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Third installment in a series about the activities of the NDSA working groups. If you have colleagues who are interested in participating in a working group, if you'd like to switch groups yourself, or if you're over committed and would like to remove yourself from a group, please, please contact the appropriate LC co-chair. Innovation Working Group Co-Chairs: Micah Beck ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>), Jane Mandelbaum ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>), and Trevor Owens ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) is working on two projects: 1) Innovation in Digital Preservation Challenges and Prizes This group will plan and launch a set of challenges and or prizes in to spur innovation in digital preservation. Work will focus on defining the challenges, promoting them, and exploring ways to identify funding to support challenges if it is determined that funding would be appropriate. 2) Broadening and Networking the Field of Research in Digital Preservation This project will develop a plan to bring individuals who would not self-identify with digital preservation, but whose work is relevant to digital preservation, into conversation with the field. Examples of potential related fields include but are not limited to, digital archeology/forensics, virtualization of programming environments, material sciences, and humanities computing. The group will first develop a plan of action and scope to focus on a way to expand the network of individuals and researchers in to include fields relevant to digital preservation. For more information: http://www.loc.gov/extranet/wiki/osi/ndiip/ndsa/index.php?title=Innovation_Projects Best regards, Michelle Michelle Gallinger Digital Programs Coordinator Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave. SE Washington, DC 20007 202-707-1619 [log in to unmask]