This year, the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications (DC-2006, http://dc2006.ucol.mx) will be held in Manzanillo, in the state of Colima, Mexico, from 3 through 6 October 2006, and will be organized by the University of Colima in collaboration with the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI, http://dublincore.org/).

Dublin Core is the leading standard for metadata for description and discovery of digital information (International Standard ISO 15836). Metadata is a fundamental element of the Web and more advanced developments such as the Semantic Web. Many companies and governments (e.g. in Canada, Denmark, The Netherlands, New Zealand and the UK to name a few) have standardized on Dublin Core as their preferred standard for the description of their digital content.

DC-2006 will attract a specialist audience from all over the world and from various academic and professional backgrounds, including e-government, e-learning, libraries, digital archives and many more. Both the public and private sector will be represented.

We are currently inviting sponsors and collaborators to participate financially in one of the following forms:

Collaborators: financial contribution of at least 3,000 USD

In return for your financial contribution, we are offering the following opportunities:

• Your logo on:

The Conference Web page, Proceedings, Program, Conference bag and on the Conference scenery.

• Access to all tutorial, conference, workshop and special sessions (see the conference program at http://dc2006.ucol.mx/program.htm )
• Your information printed on the conference bag.
• A Stan.

 Exhibitors: financial contribution of up to 1,500 USD

In return for your financial contribution, we are offering the following opportunities:

If interested in participating in this event as collaborator or exhibitor, or if you have other suggestions concerning other types of support, please contact Dr. Javier Solorio, director of special projects at the University of Colima, tel. +52 312 316 1039 or by e-mail at dc2006@ucol.mx, to obtain all the information connected with your sponsorship.