Anna Shadbolt, Mgr, Information Management Services, University of Melbourne, has kindly offered to provide this month, stories from her recent Data Management Fact Finding Mission to US, UK Institutions.

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/anna-shadbolt/20/693/b99

I look forward to seeing you all there. RSVP by 25 September.
Cheers
Richard

<Informal: No powerpoints. No minutes. Just stories.>

Agenda: Please suggest items for the agenda. A Google Spreadsheet is available for the Informal Community to suggest and vote on items for the Informal to discuss. My hope is that this document will link problems and solutions, and list work still to do.

Document is at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uRQ ... kH3u8/edit

If you don't have a Google login, please email me agenda items. Interstate contributions to the Agenda are welcome.

Who: This informal get together is targetting operational staff level working on ANDS or equivalent projects, with the ANDS Client Liaisons, rather than Director level. This is seen as community building at the grassroots level, not strategic level. An invitation will also go to Versi, VPAC and Nectar. Please extend the invitation or discuss further on this mailing list, further to relevant parties not on the ANDS Partners mailing list.

Where: Victoria University, Library Training Room, Lvl 15, Rm C1501, 300 Flinders St, Melbourne.
Thanks again to Lyle for hosting in the room with the beautiful views over the Yarra.

When: September 28, 4.00pm (the last Friday of the month)
Boardroom Informal (4.00-5.00pm; tea, coffee, nibbles), then host to direct to a nearby drinking venue for brief (5.00-6.00pm) ongoing consultation.

For catering the tea, coffee and biscuits please RSVP to richard.ferrers@ands.org.au by 25 September.
Thanks and regards

UPDATE:

Update: Anna Shadbolt's international engagement talk has been postponed to the November Informal to allow her to brief internal staff before the wider Data Management community.

RSVPs for September Informal by 25 September. I look forward to seeing you all there.
Cheers
Richard