Dear all,

iPRES 2018 BOSTON - *Where Art and Science Meet - The Art In the Science &
The Science In the Art of Digital Preservation* - will be co-hosted by MIT
Libraries and Harvard Library on September 24-27, 2018. Help us celebrate
the first *15 Years of iPRES*, the premier international conference on the
preservation and long-term management of digital materials.

This preliminary call for contributions seeks  abstracts for papers that
tell stories about bridging knowledge gaps in teams, implementing
technologies, and overcoming barriers towards proper digital stewarding of
digital items, assets, works and collections. Be creative. Be inspiring. Be
inclusive. The theme of the call - *where art and science meet* - aims to
broaden the variety of voices and approaches that fall under the
nomenclature of digital preservation. In keeping with the theme, the
program committee will embrace creative proposals that demonstrate how
research and theory directly impact and influence practice at all levels.

*Important Dates*

   - Detailed submission information will be made available in January 2018.
   - Paper abstracts are due February 15, 2018.
   - All other submissions are due April 2018.

See iPres2018.org for the full text of the Preliminary Call for
Contributions <https://ipres2018.org/call-for-contributions>.

With kind regards,

Erwin Verbruggen
Program Co-Chair

**this announcement will be cross-posted**

Erwin Verbruggen
Project lead R&D

Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
Media Parkboulevard 1, 1217 WE  Hilversum | Postbus 1060, 1200 BB
Hilversum | beeldengeluid.nl

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