http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2014/02/call-for-proposals-digital-preservation-2014/


We've started planning our annual meeting, Digital Preservation 2014,
which will be held July 22-24 in the Washington, DC area, and we want to
hear from you!  Any organization or individual with an interest in
digital stewardship can propose ideas for potential inclusion in the
meeting.

The Library of Congress has hosted annual meetings
<http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/meetings/?loclr=blogsig> with
digital preservation partners, collaborators and others committed to
stewardship of digital content for the past ten years.  The meetings
have served as a forum for sharing achievements in the areas of
technical infrastructure, innovation, content collection, standards and
best practices and outreach efforts.

This year we've expanded participation from NDSA
<http://digitalpreservation.gov/ndsa/?loclr=blogsig> member
organizations on the program committee. We're delighted to have NDIIPP
staff and NDSA members working together to contribute to the success of
the meeting.

*Digital Preservation 2014 Program Committee*

  * Vickie Allen, PBS Media Library
  * Meghan Banach Bergin, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  * Erin Engle, NDIIPP
  * Abbie Grotke, NDIIPP
  * Barrie Howard, NDIIPP
  * Butch Lazorchak, NDIIPP
  * Vivek Navale, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
  * Michael Nelson, Old Dominion University
  * Trevor Owens, NDIIPP
  * Abbey Potter, NDIIPP
  * Nicole Scalessa, The Library Company of Philadelphia

*Call for Proposals *

We are looking for your ideas, accomplishments and project updates that
highlight, contribute to, and advance the community dialog.  Areas of
interest include, but are not limited to:

  * Scientific data and other content at risk of obsolescence, and what
    methods, techniques, and tools are being deployed to mitigate risk;
  * Innovative methods of digital preservation, especially regarding
    sustainable practices, community approaches, and software solutions;
  * Collaboration successes and lessons learned highlighting a
    wide-range of digital preservation activities, such as best
    practices, open source solutions, project management techniques and
    emerging tools;
  * Practical examples of research and scholarly use of stewarded data
    or content;
  * Educational trends for emerging and practicing professionals.

You are invited to express your interest in any of the following ways:

  * Panels or presentations
  * 5-minute lightning talks
  * Demonstrations
  * Posters

A highlight of this past year was the release of the 2014 National
Digital Stewardship Agenda
<http://digitalpreservation.gov/ndsa/nationalagenda/index.html?loclr=blogsig>
at Digital Preservation 2013
<http://digitalpreservation.gov/meetings/ndiipp13.html?loclr=blogsig>.
The Agenda integrates the perspective of dozens of experts to provide
funders and decision-makers with insight into emerging technological
trends, gaps in digital stewardship capacity and key areas for
development.  It suggests a number of important sets of issues for the
digital stewardship community to consider prioritizing for developments.
We'd be particularly interested for you to share projects your
organization has undertaken in the last year that address any of the
issues listed in the Agenda.

To be considered, please send 300 words or less describing what you
would like to present to *ndiipp [at] loc.gov* *by March 14*. Accepted
proposals will be notified on or around April 3.

The last day of the meeting, July 24, will be a CURATEcamp
<http://curatecamp.org/>, which will take place off-site from the main
meeting venue. The topic focus of this camp is still under discussion,
so stay tuned for more information about the camp in the coming weeks.

Please let us know if you have any questions.  Your contributions are
important in making this a community program and we're looking forward
to your participation.