CNRI will sponsor a Handle System Workshop on the afternoon of June 17th in Brussels, Belgium at the Offices of the European Union. The annual International DOI Foundation (IDF) Open Meeting: Resource Access for a Digital World, will be held at the same location during the morning of that day.

The Handle System meeting is a follow-on to the successful workshop held at AAAS in Washington, DC in 2007, which was also co-located with the annual IDF Meeting. The workshop, open to the public, will address changes in the Handle System over the last year and will highlight new projects and innovative uses of the technology.

There is no cost to attend, although registration is required. The current agenda is appended below. A registration form follows the agenda. Lunch will be offered at 12:30 p.m. for those attending either or both meetings. Your registration will be confirmed via email. A map and the specifics of the venue will be provided as soon as they are available.

For attendees needing accommodations the EU has provided a list of hotels in both the city center and the area of the European Institutions.

For security reasons, OPOCE will email each attendee an official invitation that must be printed and brought to the meeting. A photo ID will be required at the door. OPOCE will be requesting passport/identity numbers and dates of birth from each individual, in advance of the meeting, in order to prepare a list of attendees as required by the EU. No substitutions will be permitted.