[SCC_Active_Members] RE: Not re-inventing wheels,or designing angular wheels

[Larry Masinter]

A related conference, with a slightly different perspective (on long-term
preservation):

IS&T Archiving 2005 

http://www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2005/

More than 60 technical papers arranged in a single-track format will promote
the exchange of information across various specialties. The three-day
conference program features invited presentations and peer-reviewed papers
by recognized experts with extensive experience in this field. Techniques
for preserving, cataloging, indexing, and retrieving images and documents in
both digital and human readable format are subjects to be covered in detail.
Archiving 2005 will benchmark systems that might be in place to preserve our
digital and hardcopy information for the future, as well as identify those
areas where systems and technology are not yet up to the task and further
research is of high priority. Accordingly the interfacing of digital and
hardcopy preservation strategies, issues of format obsolescence, and storage
media technology are of particular interest.