CALL FOR SPEAKERS & POSTER SUBMISSIONS
for Wayne State University National Digital Stewardship Alliance Student Chapter’s 1st Colloquium
"Converge and Ingest: Learning About Digital Preservation”
October 23, 2012, 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Purdy Kresge Library 5265 Cass Ave Detroit, MI 48202
TARGETED PRESENTERS | We are looking for students, alumni, and professionals to speak or present a poster about any topic related to digital preservation.
Speakers – We are looking for speakers to present research, case studies or processes about digital preservation. Each speaker will be given a 15-25 minute time frame to speak, as well as a question and answer period.
Poster Submissions – We want to showcase your projects, ideas and research related to digital preservation. Students are strongly encouraged to participate. Poster submissions are an excellent way to showcase your research interests, interact with students and professionals in your field, and build your resume. Provisions will be in place for poster sessions from distance students who cannot attend the colloquium.
RESEARCH FOCUS | Topics of interest include new tools in digital preservation, creative problem-solving for digital preservation, identifying preservation issues on an individual institutional level, and digital preservation case
studies.
DEADLINE | The deadline for submissions is September 19th.
SUBMISSION PROCESS | Submit to wsundsa@gmail.com the following information: Your name, email, and phone number Brief background/bio relevant to your presentation Title of your presentation. Indicate if it is for a talk or poster. Description of your presentation (250 words) or for posters (150 words) *Accepted presenters will be notified after September 25, 2012.*
COLLOQUIUM DETAILS | The tentative format includes a professional panel session, research presentations and a poster session with informal conversations to close.
If you have other topics that you may want to introduce or other research questions please contact our faculty advisor, Kim Schroeder at ag1797@wayne.edu.
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