October 5, 2005.
Library Of Congress
1st St. South-East, Washington DC.

Meeting review and presentations:

9:30am - 9:45am:
Opening remarks by Oliver Slattery and Jerry McFaul

9:45am - 10:15am:
Report from Imation on research into Archival System with Q&A (Rusty Rosenburger / Imation)

10:15am - 10:45am:
National Digital Newspaper / Trusted Digital Repository Initiative with Q&A (Babak Hamidzadeh / LoC)

10:55am - 11:25am:
Future Digital System with Q&A (Scott Stovall / GPO)

11:25am - 11:55am:
Update on the Electronic Records Archive (ERA) with Q&A (Mark Conrad / NARA)

If you are interested in attending the next GIPWoG meeting, email: gipwog@nist.gov.

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SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES:

Rusty Rosenberger, Director, Business Strategy and New Business Development, Optical Business. Imation Corporation. Rusty has been involved in document imaging and management (microfilm and electronics) and data storage for 23 years with 3M and Imation. He has much experience with archival storage and records retention requirements.

Babak Hamidzadeh, Chief Architect and Senior Advisor on Technology at The Office of Strategic Initiatives of The Library of Congress. Dr. Hamidzadeh received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of Minnesota in 1989 and 1993, respectively. In that period, he also worked as a research associate at The Systems and Research Center of Honeywell Inc., and as a research scientist at The Research and Technology Center of Alliant Techsystems Inc. From 1993 to 1996, he was an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He was an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of British Columbia from 1996 to 2000 and an Associate Professor (tenured) of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the same university from 2000 to 2002. He was also a Fellow of The BC Advanced Systems Institute and the holder of a Canada Research Chair in Information Technology. From 2002 to 2004, he was The Senior Manager of Information Management and Collaborative Technologies Research at The Mathematics and Computing Technology Center of The Boeing Company. He has conducted research and development activities on digital preservation since 1999. As part of that effort, he has been a co-investigator of The InterPARES (I and II) Project, where he currently chairs a working group on appraisal and preservation of scientific records, and is a member of the International Team. Presently, he is The Chief Architect and Senior Advisor on Technology at The Office of Strategic Initiatives of The Library of Congress.

Scott Stovall, Deputy Chief Technical Officer (DCTO) at the U.S. Government Printing Office. Mr. Stovall directs the Innovation area of GPO which oversees the analysis and assessment of new technologies for GPO systems. Stovall has been a principle part of the Office of Innovation and New Technology since its founding over 2 years ago and has been instrumental in initiating background research into technologies that may come into play in future GPO systems. This research helped him lead the development of the core concepts of GPO's Future Digital System. Prior to becoming DCTO, Stovall served as Co-Director of the Office of Innovation and New Technology. A long-time GPO employee, Stovall has served in various managerial and technical positions during his 15+ year GPO career.

Mark Conrad, Archives specialist working in the Research Division of the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Program NARA Mr. Conrad works with computer scientists and engineers from around the world and NARA staff to ensure that the ERA program takes advantage of the latest relevant technological developments in building ERA. From September 1998 through 2003 Mark was the Director for Technology Initiatives at the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). From 1991 to 1998 he was an appraisal and accessioning archivist in NARA's Center for Electronic Records. From September 1995 to June 1996, Mark was a Visiting Fulbright Scholar in the Archives Department of University College Dublin, Ireland, where he taught courses on electronic records issues. From 1990 to 1991 he was the first electronic records archivist at Penn State University.

Date created: 2005-10-06 Last updated: 2006-02-02