign-ups

[Carol Minton Morris]

*From Holly Mercer, William Nixon, and Imma Subirats, OR2015 Program
Co-Chairs; Jon Dunn, Beth Namachchivaya, Julie Speer, and Sarah
Shreeves, OR2015 Conference Organizing Committee *

*OR2015 NEWS: Full Program Available; Early Registration Deadline
fast-approaching–Friday, 5/8; Sign Up for Workshops*

We are pleased to announce that full program and schedule details for Open
Repositories 2015, taking place in Indianapolis on June 8-11, are now
available on the conference website at http://www.or2015.net/
<http://www.or2015.net/>.

The program for this 10th Open Repositories conference includes:

- keynote talks from Kaitlin Thaney of Mozilla Science Lab and Anurag
Acharya of Google Scholar

- a mix of workshops, tutorials, papers, panels, 24x7 presentations,
posters, and “repository rants and raves” addressing a wide variety of
topics related to digital repositories and the roles they play in
supporting open scholarship, open science, online cultural heritage, and
research data

- a Developer Track that includes informal  presentations and
demonstrations showcasing community expertise and progress

- interest group sessions focused on the open source DSpace, EPrints, and
Fedora (including Hydra and Islandora) repository platforms

- an Ideas Challenge enabling small teams to collaborate on proposing new
ideas for moving repositories forward (with prizes)

Coupled with a variety of social activities to help support networking with
colleagues from across the globe, along with exhibit tables from conference
sponsors, OR2015 should make for a rewarding experience for anyone working
in the repositories space.

*** Reminder: Discounted Early Registration Ends Friday, May 8***

Online registration for OR2015 is open, and participants can save $50 by
registering by this Friday, May 8. Special negotiated room rates are
available at the conference hotel until May 16. For more information,
please visit the conference website: http://www.or2015.net/

All conference participants, including those with accepted presentations,
need to register in order to attend the conference.

*** Sign Up for Workshops and Tutorials ***

If you have already registered for OR2015 and are planning to participate
in workshops or tutorials on the first day of the conference, Monday, June
8, please visit http://www.or2015.net/workshops to sign up for the sessions
you plan to attend. Workshops and tutorials are included in the
registration fee, but separate signup is required in order to guarantee a
seat.

We look forward to seeing you at OR2015!
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