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Hadn't seen this show up here yet. Please note the variation on a hackfest idea called "working sessions" which could bring together developers, metadata people, content specialists, project managers, etc., to work on a specific problem using the hackfest style as an inspiration. Might be of interest to folks in this community! Jenn > -----Original Message----- > From: Kathlin Smith [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 8:51 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: 2010 Fall Forum Call For Proposals > > > The 2010 Digital Library Federation (DLF) Fall Forum is seeking ideas > and proposals for presentations, panel sessions, workshops, reading > discussions, and hands-on problem solving. > > The Forums have traditionally been working meetings where DLF members > come together to share, strategically plan, and commit to future > activities. Although the focus remains the same, starting with the 2010 > Fall Forum, participation is open beyond the Federation to all those > interested in contributing to and playing an active part in the > successful future of digital libraries, museums and archives services, > and collections. > > For the 2010 Fall Forum, the Program Planning Committee is requesting > ideas and proposals focused within the broad framework of digital > collections and their effect on libraries, museums and archives > services, infrastructure, resources, and organizational priorities. > > We welcome proposals from both current community members and non- > members who are interested in joining the DLF. > > Managing digital content from cradle to grave is a complex challenge > for library, museum, and archives operations. It requires creative and > collaborative approaches. In that spirit, and to maximize the Forum’s > benefit and better facilitate the community’s work, the Forum’s > schedule will provide many opportunities to actively engage and > network. The 2010 Fall Forum will have a strong participatory feel, > with opportunities for community discussions, creative problem solving, > and hands-on workshops. Ideas and activities generated at the Fall > Forum will inform future DLF work and shape the program for the future > DLF Community Forums. > > Session genres include: > > Presentations and Panels: Traditional lecture format with question-and- > answer sessions. > > Workshops: In-depth, hands-on training about a tool, technique, > workflow, etc. You can recommend a topic or trainer, or you can > volunteer to share your own expertise. > > Reading Discussions: Group discussion of a particular blog post, > article, video, report, or book. Suggest a reading and a discussion > facilitator, or volunteer to facilitate the discussion of a particular > reading yourself. > > Working Sessions: Creative problem solvers, including project > managers, developers, and/or administrators, gather to address a > specific problem. This does not have to be a computational problem. The > approach can be applied to workflow issues, metadata transformations, > or other complex problems that would benefit from a collective, dynamic > solution approach. > > Tools Showcase: Variation on a poster session or lightning talks. > Presenters will demonstrate tools they have developed or are using in > their digital library environment. > > Proposal Submission Guidelines and Evaluation Procedures > > Ideas or complete proposals should be submitted as an attached document > to [log in to unmask] > Proposals must include a title, session leader, session genre, and a > proposal description (maximum 500 words). > > If you are submitting an idea and not a full-fledged proposal, please > suggest someone to lead the session, and indicate whether or not you > have contacted this individual regarding this possibility. > > Proposals must be submitted by August 23, 2010. > > Those submitting complete proposals will be notified of their status by > September 10, 2010. > > Ideas for sessions and workshops will be posted on a DLF Community > Discussion Forum for feedback by September 10, 2010 (this forum is not > yet active). If you would like to be invited to participate in the > discussion forum, please send your name and email address to > [log in to unmask] with a comment that you want to be included. > > Presenters will be guaranteed a registration place. > > The 2010 Fall Forum will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Palo Alto > November 1-3, 2010. > > More information about the 2010 Fall Forum can be found at > http://www.clir.org/dlf/dlfforum.html >