VeRSI-Melbourne University eResearch Coffee Network - 2008
Below is the schedule of discussion topics of the eResearch Coffee Network for the first half of 2008.
| Date | Discussion Topic |
| February 5 |
The first discussion will be postponed to give eResearch coffee goers a chance to go and see
Professor Michael Geist present on "Unlocking Access" as part of the Information futures forum.
http://www.informationfutures.unimelb.edu.au/forums/futures20080205.html |
| February 12 | Data Management Survey, results presented by Simon Porter, Information Manager (Research), eSRC |
| February 19 | Information Futures Commission - Linda O'Brien will speak about how eResearch fits into the Commission's work |
| February 26 |
PMSEIC, Data for Science Working Group
Prof Rao Kotagiri, Computer Science and Software Engineering, was on the working group and will speak about the report. Rao's presentation from this discussion |
| March 4 |
Director of Scholarly Information
Ms Jenny Ellis will fill us in on her new role in implementing the Library of the Future |
| March 11 |
Blogging, del.ici.ous etc
Dr Lyle Winton will provide his perspective on the role of blogging, and similar tools, in eResearch. Lyle's presentation [1.8MB] |
| March 18 |
Free form discussion - possible brainstorm about submissions to the Information Futures Commission
The discussion was blogged here. A summary of the discussion can be downloaded.  
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| March 25 | Easter Tuesday - University Holiday |
| April 1 |
Dr Mark Kosten, Director of eResearch, La Trobe University
Mark will provide an overview of eResearch activities at La Trobe. |
| April 8 |
Dr Dougie Boyle, Senior Research Fellow in Health Informatics, Melbourne University
GRHANITE: a generic tool to support data acquisition for research |
| April 15 | Free form discussion |
| April 22 |
Gavan McCarthy, Director of the eScholarship Research Centre
The Notion of the Archive in the 21st Century |
| April 29 |
Prof Leon Sterling, Director of eResearch
The Information Futures Commission and eResearch Leon's presentation [40kB]
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| May 6 |
Prof Paul Bonnington, Director of eResearch, Monash University
eResearch Project Management: lessons learned from a New Zealand and US experience Paul's presentation [4.6MB]
NSF document referenced by Paul: Cyberenvironment Project Management: Lessons Learned [850kB]
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May 13
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AARNet Greg's presentation [10.5MB]
VeRSI supports fair trade by buying fair trade coffee from kerekere. This eCoffee session has been registered as an Oxfam Coffee Break. Watch the Coffee Break video |
| May 20 |
David Bannon, Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing
VPAC support for Victorian researchers David's presentation [650kB]
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| May 27 |
Marcus Wigan - Repositories
Marcus's presentation [11.8MB]
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| June 3 |
A.B.M. Russel, eResearch Project Leader, VeRSI
Virtual Organisations for eResearch |
| June 10 |
Dr Bill Hall, Australian Centre for Science, Innovation and Society
Managing Knowledge in Scholarly Collaborations: eScholarship's implementation of BSCW Bill's presentation [PDF 2.7MB]
Bill's presentation  [PPT 5.9MB]
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| June 17 |
Dr Rhys Francis, Executive Director of the Australian eResearch Infrastructure Council
Overview of AeRIC, NEAT, ARCS, ANDS (Australian National Data Service) Rhys's talk at eCoffee was an extraction of the talk he gave at the International Association of Technological University Libraries 29th Annual Conference in April 2008. |
| June 24 |
Dr Marienne Hibbert, Director, BioGrid Australia
Naomi Rafael, Senior Database Administrator, BioGrid Australia Naomi's presentation [2.5MB] |
| For topics for the second half of the year please see the main schedule | |