ePSIplus Thematic Network Meetings

24 July 2007, 5:08pm

July 23, 2007 - The ePSIplus Thematic Network is organising fifteen international expert Thematic meetings designed to debate a wide range of issues and to arrive at a consensus on recommendations for the 2008 review of the PSI directive (2003/98/EC of 17 November 2003). The findings and recommendations from these Thematic meetings will be validated at a pre-review conference organised by the ePSIplus Network in close cooperation with the European Commission.

European Associations PSI Re-use Meeting 1
Copenhagen Denmark
31 August 2007
Details at:

Registration is open for the first of a series of three thematic meetings planned by the ePSIplus Network to focus on PSI Re-Use Business. This meeting is primarily focused on issues of interest to European Associations with an interest in the re-use of PSI.

Access the meeting information and registration information at:
http://www.epsiplus.net/epsiplus/events/thematic_meetings/re_use/mtg_1

Contact Persons:
Olga McHenry, ePSIplus Meetings Co-ordinator, Olga.McHenry@epsiplus.net
Gerhard Wagner, ePSIplus Analyst, gkwagner@via.at

Law and Regulation Meeting 2
Paphos Cyprus
10-11 September 2007
Details at:
www.epsiplus.net/epsiplus/events/thematic_meetings/law_and_regulation/meeting_2

Registration is open for the second of a series of three thematic meetings planned by the ePSIplus Network to focus on Law and Regulation topics related to PSI re-use.

The focus is on an important PSI sector - Cultural Heritage, including information held by libraries, museums and archives. Public sector organisations holding such information are currently exempt from the scope of the PSI Directive and a legitimate question arises about whether there is a case for bringing cultural information under the scope of the Directive. This meeting will address this question and bring together key representatives and experts from various cultural information value chains as well as experts on aspects surrounding exploitation of PSI (such as legal, copyright and policy issues). The meeting will have a highly interactive character and participants will have the chance to bring forward their views.

Access the meeting information and registration information at:
www.epsiplus.net/epsiplus/events/thematic_meetings/law_and_regulation/meeting_2

Access ePSIplus Reports on the Law and Regulation Theme.

Law and Regulation Thematic Meeting 1 Report (Life after the Directive)
www.epsiplus.net/epsiplus/events/thematic_meetings/law_and_regulation/meeting_1

Law and Regulation Thematic Briefing Paper (version 1)
www.epsiplus.net/epsiplus/events/thematic_meetings/law_and_regulation/meeting_1

Contact Persons (to find out more or to register for this meeting)
Olga McHenry, ePSIplus Meetings Co-ordinator, gkwagner@via.at
Marc de Vries, ePSIplus Analyst, marc.devries@zenc.nl

The ePSIplus Network offers support of travel costs for meeting participants.

www.epsiplus.net

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