Registration is open for the next PASIG (http://www.preservationandarchivingsig.org/) event, taking place on March 9-11 in the beautiful city of Prague! The event will take place at the Czech National Library of Technology in the city, and will feature a range of presentations and social events. The cost is 200€ until the end of January and 250€ February 1 onwards.
Just go to http://pasig.schk.sk/wordpress/registration and click on the event name. A list of local hotels is available on the website.
Any organizations interested in sponsorships should contact [log in to unmask] Sponsorship packages are:
* Gold (logo, table, talk during vendor session, 2 free entries) – 3,000€
* Silver (logo, table, talk during vendor session, 1 free entry) – 1500€
* Bronze (logo only, literature on a table) – 500€
The detailed agenda is still being finalised and will be published in the next few days.
The basic flow is below:
Day 1, Wednesday, 9 March: Preservation & Hardware 101
Morning session: Digital Preservation 101, or veraPDF workshop by the Open Preservation Foundation
Afternoon session: Hardware and Preservation Systems 101
Day 2, Thursday 10 March:
Morning sessions:
Practitioners Knowledge Exchange: Case Studies in Preservation & Archiving Architectures and Operations
Lightning round
Afternoon sessions:
The Frontiers of Preservation: Recent developments and emerging challenges facing those who are tackling digital preservation
Vendor / Industry Interaction: Technical talks and updates from preservation service providers.
Day 3, Friday 11 March:
Morning sessions:
Project Updates on Digital Preservation Community Developments: Status checks on a wide range of programs.
Hardening Existing Systems with Preservation Capabilities: What can be done to increase the digital preservation capabilities of existing systems while making the most of current investments?
Afternoon sessions:
Lightning round
Issues affecting our community: what are the issues faced in contemporary digital preservation environments?
Speakers are still being finalized for the event, but will include representatives from:
Bibliotheque nationale de France
Czech National Library of Technology
Digital Preservation Network
Ex Libris
FIZ Karlsruhe
Open Preservation Foundation
Oracle
Oxford U.
P&A Consult
Qatar National Library
Slovak Chemistry Library
Stanford
UC San Diego
U. Oklahoma
We look forward to seeing you in Prague!
Kind Regards,
Becky McGuinness | Community Manager
Open Preservation Foundation | http://openpreservation.org/
@openpreserve
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