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Register now for The Red Island Repository Institute on Prince Edward  
Island - August 11-15, 2008.

Register by May 16 and reserve your spot at the Fedora-focused  
Repository Institute on Prince Edward Island, one of Canada’s premiere  
travel destinations known for its sandy beaches, golfing, seafood and  
iconic red dirt roads. The 1-week hands-on workshop will be led by  
well-known Fedora “natives” Sandy Payette, Fedora Commons Executive  
Director; Richard Green, Manager, RIDIR, REMAP and RepoMMan Projects,  
e-SIG, Academic Services, University of Hull, and; Matt Zumwalt,  
MediaShelf.

The Institute is hands-on and is targeted at individuals from  
institutions planning or running a repository program and is intended  
for users with a wide range of experience, from managers to  
programmers. Attendees will be provided all the information and tools  
needed to implement and maintain a flexible repository program using  
Fedora. Since the Institute is a combination of lecture and hands-on  
experience, we encourage all participants to bring their own laptops.  
This will allow participants to return to their place of work with a  
fully-functional Fedora installation for further development and  
testing. Those participants who are not able to bring a laptop will be  
provided with one to use for the duration of the Institute.

Register by May 16 for the reduced early-bird fee of $1,500 - after  
that the fee is $1,800. Registration includes meals (except dinners  
for Tuesday to Thursday), special events and all materials.  A  
preliminary workshop agenda and registration form are now available at http://vre.upei.ca/riri/ 
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If you have questions about the Red Island Repository Institute,  
please contact Mark Leggott at [log in to unmask]

Mark