We are very proud to have worked with UKOLN and the Digital Curation Center to amplify 5th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC 09) in London from 3rd-4th December. The event attracted an online audience from across the globe, who made use of our live video stream, recordings of completed sessions, blogging and Twitter coverage.

The IDCC 09 organisers were keen that the output from this conference reached the widest possible audience – both during and after the event. The conference theme: “Moving to Multi-Scale Science: Managing Complexity and Diversity” was aimed not just at scientific researchers, but also policy makers, librarians, funding bodies, educators, publishers…. all those involved in data collection, use, management and preservation. The aim of the event was to promote the discussion of issues surrounding scientific data and to share experiences from current research projects in this area, so reaching out to those who could not attend and providing lasting online resources recording the event made event amplification a really useful facility for the organisers.

As part of an open event amplification model, we provided the following resources:

• Live video stream
• Live Twitter commentary on the dedicated @idcclive account, using the conference hash tag #idcc09
• Session summaries on the conference chairman’s blog, tagged #idcc09
• Video interviews with a cross-section of participants, collecting their views and responses to the event
• A customised event NetVibes page, which collected all of the resources together in one, convenient place
• Recordings of completed sessions for future reference

The feedback from this activity was extremely positive….

“The DCC sure knows how to put on a conf[erence] and how to share a conf[erence] using social media…. Great event! #idcc09″ ~ remote participant via Twitter

“Feedback has been great…Thanks again to you both – I think it was a huge success and the global audience would seem to bear this out!” ~ event organiser

This was a fascinating event to cover and we hope that the resources we have created really will help the Digital Curation Centre to spread the messages of this conference further and provide a useful record for future reference, particularly as the DCC moves into a new phase of its work.

If you are interested in amplifying your higher eduction event to reach a wider audience, then please contact us to discuss your needs and to obtain a no-obligation quote.

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