Metadata 2010
Sharing Data, Sharing Ideas Canberra,
Australia 26-27 May 2010

Metadata 2010 is the third conference to be held in Australia following the very successful International Metadata Forum, held in Sydney in May 2008, and "Sharing Data, Sharing Ideas" held at the Australian Bureau of Statistics in May 2009.

The forum was held at University House, Australian National University, Canberra, on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th May, 2010. A "unconference" day was held on Friday 28th May, 2010.

The programme can be found here

Registration is now closed

Who Attended:

The conference was of interest to both information technologists and information managers from CIOs and developers to records and knowledge managers and enterprise content architects.This event was for those with an interest in: open source, open standards and open (Government) data, digital preservation, digital business continuity, public sector information and technology management, and web content management and archiving. It was also of interest to tertiary educators and the Cultural Sector and a "must" for those who want to learn and engage with the broader information community about this key emerging issue within the digital environment.

The Organising Committee comprises:

• Lisa Baldwin, Fuji Xerox Australia
• Don Bartley, World Bank STC (Chair)
• Oliver Bell, Microsoft Australia
• Michele Berkhout, Digital Brand Pty Ltd
  
• David Bromage, National Archives of Australia
• Karen Dexter, Department of Defence
• Terry Hanisch, Department of Finance and Deregulations
• Anni Rowland-Campbell, Fuji Xerox Australia and Digital Brand Pty Ltd
  
• Mel Taylor, Australian Institute for Health and Welfare
• Simon Wall, Australian Bureau of Statistics
• Doug Wilson, Department of Defence