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Falling fast on the heels of the DLF Forum in Chicago, is the first DPLA Appfest: http://dp.la/get-involved/events/appfest/ For this first event, DLF is providing a limited amount of travel support for up to 3 community members to attend as DLF community delegates. Below is the information about the event. If you are interested in attending as a DLF community delegate, please send your name, contact information, and a brief statement of interest to Jena Winberry<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Delegates will be chosen based on interest and participation in the DPLA and willingness to serve as a bridge between DLF and DPLA communities. Delegates will be asked to report back to the DLF community about the event via blog post or similar narrative. Delegates will be notified of travel support by October 26th. Best regards, Rachel Frick DPLA Appfest Hackathon: November 8-9, 2012 at the Chattanooga (TN) Public Library The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is delighted to announce our first Appfest<http://dp.la/get-involved/events/appfest/>, an informal, open call for both ideas and functional examples of creative and engaging ways to use the content and metadata in the DPLA back-end platform. The first Appfest will take place on November 8-9, 2012, at the Chattanooga Public Library on The 4th Floor<http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/about>. We’ll have access to their new 1 gig wireless internet connection, so anything you build should be smokin’ fast! We’re looking for web and mobile apps, data visualization hacks, dashboard widgets that might spice up an end-user’s homepage, or a medley of all of these. There are no strict boundaries on the types of submissions accepted, except that they be open source (the DPLA platform is released under a AGPLv3 license<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html>) and interoperable with the DPLA platform. Participants are asked to pitch ideas for apps on the DPLA Appfest wiki page<http://dp.la/wiki/Appfest> before the event, as pitches made on the wiki will inform what is made on Friday, November 9th. For inspiration, participants might consider building or pitching an app that recommends cultural heritage content such as maps and photographs based on user preferences or a certain set of criteria, an app that helps kids find content related to the topic of their upcoming history paper, or an app that visualizes metadata in new and interesting ways. Any number of approaches to building or pitching an app that utilizes the DPLA platform are open for exploration. Please note that the platform will largely contain cultural heritage data from the DPLA’s seven service hubs, as part of the Digital Hubs Pilot Project<http://dp.la/about/digital-hubs-pilot-project/>. We encourage participants to make their development process open, sharing their designs and sketches and draft code as it develops. The introductions, Appfest demos, and closing session will be streamed live. Registration for Appfest is free and open to the public; register here<http://dp.la/get-involved/events/appfest/register/>. Limited scholarships to support participation in DPLA Appfest are available for those who are traveling from rural and distant areas. Scholarship amounts will vary, but are intended to apply to travel and accommodation costs for out-of-town participants. You can apply for a travel scholarship here<http://dp.la//get-involved/events/appfest/scholarships/>. You can pitch ideas on the DPLA Appfest wiki page here<http://dp.la/wiki/Appfest>. You can learn more about the DPLA platform and API here<https://github.com/dpla>. You can learn more about the service hubs and DPLA content here<http://dp.la/about/digital-hubs-pilot-project/>. -- Rachel L. Frck Director, Digital Library Federation Program Council on Library and Information Resources ############################ To unsubscribe from the DLF-ANNOUNCE list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://lists.clir.org/scripts/wa-CLIR.exe?SUBED1=DLF-ANNOUNCE&A=1