[KMDG-L] Invitation for Registration: Classification & Authority Control: Expanding Resource Discovery, Lisbon 29-30 October

=== Invitation for Registration ===

The International UDC Seminar entitled "Classification & Authority
Control: Expanding Resource Discovery" will take place in The National
Library of Portugal in Lisbon, on 29-30 October 2015.

Conference website: http://seminar.udcc.org/2015.
Contact: seminar2015@udcc.org

The objective of the conference is to explore issues in managing
classification vocabulary in and between information systems. Particular
emphasis will be on the possibilities for exploiting and sharing subject
authority data in the linked data environment.

Speakers include Michael Buckland, Barbara Tillett, Dagobert Soergel,
Rebecca Green, Maja Žumer & Marcia Zeng, Nuno Freire, Maria Inês
Cordeiro, Andrea Scharnhorst & Richard Smiraglia, Wolfram Sperber,
Koraljka Golub, Claudio Gnoli, Marie Balikova, Victoria Francu.

Proceedings are published by Ergon Verlag.

To learn more about conference programme and to register go to the
conference website http://seminar.udcc.org/2015

Venue: National Library of Portugal, Campo Grande 83, Lisbon

Conference fee: € 250 (students 210)

Organizer: UDC Consortium

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[KMDG-L] ISKO UK learning and teaching afternoon event Oct 7

Dear Colleagues,

Don't forget to book for the ISKO UK event on Knowledge Organization in Learning and Teaching . It will be held on Wednesday, 7 October 2015, at the Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London. The event runs from 13.30 (when Registration begins) until 17.30, and will be followed by networking, drinks and nibbles until 19.00. Booking will close on October 2nd. The event is free for our members, but obviously capacity is limited!

We have a confirmed line up of speakers:

·        Phil Barker (Heriot-Watt University and Cetis) talking about schema.org for enhancing the discovery of educational resources,

·        Bryan Johnson (Institute of Education) presenting a case study of updating the IoE's Thesaurus,

·        Madi Solomon discussing the W3C Open Linked Education Community Group,

·        Peter Winstanley (Scottish Government) discussing linked open data in careers information.

There will be opportunities for questions, discussion and networking over drinks and nibbles afterwards.

Registration for the event and more details can be found via the ISKO UK event page for Knowledge Organization in Learning and Teaching

Best regards and hope to see you!
The ISKO UK team.

[KMDG-L] Invitation for Registration: Classification & Authority Control, Lisbon 29-30 October

***Invitation for Registration ***

The International UDC Seminar entitled "Classification & Authority
Control: Expanding Resource Discovery" will take place in The National
Library of Portugal in Lisbon, on 29-30 October 2015.

Conference website: http://seminar.udcc.org/2015.
Contact: seminar2015@udcc.org

The objective of the conference is to explore issues in managing
classification vocabulary in and between information systems. Particular
emphasis will be on the possibilities for exploiting and sharing subject
authority data in the linked data environment.

Speakers include Michael Buckland, Barbara Tillett, Dagobert Soergel,
Rebecca Green, Maja Žumer & Marcia Zeng, Nuno Freire, Maria Inês
Cordeiro, Andrea Scharnhorst & Richard Smiraglia, Wolfram Sperber,
Koraljka Golub, Claudio Gnoli, Marie Balikova, Victoria Francu.

Proceedings are published by Ergon Verlag.

To learn more about conference programme and to register go to the
conference website http://seminar.udcc.org/2015

Venue: National Library of Portugal, Campo Grande 83, Lisbon

Conference fee: € 250 (students 210)

Organizer: UDC Consortium

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