ERPANET Seminar
Business Models related to Digital Preservation
Amsterdam, Netherlands
September 20-22, 2004

ERPANET is pleased to announce its seminar focusing on business models related to digital preservation. This three-day seminar, co-hosted by the Archiefschool, will be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on September 20-22, 2004.

The seminar will explore the organisation, funding and structuring of digital preservation in and among organisations. Currently, most organisations are still very much at the beginning of dealing with digital preservation. However, in order to be able to establish a solid infrastructure it will be necessary to have more insight into possible business models. These models should address for instance organisational, financial, cultural and collaborative aspects to ensure their sustainability. International experts will present business models to provide seminar participants with cutting-edge knowledge.

Audience
This seminar is targeted at those involved in the planning, implementation and management of digital resources. Those may include programme managers responsible for setting up and enhancing digital preservation practices in their organisations; people entrusted with establishing and disseminating digital collections of long-term value; as well as technological architects who are establishing a technology environment that supports business models.

Topics to be discussed in the Programme
Opening: 20th September
Topics:
- sustainability issues
- different organisational structures, such as distributed/federated
- archives partnerships funding
- return on investment
- costing in digital preservation
Closing: 22nd September

Speakers will present business cases and discuss financial planning, and different organisational and technological aspects that will help to make digital preservation sustainable. Speakers include Alan Blunt (SCRAN), Rob Davies (Public Sector Information; MDR Parners) and Gerry Wall (Wall Communications).

Venue
The venue is provided by the Archiefschool (www.archiefschool.nl) in the city centre of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

To Register
The registration fee is 150 Euro - to be paid before September 8. Online registration will soon be opened at www.erpanet.org

For additional information, please contact dutch.editor@erpanet.org