AHRC Network Steering Committee Meeting: e-Research Approaches to Historic Weather Data: Agenda

British Library Conference Centre, British Library Euston Road, London
Thursday December 16th 2010

09:30-14:00

Agenda

09:30 coffee and arrival

1. Introductions and Welcome (Lorna Hughes/Sheila Anderson)

2. Brief overview of current work, including:

Rob Allan and Philip Brohan: Met Office ACRE Initiative; Galaxy Zoo
Penny Brook, BL India Initiative
Clive Wilkinson: University of East Anglia
Lorna Hughes: JISC SAILS project

3. Aims and objectives of the AHRC Weather Network

4. Archival sources for Historic Weather data, including the BL India Initiative and The National Archives
5. E-Research approaches: potential and possibilities

6. Future Network Activities and dissemination

7. Funding Opportunities for future work

13:00 lunch

14:00 technical meeting: integration of source materials