Conference 2007: e-Content Symposium
An e-Content Policy and Strategy Symposium has been organised to precede the two-day JISC digitisation conference. It will take place on July 18 2007 and aims to bring together key figures in the field of digitisation and content to discuss policy, business models, economics, technical infrastructure and collaboration and to discuss ways to promote innovation in these respective areas.
Conference 2007: Programme, workshop sign up and delegate details
The JISC Digitisation Conference 2007 takes place in Cardiff, July 19-20 and we’ll be covering it live here on the blog with reports, podcasts of all the sessions and interviews with key players.
The blog will be the main information source for delegates and speakers – this is where, among other things, you can read the programme, sign up to workshops and find out about the speakers and delegates.
But, whether you can attend or not, the blog is also a space for everyone with an interest in digitisation to join in the debate and interact with the conference, speakers and the delegates through commenting, asking questions and sharing views.
Read on for links to the programme, to sign up for your choice of workshop and to tell us more about yourself.
Conference 2007: Travel information
Find out how to get to the conference centre by air, road, rail and coach, plus parking information.
Conference 2007: Cardiff tourist information
The St David’s Hotel and Spa is situated in the Cardiff Bay area. This is an up and coming area full of activities and sights. There are fantastic restaurants and bars in the inner harbour and the Barrage offers great walks and views of the Bay. There are also plenty of cultural activities to keep you occupied when you are not at the conference.
Read on to discover some of the activities available in the Bay and in Cardiff.
History of Cardiff Bay
In the late 19th century, coal from the Welsh valleys was transported through the docks to destinations across the world – powering the industrial age and powering Cardiff’s development. The coal industry helped fund buildings including City Hall, the Coal Exchange and the New Theatre and helped the Third Marquess of Bute, who owned the docks, become the richest man in the world at the time.
As Cardiff exports grew, so did its population; dockworkers and sailors from across the world settled in neighbourhoods close to the docks, known as Tiger Bay, and communities from up to 45 different nationalities, including Norwegian, Somalian, Yemenese, Spanish, Italian, Caribbean and Irish, helped create the unique multi-cultural character of the area.