Hi Abigail,

This conference sounds very useful.  We are interested in learning more about the uses of archived news web sites.  Can CRL help on this?  Publicizing? Chairing a session?  Catering? 

Bernie Reilly

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From: The NDSA organization working group list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Potter, Abigail
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 9:32 AM
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Subject: Re: [NDSA-ALL] Call for participation - IIPC web archive conference

Sorry about that. The conference is April 30, 2012 at the Library of Congress. 

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From: Cal Lee [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 10:29 AM
To: Potter, Abigail
Subject: Re: [NDSA-ALL] Call for participation - IIPC web archive conference

Abigail,

It doesn't look like you indicated a date for the conference.

- Cal

On 1/27/2012 9:12 AM, Potter, Abigail wrote:
> Call for participation: Please respond by February 28, 2012
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> The Broad Value of Web Archives: Demonstrated Use
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> Libraries, archives and other organizations have been systematically collecting web archives for over 10 years, namely in the service of cultural heritage. Content archived from the web has a multitude of uses. Commercial web archiving services are emerging to meet legal and business requirements. Data is scraped from the web and analyzed for media or academic research. Any topic can be studied on the internet and content published on the web in any given day is unique reflection of the world.
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> Experts from around the world will gather in Washington, DC to hold an open conference to explore the broad value of web archives. The conference is sponsored by the International Internet Preservation Consortium which is holding its General Assembly at the Library of Congress.
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> The IIPC is seeking presentations from a wide variety of organizations from sectors that are saving and using archival content from the web. The goal is to expose the audience to how rich and valuable the web is as a resource and reveal some unexpected uses for web archives. Possible topics include:
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> If you are interested in participating in this conference please send a short paragraph or two describing the project you would like to present to Abigail Potter, IIPC Communications Officer, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]:[log in to unmask]>>  by February 28, 2012. The agenda for the conference will be announced by March 15, 2012.
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> If you have any questions about the event please contact Abigail at the above email address.

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