Please note that the dates,
programs, and registration are now set and open for the METS events planned for
May 4 - 8, 2007 at the
Friday, May 4, 2007, the
METS Board is planning its spring Board meeting to which the public is
invited. A draft agenda can be found on the METS wiki
at:
<http://www.socialtext.net/mim-2006/index.cgi?draft_agenda_may_4_2007_spring_meeting_goettingen_germany>
. Suggestions for agenda items can be added to the page or sent to the METS
listserv. To join the METS listserv, see http://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mets&A=1.
Monday, May 7, 2007, a METS
Opening Day training event is scheduled. The full program, travel
information, and requested registration can be found on the Nestor Project web
site at:
http://nestor.sub.uni-goettingen.de/mets_2007/index.php?show=start&lang=en.
The METS Opening Day event
is targeted to persons desiring an introduction and overview of METS.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007, a METS
Implementors' Meeting (MIM) is scheduled with full program and registration
details found at the above Nestor site. The MIM event is aimed at
participants who have a basic knowledge of METS and who are interested in
knowing more and/or discussing technical details related to implementation of
METS in their digital library or institutional repository environment.
General topics for the MIM include METS Profiles, METSbeans, a METS API for
Java, and METS tools. More specific questions, topics, introductions to
tools, and profiles are being solicited from participants.
If you've got something to
bring to or discuss at the MIM, please sign up on the METS wiki at:
http://www.socialtext.net/mim-2006/index.cgi?mets_implementors_meeting_2007.
There are no charges for any
of the METS events thanks to the sponsorships of the Nestor Project and the
Digital Library Federation members.
Questions about any of the
events can be directed to the METS listserv or to the following contacts:
METS Editorial Board
meeting: Nancy Hoebelheinrich,
METS Implementors' Meeting,
Brian Tingle [
Hope to see you there!
Nancy J. Hoebelheinrich
Metadata Coordinator
Digital Library Systems and
Services
94305-8408
voice: 650-725-6843
fax: 650-725-0547