BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:884@m25lib.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220511T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220511T160000 DTSTAMP:20220509T105016Z URL:https://www.m25lib.org.uk/events/virtual-annual-conference-2022/ SUMMARY:Virtual Annual Conference 2022 DESCRIPTION:All things being equal: the regional contribution of libraries  \nRegistration will close at 12pm on Tuesday 10th May.\n\nThe M25 Consor tium’s 2022 virtual conference will take place on Wednesday 11th May. T he conference will be held virtually on Zoom.\n\nThe theme this year is “All things being equal: the regional contribution of libraries” and w ill seek to explore community engagement and widening participation initia tives in M25 libraries. What does the civic agenda mean for academic libra ries and how can libraries work with the community to address regional iss ues? What is ‘levelling up’ and what does this mean for our workforce?  How are widening participation agendas impacting library staff\, strateg y\, services and users? How do we work with other sectors effectively? \n \nProgramme (subject to change)\n\n09.30 Gold Sponsor session with OCLC: ' Linked data as a cooperative effort' (Annette Dortmund\, Senior Product Ma nager\, OCLC and Fiona Carr\, Senior Account Manager\, OCLC)\n\n10.00 Brea k \n\n10.10 Welcome and opening remarks (Matthew Lawson\, M25 Chair)\n\n1 0.15 Keynote: Prof. Graeme Atherton\, Head of the Centre for Inequality an d Levelling Up at the University of West London and Director of the Nation al Education Opportunities Network (NEON)\n\n11.00 Break \n\n11.15 'Level ling Up at ARU Peterborough' - Libby Homer and Rachel Geeson (Anglia Ruski n University)\n\n11.45 'EPQ @ MDX: Supporting local students' - Adam Edwar ds and Vanessa Hill (Middlesex University)\n\n12.15 'The Decolonisation of the Library Student Champions project at the University of Essex' - Sandy Macmillen and Esther Wilkinson (University of Essex)\n\n12.45 Lunch break  \n\n14.00 Business Continuity Task and Finish Group update\n\n14.10 Dive rsity Task and Finish Group update\n\n14.20 Mentoring Group update\n\n14.3 0 'Using a regional contacts approach to outreach' - Cathryn Peppard (Roya l College of Nursing)\n\n15.00 Short comfort break \n\n15.05 ‘Building a digital community: Widening engagement and community participation throu gh virtual events’ - Greg Leurs (Royal Holloway\, University of London)\ n\n15.35 Conference feedback \n\n15.45 Closing remarks \n\nSponsors\n\nW ith thanks to our Gold Sponsor OCLC\n\n\n\nTo view a short video about OCL C's services please click here.\n\nJoin OCLC for the first talk of the day and hear how\, over the last decade\, OCLC has joined a number of nationa l libraries and library organizations in publishing linked data. With the explosion of different efforts and initiatives\, attention now turns to th e ways in which the metadata can be maintained sustainably and in such a w ay to enable increased value while decreasing efforts. In January 2020\, O CLC received a 2-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to create a shared "entity management infrastructure" providing a platform to suppo rt linked data initiatives throughout the library community.\n\nIn this se ssion\, we'll discuss the initiative\, its progress\, and what it suggests for the future of metadata work in libraries\, along with what this might mean in the context of the new agreement signed between OCLC and Jisc whi ch provides an enhanced ability to share and reuse bibliographic metadata across UK higher education institutions.\n\n \;\n\nWith thanks to our Silver Sponsor Reassurance Security Services \n\n\n\n \;\n\nWith than ks to our Bronze Sponsor Bibliotheca\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCost of attend ance:\nM25 Member Libraries:\n\n One free place (normally for the M25 Rep resentative) as the standard benefit of membership - registration still re quired\n Additional places £35\n\nNon-M25 Members: £65\n\nGroup discou nt: 3 or more paying delegates will receive a £5 discount per person if t hey book as a group e.g. 3 or more members would receive a delegate rate o f £30pp\, non-members £60pp. Please fill out one form per person and add a note to the form in the PO number box to state 'group booking'. Please also email cpd25@london.ac.uk with the names of the group members so we ca n identify you when we receive your booking forms. Any queries about group booking should be sent to cpd25@london.ac.uk. Group discount does not app ly to member representatives using their free place and students.\n\nStude nt rate: £10 - if you're studying and working at an M25 library please us e the member registration form and write 'student'\, as well as your job t itle\, in the designated box. If you're a student and not employed by an M 25 member library please use the non-member form and write  'student' in the designated job title box.\n\nConference Bursaries: Two bursaries suppo rting free attendance at the conference are available. If you're a staff m ember in an M25 library please click here to view the Staff Development Aw ard Scheme.  If you're a LIS professional\, or aspiring LIS professional\ , and not currently in education\, employment or training please click her e to view the Professional Support Bursary.\n\nCancellation policy: Cancel lation is free until 23:59 on 4th May 2022. Cancellations after this date will be charged 50%. No-shows on the day will be charged 100%.\n\nTo regis ter a place please fill out the booking form using the links below. Please remember to include your PO number as bookings cannot be confirmed withou t this. Members are reminded to use their M25 Vouchers where available. CATEGORIES:M25 Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220327T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR