Make plans to attend the 2009 Geoscience
Data Preservation Techniques Workshop!

This workshop will bring together data preservation specialists and provide a venue for the participants to share successful metadata creation and uploading methods as well as best management practices for sample and data preservation, cataloging, and accessibility.

Who

Data preservation specialists from state and federal geological surveys and agencies with geoscience data preservation responsibilities.

What

A 2-day Data Preservation Techniques (DPT) workshop, including informative talks, poster sessions, demonstrations, and fieldtrips.

When

July 14-15, 2009

Where

The beautiful campus of Indiana University, in Bloomington, Indiana

Why

The workshop format will provide for stimulating presentations followed by ample time for discussion, focusing on active participation and sharing of successful techniques, lessons learned, and false starts by all registrants. The casual summer setting on the Indiana University campus will serve as a backdrop for building new relationships for future collaborations.