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Dear NDSA Standards Group, Some of you may be interested in the upcoming Data Seal of Approval Conference to be held in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan in October: *Second Annual Data Seal of Approval Conference* October 8, 2013, in Ann Arbor, MI In cooperation with the ICPSR Biennial Meeting of Official Representatives conference “Beyond Access: Curating Data for Discovery, Re-Use, and Impact,” October 9-11 Please join us for this year’s Data Seal of Approval conference, which is open to all: Theme: Data Seal of Approval Conference 2013 Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Location: Ann Arbor, MI, on the campus of the University of Michigan The Data Seal of Approval is an initiative to provide basic certification to data repositories. Receiving the DSA signifies that data are being safeguarded in compliance with community standards and will remain accessible into the future. The DSA and its quality guidelines are relevant to researchers, organizations that archive data, and users of the data. We have an interesting program planned for the conference. Topics will include: - Information on the Data Seal of Approval, including how to apply for the DSA - The World Data System and how it compares with the DSA - Case studies - The Research Data Alliance (RDA) work on certification Speakers will include experts from the field of digital preservation. The full DSA conference program can be found here: http://www.datasealofapproval.org/?q=node/92 Attendance at the DSA Conference 2013 is free of charge. Please register at http://icpsr2013dsa.eventbrite.com/. All participants are also invited to attend the ICPSR Biennial Meeting of Official Representatives taking place October 9-11. You can register for that meeting at the above link as well. The meeting program is available at: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/membership/or/ormeet/workshops.html . Please circulate this information to others in your organization or beyond. Regards, Mary Vardigan Chair, Data Seal of Approval -- Mary Vardigan Assistant Director, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 Phone: 734-615-7908 Fax: 734-647-8200 ############################ To unsubscribe from the NDSA-STANDARDS list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/scripts/wa-DIGITAL.exe?SUBED1=NDSA-STANDARDS&A=1