1. Welcome Chris Awre Hydra Europe Symposium London School of Economics, 23 rd April 2015

2. Welcome… …to London School of Economics …to the second Hydra Europe Symposium …to the many different types of institutions present – University – Archive – Museum – Charity – Company / vendor Hydra Europe Symposium | 23-24 April 2015 | 2

3. Introductions Chris Awre, Head of Information Management, University of Hull Richard Green, Independent Consultant working with Hull Neil Stewart, Digital Library Manager, LSE Anders Conrad, Special Consultant, Royal Library of Denmark Mark Bussey, Data Curation Experts Kathryn Cassidy, Digital Repository of Ireland Hydra Europe Symposium | 23-24 April 2015 | 3

4. Aims for the event To provide you with information about Hydra – Presentations – Demonstrations – Experience – Discussion To enable you to engage with those who have been using Hydra To highlight how Hydra can meet digital content management needs in a sustainable way using innovative and flexible technology Hydra Europe Symposium | 23-24 April 2015 | 4

5. Programme for the event – Thursday morning 11:00-11:15 - Welcome and introduction 11:15-12:00 - Hydra from 35,000ft - Chris Awre, Hull 12:00-1:00 - Demonstrations of a variety of Hydra heads in production, both in Europe and the US 1:00-2:00 - Lunch (combined with Hydra Camp attendees) Hydra Europe Symposium | 23-24 April 2015 | 5

6. Programme for the event – Thursday afternoon 2:00-2:30 - Gathering needs - what are you looking for? 2:30-2:55 - Adopting Hydra - Chris Awre, Hull 2:55-3:30 - Panel on individual experiences of adopting Hydra 3:30-3:45 - Break 3:45-4:10 - Fedora 4 and linked data overview - Mark Bussey, Data Curation Experts 4:10-4:30 - Hydra and the future - Richard Green, Hull 4:30 onwards - open discussion Hydra Europe Symposium | 23-24 April 2015 | 6

7. Programme for the event – Friday 9:30-10:15 - Research Data Management - Neil Stewart, LSE 10:15-11:00 - Digital preservation - Anders Conrad, Danish Royal Library 11:00-11:15 - Break 11:15-12:00 - Hydra roadmap and getting involved - Richard Green, Hull 12:00-1:00 - Lunch 1:00-1:45 - Open access - Chris Awre, Hull 1:45-2:30 - Fedora 4 - Mark Bussey, Data Curation Experts 2:30-2:45 - Break 2:45-3:30 - Linked data - Mark Bussey, Data Curation Experts Hydra Europe Symposium | 23-24 April 2015 | 7

8. And so… Please make use of the event to gather the information you need and also let us know what you need – We are a friendly Hydra! Hydra Europe Symposium | 23-24 April 2015 | 8

9. Thank you c.awre@hull.ac.uk