2003-07-30, The Göttingen State and University Library (SUB), the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI), and the Information Technology Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) are jointly organizing an IFLA Satellite meeting to be held at the Göttingen State and University Library, Germany from 11th August to the 12th of August 2003. Learn more.

2003-07-30, The DC-2003 Conference and Workshop tentative schedule to be held in Seattle, Washington, USA, September 28 through October 2 is available on the DC-2003 Web site. Abstracts of all papers and posters will be available online very soon. Online registration for the Conference hotel and all related activities is also available at the DC-2003 Web site.

Important URLs

• DC-2003 Conference and Workshop Web site
• Online Conference and Workshop preliminary schedule
• Registration for all pre-Conference Workshops, Conference/DCMI Workshop, and Conference hotel

Important notes and deadlines

• Hotel reservations for the DC-2003 Conference Hotel (Seattle Marriot Waterfront) must be made by 28 August 2003 in order to secure the conference rate.
• The pre-Conference Workshops on 28 September 2003 have limited seating available and are filling quickly--Metadata Search (60 seats) and Metadata Primer (40 seats). Pre-Conference Workshop registration can be handled using the online Conference registration form at the URL noted above.

2003-07-01, As of July 1, 2003, Stuart Weibel has stepped down as Director of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. Makx Dekkers, DCMI's Managing Director, will assume this role. Stu will continue an active role on the DCMI Board of Trustees, on the Advisory Board, and as primary liaison between DCMI and OCLC, the host of the DCMI Directorate. Learn more.

2003-06-30, Register for DC-2003 today! The registration form for the Conference, Tutorial, and Workshop tracks as well as pre-Conference workshops is available at http://dc2003.ischool.washington.edu/registration.html. In addition, the new DC-Lab will provide organizations with the opportunity to present their DC-based applications to interested attendees in an informal setting. The DC-Lab will be open throughout the conference and will take place in a space accommodating approximate 6-8 simultaneous demonstrations. The facility will be equipped with a wireless network and several data projectors. Approximately one half of the space will be dedicated to pre-scheduled presentations and the remaining space will be filled on a drop-in basis. Daily early morning announcements will be made at DC-2003 of the DC-Lab schedule. Organizations interested in sharing their applications with attendees through the DC-Lab should contact Danielle Miller at mailto:koala@u.washington.edu.

2003-06-30, The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) and IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC) are pleased to announce that the LTSC will be holding plenary and working group meetings in Seattle, Washington, September 30 - October 3 in conjunction with the DCMI 2003 conference (http://dc2003.ischool.washington.edu). This co-location will encourage the continued exchange of ideas and joint work. Further details concerning the LTSC meetings will be made available at http://ltsc.ieee.org and linked from the DCMI conference page.