Programme of LINQ 2013
The European and international Conference LINQ 2013 is taking place on the 16th and 17th of May, 2013 in the Global Headquarters of United Nations' organization Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in the beautiful city of Rome, Italy.
NEW: Live Online Streaming of LINQ 2013 available on both days!
For the live stream of all keynotes on the first day click HERE (video, presentation and audio). Available during LIVE Session.
For the live stream of all invited speeches and workshops on the second day click HERE (only audio, presentations following soon as download).
Thursday, 16th of May 2013:
Overview of the Plenary programme (1st day)
For the complete programme of the first day click here!
| 09:00 - 10:00 am | Registration |
| 10:00 - 10:15 am | Welcome and Short Introduction to LINQ 2013 |
| 10:15 - 11:15 am |
Keynote speeches by: António Silva Mendes (European Commission) Tony Bates (Tony Bates Associates, Canada) |
| 11:15 - 11:45 am | Coffee break |
| 11:45 - 13:15 pm |
Keynote speeches by: Jay Cross (Internet Time Alliance, USA) Christian-Friedrich Lettmayr (CEDEFOP) Ignasi Labastida (OCW Consortium) |
| 13:15 - 13:30 pm | Questions and short discussion |
| 13:30 - 14:30 pm | Warm lunch break |
| 14:30 - 16:00 pm |
Keynote speeches by: Rory McGreal (University of Athabasca, Canada) Fred Mulder (Open University of the Netherlands) Miguel-Angel Sicilia (University of Alcalá, Spain) |
| 16:00 - 16:30 pm | Launch and establishment of the International Council for Open Research and Education (ICORE) |
| 16:30 - 17:00 pm | Questions, short discussion and Wrap up |
| 17:00 - 18:00 pm | LINQ and ICORE Reception |
Friday, 17th of May 2013:
Overview of the Parallel Programme (2nd day)
For the complete programme of the second day click here!
Four parallel sessions in the morning:
| 09:00 - 09:30 pm | Registration |
| 09:30 - 11:30 pm | Four parallel morning sessions (Part 1) |
| 11:30 - 12:00 pm | Coffee break |
| 12:00 - 13:30 pm | Four parallel morning sessions (Part 2) |
| 13:30 - 13:45 pm | Wrap up of the morning sessions |
| 13:45 - 14:45 pm | Warm lunch break |
Four parallel sessions in the afternoon:
| 14:45 - 16:45 pm | Four parallel afternoon sessions (Part 3) |
| 16:45 - 16:55 pm | Final discussions and Wrap up of the parallel sessions |
| 16:55 - 17:00 pm | Final Conclusions and Invitation to LINQ 2014 |
| 17:00 pm | End |
NEW: The complete LINQ 2013 Programme with all four Parallel Sessions is available as PDF here.
The LINQ 2013 Programme Overview is available as PDF here.
You can find the directions to the LINQ 2013 conference venue and hotel recommendations here.




