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Day 1 (26 June 2008)

11.00 Welcome
11.10 Opening words - Ray Hudson, EC Project Officer
11.30 Europeana – what it’s all about: introduction and progress report - Olaf Janssen, EDL Foundation
12.00 EDLocal: an overview of objectives, benefits, workplan and main project phases - Rob Davies, Project Manager, MDR
12.45 Questions and discussion
13.00 Lunch
14.15 Introduction to personnel from co-ordination teams - Sogn og Fjordane, MDR, EDLF and Technical Partners
14.30 Summary of key standards and technical issues for EDLocal: how the technical partners will help - Runar Bergheim, Asplan Viak
15.00 The Europeana roadmap and its possible future impact on EDLocal - Olaf Janssen, European Digital Library Foundation
15.30 Break
16.00 Case studies from some partners with advanced progress toward Europeana infrastructure- Norway (Gunnar Urtegaard), Poland (Cezary Mazurek), Spain (Maria Luisa Martinez-Conde), UK (Nick Poole)
17.00 Whole group exercise and discussion – where does each partner stand on the progress chart?
18.00 Close

Day 2 (27 June 2008)

09.30 What exactly will each partner will need to do in EDLocal and when? - Mary Rowlatt, MDR
10.00 Questions and discussion
10.30 Small group exercise to assess gaps in skills and expertise
11.00 EDLocal web and communications environment – Luc Chase, MDR
11.30 Break
11.45 Administration, financial management and reporting - Sogn og Fjordane and Olga McHenry, MDR
12.15 Questions and discussion
12.30 The Project Management Board – proposals from co-ordinators and elections
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Individual introductory planning meetings between interest groups (e.g. admin and finance, technical partners + EDLF),
15.00 Final questions, round up and What Comes Next - Rob Davies, MDR
15.30 Close and depart