From west_coast_data_network at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Mon Nov 4 10:28:29 2013 From: west_coast_data_network at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (west_coast_data_network at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 10:28:29 -0800 Subject: [West Coast Ocean Data Network] NOAA Metadata Training Annoucement Message-ID: Hi all, Wanted to make folks aware of a really great metadata training that NOAA's National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC) is offering once again. The trainings start tomorrow so check out the link below today. These webinars are extremely informative and worth the time. See below for more information: -Todd ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- NOAA's National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC) is pleased to announce the new schedule of its popular free online metadata training series. NCDDC will offer two courses, "Intro to ISO" and, "Transition to ISO Metadata" in weekly, hour-long webinars beginning in November 2013. The "Intro to ISO" one-hour weekly webinars will begin November 5 and be taught each Tuesday through December 17, 2013. A second series of "Intro to ISO" will be offered January 16 -March 6, 2014. A "Transition to ISO" series will begin November 7 and be taught each Thursday through December 19, 2013. A second series of the "Transition to ISO" will be offered January 14 -February 25, 2014. In an environment of declining budgets and travel limitations, online training has proven to be a successful way to keep data managers informed about the latest metadata standards and tools. So far in 2013, NCDDC has held five training series with 822 individuals from 42 countries on six continents participating. More information about the training, including course descriptions, can be found at http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/metadata-standards/metadata-training/, or by emailing the NCDDC Metadata Team at ncddcmetadata at noaa.gov. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: