<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><i style="font-size:13px">--From the 2015 VIVO Conference organizers--</i><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">April 21, 2015</span></font><div style="font-size:13px"><font color="#000000"><br>Read it online: <a href="http://bit.ly/1G40maI" target="_blank">bit.ly/1G40maI</a><br>Contact: <a href="mailto:vivo@designingevents.com" target="_blank">vivo@designingevents.com</a></font><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><b><font size="4" color="#000000">UPDATE: 2015 VIVO Conference Workshops Announced</font></b><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000">The <a href="http://vivoconference.org/" target="_blank">Sixth Annual VIVO Conference</a> will be held August 12-14, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge, overlooking Boston. The VIVO Conference creates a unique opportunity for people from across the country and around the world to come together to explore ways to use semantic technologies and linked open data to promote scholarly collaboration and research discovery.<br><br>The VIVO conference is an excellent opportunity to meet with VIVO team members from participating institutions. It also offers an open and collaborative environment to share ideas and discuss topics related to adoption and implementation of research information systems, VIVO-based tools, and the opportunities created by advancing data sharing and team science.<br><br>Follow the conversation on Twitter at #vivo15 - <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DoodleDesignInc./78ac6aa6df/TEST/03c67098e2/q=#vivo15&src=typd" target="_blank">http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DoodleDesignInc./78ac6aa6df/TEST/03c67098e2/q=#vivo15&src=typd</a><br><br>2015 CALL FOR PAPERS NOW OPEN!<br><br>Authors are invited to submit abstracts for poster, panel, and paper presentations related to the Topics of Interest for the Sixth Annual VIVO Conference in August. For a copy of the full Call for Papers, please click here - <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DoodleDesignInc./78ac6aa6df/TEST/9948619ff1" target="_blank">http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DoodleDesignInc./78ac6aa6df/TEST/9948619ff1</a> . All submissions must be submitted through EasyChair ( <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DoodleDesignInc./78ac6aa6df/TEST/4e325680ab/conf=vivo15" target="_blank">http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DoodleDesignInc./78ac6aa6df/TEST/4e325680ab/conf=vivo15</a> ) by<b> Friday, April 24th 5:00 PM PST.</b><br><br>EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN<br><br>• Registration is now open (<a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DoodleDesignInc./78ac6aa6df/TEST/4f6b7b520a/eventid=104955&" target="_blank">http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DoodleDesignInc./78ac6aa6df/TEST/4f6b7b520a/eventid=104955&</a> ) for the Sixth Annual VIVO Conference. The $375 Early Bird registration rate is only available through June 19th.<br>• Register early (<a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DoodleDesignInc./78ac6aa6df/TEST/84920dbb16/eventid=104955&" target="_blank">http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DoodleDesignInc./78ac6aa6df/TEST/84920dbb16/eventid=104955&</a> ) to get the lowest rate!<br>• Early Bird (Now through June 19th): $375 Regular (June 20th - July 17th): $475 Late (July 18th - August 5th): $575<br>Onsite: $625<br><br>JUST ANNOUNCED: 2015 VIVO CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS<br><br>All Workshops take place on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 and are just $225 each. Click Here for workshop descriptions -<br><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DoodleDesignInc./78ac6aa6df/TEST/ccfe776260" target="_blank">http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DoodleDesignInc./78ac6aa6df/TEST/ccfe776260</a> .<br><br>Morning Sessions (8:30am - 12:00pm)<br><br>Workshop 1: <b>Ontology Editing and Creating Semantic Applications</b><br>Presenters: Rebecca Younes, Jon Corson-Rikert and Jim Blake, Cornell University<br><br>Workshop 2: <b>Getting More From Your VIVO: Generating Reports and Functional Datasets For Analysis</b><br>Presenters: Mike Conlon, University of Florida; Shahim Essaid, OHSU; Melissa Haendel, OHSU; Kristi Holmes, Northwestern<br><br>Workshop 3: <b>Introduction to VIVO: Planning, Policy, and Implementation</b><br>Presenters: Julia Trimmer, Duke University; Liz Tomich, University of Colorado-Boulder; Michaleen Trimarchi, Scripps Research Institute; Robert McDonald, Indiana University; Paul Albert, Weill Cornell Medical College<br><br>Afternoon Sessions (1:00pm - 4:30pm)<br><br>Workshop 4: <b> Altmetrics 101 - Hands on Introduction to Altmetrics</b><br>Presenters: Andrea Michalek, Plum Analytics; Stacy Konkiel, Altmetric<br><br>Workshop 5: <b> Awesome Apps to Enhance Your VIVO</b><br>Presenters: Violeta Ilik, Northwestern University; Alexandre Rademaker, Fundação Getulio Vargas & IBM Research; Chris Barnes, University of Florida; Ted Lawless, Brown University; and Jim Blake, Cornell University<br><br>Workshop 6: <b>Managing Your Data Flows: Architecture and Data Provenance for Your Institution</b><br>Presenters: John Fereira, Cornell University; Violeta Ilik, Northwestern University; Alex Viggio, Symplectic Ltd.<br><br><b>Register now</b> (<a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DoodleDesignInc./78ac6aa6df/TEST/e17b77e6c7/eventid=104955&" target="_blank">http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DoodleDesignInc./78ac6aa6df/TEST/e17b77e6c7/eventid=104955&</a> ) and plan to join us in Cambridge, MA!<br><br>ARE YOU LOOKING TO GET MORE INVOLVED?<br><br>If you would like to get involved in the conference, we would like to invite you to participate as a Sponsor. Please visit the Sponsorship Prospectus (<br><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DoodleDesignInc./78ac6aa6df/TEST/ebbd3cc498" target="_blank">http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DoodleDesignInc./78ac6aa6df/TEST/ebbd3cc498</a> ) for more information.<br><br>CONTACT INFORMATION<br><br>If you have any questions, please contact us at <a href="mailto:vivo@designingevents.com" target="_blank">vivo@designingevents.com</a> or at <a href="tel:%2B1%20410-654-5525" value="+14106545525" target="_blank">+1 410-654-5525</a>.</font></div></div></div>
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