Conference Schedule

The schedule is still being finalized and is subject to ongoing updates. Please check back regularly for the latest changes.

Sunday, Oct 20, 2024

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT

Registration

Long title
Dublin Core Tabular Application Profiles: how to communicate metadata needs and solutions
Starts at
Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 09:00 EDT
Finishes at
Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 10:30 EDT
Venue
BL 313
Moderator
Inkyung Choi

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT

NKOS workshop

Starts at
Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 10:00 EDT
Finishes at
Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 17:00 EDT
Venue
BL 205
Moderator
Joseph Busch
Description
This session explores how integrating Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS) with AI, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), can enhance the accuracy of automation. It will focus on using KOS to mitigate issues like “hallucinations” in LLMs and discuss other AI methods that contribute to intelligent automation.

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Coffee break

break

Long title
Getting started with ARK persistent identifiers and their cross-domain metadata
Starts at
Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 11:00 EDT
Finishes at
Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 13:00 EDT
Venue
BL 313
Moderator
Inkyung Choi
Description
This tutorial introduces ARK (Archival Resource Key) persistent identifiers and their unique approach to cross-domain metadata. As non-paywalled PIDs (persistent identifiers, permalinks) for information objects of any kind.

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Lunch

break

Long title
Using CatMapper to translate and merge data by complex categories
Starts at
Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 14:00 EDT
Finishes at
Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 17:30 EDT
Venue
BL 313
Moderator
Inkyung Choi

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

Coffee break

break

Monday, Oct 21, 2024

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT

Registration

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT

Welcome

Starts at
Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 09:00 EDT
Finishes at
Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 09:30 EDT
Venue
Auditorium
Moderator
Ayoung Yoon
Long title
Teaching Computational Archival Science: Context, Pedagogy, and Future Directions in Metadata
Starts at
Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 09:30 EDT
Finishes at
Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 10:30 EDT
Venue
Auditorium
Moderator
Sam Oh

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Coffee Break

break

Starts at
Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 11:00 EDT
Finishes at
Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 12:00 EDT
Venue
Auditorium
Moderator
Alasdair MacDonald
Long title
Using SKOS and data shapes to integrate tabular research data from diverse sources
Starts at
Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 12:00 EDT
Finishes at
Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 13:00 EDT
Venue
Auditorium
Moderator
Alasdair MacDonald

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Lunch

break

Long title
Revealing Great Values of Diverse Cultural Heritage through Generating Smart Data in the New Age of AI
Starts at
Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 14:00 EDT
Finishes at
Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 15:30 EDT
Venue
Auditorium
Moderator
Sam Oh
Description
The panel will explore the complexities and challenges in generating smart data for diverse cultural heritage (CH) entities, particularly those that are non-textual and non-machine-readable, to enhance their identification, discovery, and use in the AI age. It will also cover recent research projects and ongoing efforts to develop models, platforms, and services for CH data, with a focus on both tangible and intangible cultural assets.

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

Coffee Break

break

Long title
Managing Metadata in the Public Sector: Perspectives from the Government of Canada
Starts at
Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 16:00 EDT
Finishes at
Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 17:30 EDT
Venue
Auditorium
Moderator
Michael I Mohammed
Description
This panel will explore the Government of Canada’s (GC) approach to managing metadata across its departments and agencies, highlighting the challenges and opportunities in implementing metadata policies within a complex legislative and operational environment. Panelists who are experienced in developing and executing these policies will discuss the importance of standardized metadata management for improving federated search, digital service design, and data accessibility.
Presentations

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

Social Dinner

Starts at
Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 18:30 EDT
Finishes at
Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 20:00 EDT
Venue
Auditorium

Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT

Registration

Long title
Co-constructing data by human and Generative AI
Starts at
Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 09:00 EDT
Finishes at
Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 10:00 EDT
Venue
Auditorium
Moderator
Sam Oh
Presentations

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Coffee Break

break

Long title
Development Status and Trends of Global (Meta)data Standards — A Report on New & Notable Efforts in the 2020s
Starts at
Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 10:30 EDT
Finishes at
Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 11:30 EDT
Venue
Auditorium
Moderator
Jian Qin
Long title
Unleashing the Potentials of Cutting-Edge AI Technologies for Metadata Research and Practice
Starts at
Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 11:30 EDT
Finishes at
Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 15:30 EDT
Venue
Auditorium
Moderator
Ying-Hsang Liu
Description
This panel will focus on the intersections of AI technologies and metadata research by featuring innovative approaches, including automated metadata collection and processing, smart metadata management, AI-driven techniques for knowledge graph alignment, the applications of AI techniques, such as computer vision and BERT (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers) deep learning model to metadata research and practice, the challenge of developing trustworthy and safe AI, as well as ethical considerations in integrating AI tools in metadata description.

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Lunch

break

Starts at
Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 14:00 EDT
Finishes at
Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 15:30 EDT
Venue
DSI Seminar room
Moderator
Alasdair MacDonald

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

Coffee Break

break

Long title
From Conceptual Modeling to Practical Implementation
Starts at
Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 16:00 EDT
Finishes at
Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 17:30 EDT
Venue
Auditorium
Moderator
Athena Salaba
Presentations
Starts at
Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 18:00 EDT
Finishes at
Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 19:00 EDT
Venue
Auditorium
Moderator
Alasdair MacDonald
Presentations

Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT

Registration

Starts at
Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 09:00 EDT
Finishes at
Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 10:00 EDT
Venue
Auditorium
Moderator
Sam Oh

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Coffee Break

break

Starts at
Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 10:30 EDT
Finishes at
Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 12:00 EDT
Venue
Auditorium
Moderator
Inkyung Choi
Description
From its role in record integrity to its significance in digital trust, provenance remains indispensable when navigating in these rapidly evolving information landscapes. This recognition prompts a reevaluation of provenance’s role, particularly in the context of metadata preservation.
Presentations
Long title
Cultivating Excellence: USDA's Semantic System
Starts at
Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 12:00 EDT
Finishes at
Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 13:00 EDT
Venue
Auditorium
Moderator
Gema Bueno de la Fuente
Presentations
Starts at
Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 12:00 EDT
Finishes at
Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 13:00 EDT
Venue
DSI Seminar room
Moderator
Sam Oh
Presentations

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Lunch

break

Starts at
Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 14:00 EDT
Finishes at
Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 15:30 EDT
Venue
DSI Seminar room
Moderator
Inkyung Choi
Starts at
Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 14:00 EDT
Finishes at
Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 17:00 EDT
Venue
Auditorium
Moderator
Marie-Claude Côté
Description
In the Best Practices session, participants will hear from leading institutions about their successful implementation of metadata systems. The session highlights innovative approaches and lessons learned, fostering knowledge exchange within the DCMI community.

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

Coffee Break

break

Starts at
Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 16:00 EDT
Finishes at
Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 17:30 EDT
Venue
DSI Seminar room
Presentations

Closing Ceremony