<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">2009 Metadata Workshop in Cairo, Egypt<br>November 8-17, 2009<br><br>Managing Waveform Data and Related Metadata for Seismic Networks<br><br>The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Data<br>Management System (DMS) and the ORFEUS Data Centre are organizing a<br>workshop focused on the management of metadata and time series data<br>from seismological networks. The goal is to enable open data sharing<br>and exchange of ideas between networks in the focus area as well as<br>with the broader global seismological community.<br><br>This workshop is a major attempt to share experience and expertise in<br>seismological data management. It is directed at managers and<br>operators of seismic networks. We shall provide training in the<br>application of advanced database management systems, educate<br>participants on the scientific developments that form the basis of<br>modern seismometry, and give a short introduction to modern methods of<br>analysis possible with the current advanced instrumentation and<br>databases. We expect participants to come away from the workshop with<br>all the necessary knowledge to set up and maintain their own database<br>and to link their network to the growing global network for data access.<br><br><br>Registration<br><br>Registration closes April 30, 2009.<br><br>IRIS will notify applicants if their request to attend the workshop is<br>accepted by May 31, 2009.<br><br><a href="http://www.iris.edu/workshops/2009/metadata/">http://www.iris.edu/workshops/2009/metadata/</a><br><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>