11th Annual Open Forum for Metadata Registries
Metadata DownUnder - Metadata, Semantics and Interoperability in Practice
Sydney, NSW Australia 19 - 22 May 2008
This Open Forum is the eleventh annual forum in a series of international conferences about topics related to metadata, registries, semantics, interoperability and related standards and information management practices. It is a cross cutting metadata event - a metadata bazaar, with many metadata aspects and perspectives represented. This forum will focus on the interoperability of metadata and semantics in prototype and operational systems. Sectors where information and data interchange and re-use are critical, such as healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, statistics and the environment will be included. Read more...
Poster SessionsPoster presenters are being sought for the 11th annual Metadata Open Forum. If you are interested in presenting a poster during the poster session, please contact Jon Gray. Click here for more information.
Workshops Seminars, and Other MeetingsA one-day Database Standards and Applications Packages seminar will be held on 23 May. It will cover recent development and near future activities.
A half-day invitation only workshop titled: "Terminology Registries and Services" will be given at Standards Australia on Friday 23 May from 9:00 - Noon. The room will be announced.
Conference BackgroundThe Metadata OpenForum provides a forum for information exchange across a wide range of metadata application areas, covering metadata standards in use, current standards developments, new standards research and directions to support emerging needs. Application areas include transport systems, health, manufacturing, statistics, government, defence, and e-commerce. Standards have included those related to spatial metadata, terminology, ebXML, metadata registries, Dublin Core, DDI (Data Documentation Initiative) and Data Warehousing (CWM). Read more...
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