Hi, folks —

Just want to make sure you all see this announcement, especially since the September 14th deadline fast approaches: $1000 in travel expenses + free registration at AMIA 2015 and the 2016 DLF Forum, for two developers who want to play with A/V data and participate in the 3rd annual DLF/AMIA Hack Day.

Please forward to anyone who might be interested! — Bethany

Bethany Nowviskie
Director of the Digital Library Federation at CLIR
& Research Associate Professor of Digital Humanities at UVa
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From: Oliver Bendorf <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Subject: AMIA + DLF Cross-Pollinator Travel Awards (Applications due by 9/14)
Date: September 3, 2015 at 11:30:34 AM EDT
To: <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Reply-To: Oliver Bendorf <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>

The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) and DLF are pleased to partner once again in sponsoring an AMIA Hack Day. In support of the event, DLF is offering two travel grants to the AMIA Conference<http://www.amiaconference.net/> in Portland, Oregon, November 18-21, 2015.

The goal of the AMIA + DLF Travel Awards is to bring cross-pollinators--developers and software engineers who can provide unique perspectives to moving image and sound archivists’ work with digital materials, share a vision of the library world from their perspective, and enrich the Hack Day event--to the conference.

Eligibility
These grants extend the opportunity to attend the Association of Moving Image Archivists Conference to two software development professionals. The ideal applicant:

  *   Seeks more exposure to trends in stewarding audiovisual collections
  *   Would not typically attend the conference, but can envision and articulate a connection with their work
  *   Sees great value in building a dynamic and diverse peer network
  *   Is interested in participating in the AMIA+DLF Hack Day on November 18.

The Award
Two awards of up to $1,000 each to go towards the travel, board, and lodging expenses of attending the AMIA conference. Additionally, the awardees will each receive a complimentary full registration to the AMIA conference ($450). After the conference and Hack Day, recipients will be required to write a blog post about their experience, to be published by DLF. Recipients who submit a successful proposal reflecting on the cross-pollination experience and any related subsequent work to the 2016 DLF Forum<http://www.diglib.org/forums/2016forum> in Milwaukee (November 7-9 2016) will also receive complimentary registration for that event.
The Experience

The AMIA+DLF Hack Day will be a unique opportunity for practitioners and managers of digital audiovisual collections to join with developers and engineers for an intense day of collaboration to develop solutions for digital audiovisual preservation and access. View the full set of pre-AMIA conference programs here<http://www.amiaconference.net/pre-conference-workshops/>, and learn more from previous participants, in their own words: http://www.diglib.org/archives/9522/

Application
Applicants will be required to supply contact information and a resume, as well as a statement about how attending the Association of Moving Image Archivists Conference will expand your professional horizons, and what skills or ideas you could bring to the Hack Day. Please send an email with the subject “AMIA Cross-Pollinator: [Name]” to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, including ONE attachment with the required materials. The winning applicants must be able to travel to Portland, November 18-21.

Deadline

Applications are due by September 14, 2015, 4 pm EDT. Winners will be announced by late September.

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Oliver Bendorf | Program Associate | Digital Library Federation
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