The main program kicked off with a welcome and a acknowledgement of country from our Chair Professor Paul Arthur, Edith Cowan University (ECU).

The audience brought together researchers, students, representatives of Western Australian libraries, archives and museums, data scientists, eResearch professionals and members of the public, for a full day of project presentations and discussion panels.

The group was introduced to the eRSA led Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Data Enhanced Virtual Laboratory project, before Western Australian Museum CEO Alec Coles opened a session on the research and knowledge landscape, and digital environments. Alec discussed new digitisation initiatives at the WA Museum, and new opportunities in digital access.

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