Opening Keynote for IDCC15

Tony Hey is Vice President of Microsoft Research and is responsible for collaborative university science research engagements. He also manages the multidisciplinary eScience Research Group within Microsoft Research which focuses on computational genomics, new scientific visualization technologies and environmental research.

Prior to moving to Microsoft, Tony was Chair of the Jisc Committee in Support of Research. The Committee funded many innovative projects including  the establishment of the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) in March 2004. Tony has remained a supporter of the DCC and offers the following comments on our 10 year milestone and forthcoming conference.

"The UK Digital Curation Centre was established in Edinburgh in 2004, funded by JISC and as part of the UK's ground-breaking e-Science initiative. One of the DCC's most far-sighted actions was to hold an International Digital Curation Conference in Bath in 2005. From this early beginning, the IDCC has blossomed and travelled from Europe to the new world. The IDCC is now in its 10th year and the subject matter of the conference has never been more relevant to the research community. Now, funding agencies around the world are requiring scientists to produce 'research data management plans' and the expertise of the IDCC community is in greater demand than ever. By its establishment of the IDCC series of conferences, the UK's DCC has clearly expanded its role beyond one merely of national importance to one of truly international significance."

We are especially pleased to be able to welcome Tony as our opening keynote on Monday 9 February 2015.

Plesae note that the Call for Papers is still open and Conference Registration will be available from October 2014