Symplectic 2nd Annual User Conference

Symplectic is pleased to annouce its 2nd annual user conference. This will be held on the 24th May at Woburn House (Universities UK) in Tavistock Square, London.

This year's programme will include speakers on the REF, CRIS systems and an invited case study from an existing client. The afternoon session will be broken into two halves - one centring on reporting requirements for the next release of Elements and the other focussing on interface design and encouraging academic engagement.

Programme

10:00-10:30		Arrival & Registration
10:30-10:40		Welcome
10:40-11:15		Building your repository Dominic Tate, Repository Support Project
11:15-11:50		The CERIF data Format Keith Jeffrey, euroCRIS, RCUK
11:50-12:25		Implementing Symplectic Elements: A case study Ian Tilsed, University of Exeter
12:25-14:30		Lunch and Networking
14:30-15:30		Parallel Session 1
15:30-16:30		Parallel Session 2
16:30-16:45		Closing

Parallel Sessions

Each of the parallel sessions will run twice - so everyone will be able to attend both sessions. The two sessions are as follows:

Session 1: Reporting tools
Lead by: Jonathan Adams, Evidence a division of Thomson Reuters

Jonathan will be running a workshop to identify your reporting needs for the REF and beyond. The feedback will form the basis of the Symplectic Elements v3.7 release for reporting.

Session 2: Interface design
Lead by: Daniel Hook & Sian Berry, Symplectic

Daniel and Sian will be leading a discussion on future directions for the Elements user interface. This session will give you an opportunity to feedback to us on any current issues and also to influence future designs and functionality.

After conference drinks

Post conference drinks will be held in a local pub for anyone wishing to have further discussions - all invited. Venue - TBA.

Registration

Please email daniel@symplectic.co.uk to express an interest in attending.