<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">This may be of interest to some members of this list.</div><br clear="all" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,32,96)">Register now for the PTAB High Level 5-day Training Course on ISO 16363 for Auditors and Managers of Digital Repositories by the authors of these standards in Washington DC - 19-23 October 2015</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">The Primary Trustworthy Digital Repository Authorisation Body (ISO-PTAB) plays a major role in training auditors and repository managers. There are three important ISO standards:<u></u><u></u></p><ul type="disc" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><b>ISO 14721:2012</b> (OAIS – a reference model for what is required for an archive to provide long-term preservation of digital information)<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><b>ISO 16363:2013</b> (Audit and certification of trustworthy digital repositories – sets out comprehensive metrics for what an archive must do, based on OAIS)<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><b>ISO 16919:2014</b> (Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of candidate trustworthy digital repositories – specifies the competencies and requirements on auditing bodies)<u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">These three standards form a closely related family and an understanding of their principles and is becoming increasingly important in establishing an internationally recognised and certified set of Trustworthy Digital Repositories.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">The course is divided into modules, each of which consists of a presentation, practical exercises and discussion.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:19.2000007629395px">The authors of these standards<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span>are running this 5-day High Level Training Course <b><i><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">19-23 October 2015</span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></i></b>at:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><a href="https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/courtyard-washington-dc-u-s-capitol.html?dksc=2&aid=318759&label=postbooking_confemail&et=UmFuZG9tSVYkc2RlIyh9YWOndq9Cl6B/zi8PFe0pRKc27pAQtqp1kmrYQa4Sz1+rsYrvfulLU42+kVm2+YMJmxnAKLAp7JzLM2kbYwCRIz0lfte0HMN5MPoJaEETrYh8uEUBWU6SZvIlZ7w+/Z73EyS3Og+BRvS3n1xzYsap9fV654LCyslDkaE3dwzsCur96o94qYRbyvY=" title="Hotel information" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Courtyard Washington, DC/U.S. Capitol</span></b><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"></span></a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">1325 2nd Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20002</span><b><i><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"> </span></i></b><i><a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasus-courtyard-washington-dc-us-capitol/" target="_blank">http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasus-courtyard-washington-dc-us-capitol/</a><u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><b><i>To register, please complete the form on the link below.<u></u><u></u></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><a href="http://www.iso16363.org/courses/future-courses/washington-dc-oct19-2015/" target="_blank">http://www.iso16363.org/courses/future-courses/washington-dc-oct19-2015/</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">The cost is $2500 with a 10% early-bird discount available until 30 September 2015 <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><b>An invoice, logistics information, recommended reading list and tutor profiles will be forwarded to you as soon as you have registered for the course. Please ensure you register as soon as possible to guarantee your place as numbers are limited.</b></p></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div>
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