This is a reminder that CFPs for the DLF Forum<https://forum2020.diglib.org/>, Learn@DLF,<https://forum2020.diglib.org/learndlf/> NDSA’s<https://ndsa.org/> Digital Preservation 2020<https://ndsa.org/conference/>, and CLIR’s<https://www.clir.org/> Digitizing Hidden Collections Symposium<https://www.clir.org/hiddencollections/2020-symposium/> close on Monday, May 11, at 11:59pm ET.

We know it’s tough for many people to think about next week, let alone November, and like everyone else we’re keeping a close eye on COVID-19<https://forum2020.diglib.org/covid-19/>. But at CLIR, we’re finding it energizing to think ahead to our next opportunity to gather as a community, and we’re focused on making it a great (and safe) experience for everyone. We can’t do that without wonderful proposals<https://forum2020.diglib.org/call-for-proposals/?_zs=8p3gX&_zl=soQ02> from our community for each of our events.

For all events (to be held this year in Baltimore, Maryland), we encourage proposals from CLIR/DLF members<https://www.diglib.org/members/> and non-members; conference veterans and newcomers; digital library practitioners and those in adjacent fields such as institutional research and educational technology; and early-career professionals and senior staff alike. Students, practitioners, and others from any related field are invited to submit for one conference or all (though, please submit different proposals for each).


  *   The DLF Forum<https://forum2020.diglib.org/> (#DLFforum<https://twitter.com/hashtag/dlfforum>, November 9-11), our signature event, includes digital library practitioners and others from member institutions and the broader community, for whom it serves as a meeting place, marketplace, and congress. In these respects, the event is a chance for attendees to conduct business, present work, share experiences, practices and information, and assess DLF’s programs and progress with community participation and input. Learn more and check out the CFP here: https://forum2020.diglib.org/call-for-proposals


  *   Learn@DLF<https://forum2020.diglib.org/call-for-proposals> (#LearnAtDLF<https://twitter.com/hashtag/learnatdlf>, November 8) is our dedicated pre-conference workshop day for digging into tools, techniques, workflows, and concepts. Through engaging, hands-on sessions, attendees will gain experience with new tools and resources, exchange ideas, and develop and share expertise with fellow community members. Learn more and check out the CFP here: https://forum2020.diglib.org/learndlf/


  *   Digital Preservation<https://ndsa.org/meetings> (#DigiPres20<https://twitter.com/hashtag/digipres20>, November 11-12), NDSA<https://ndsa.org/>’s major meeting and conference, will help to chart future directions for both the NDSA and digital stewardship, and is expected to be a crucial venue for intellectual exchange, community-building, development of best practices, and national-level agenda-setting in the field. Learn more and check out the CFP for this year’s event, with the theme Get Active with Digital Preservation, here: https://ndsa.org/conference/digital-preservation-2020/cfp/


  *   CLIR’s Digitizing Hidden Collections Symposium<https://www.clir.org/hiddencollections/2020-symposium/> (#digHC<https://twitter.com/hashtag/digHC>, November 11-12), is a two-day event for CLIR’s Digitizing Hidden Collections grant recipients and the wider library and archives communities to celebrate and reflect on five years of project work. Recipients’ collective experiences will create opportunities to discuss the current state and future potential of digitization practice in collecting institutions, including how the digital cultural record can better reflect the diversity of human experience, how law and ethics affect strategies for access, and how technologies and standards can improve discovery and learning. Learn more and check out the CFP here: https://www.clir.org/hiddencollections/2020-symposium/call-for-proposals/.

Session options range from 2-minute lighting talk sessions at DigiPres to half-day workshops at Learn@DLF, with many options in between. Not sure where to start? Watch our video with tips for successful conference proposals (new this year!) here<https://youtu.be/xxrIQ273q30>. Looking for collaborators? Connect with proposal collaborators for sessions and workshops using our Google sheet<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pJxGS80mkJpzxssaUMnFGv-Ur2-yBiA3qD7yA2R1NXY/edit?usp=sharing>.

The deadline for all opportunities is Monday, May 11 at 11:59pm Eastern Time.<https://www.conftool.pro/dlf2020>


We are so grateful to our earlybird 2020 sponsor, Adamantium sponsor Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries & University Museums<https://www.library.jhu.edu/>. Whom do you want to see as a sponsor at the Forum and our affiliated events? We want to know - please tell us,<https://forms.gle/2Sb6gLyHfHsCi5xHA> and you can learn more about sponsorship opportunities here<https://forum2020.diglib.org/sponsors/>.

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If you have any questions, please write to us at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> . We’re looking forward to seeing you in Baltimore.

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Aliya Reich | she/her/hers
Program Manager for Conferences and Events
Council on Library and Information Resources / The Digital Library Federation
2221 South Clark Street, Arlington, VA 22202
443-671-4212
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