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Hi Kate, Sorry I wasn't able to dial in yesterday. I would be happy to help in any way I can with this project. Best, Karl Jackson On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Murray, Kate <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thanks to all for the great brainstorming session for our planned > Standards and Practices “In the Thicket of It” poster for iPRES. Using the > graphical representation of a long-living hardwood like a bristlecone pine > tree, our members names would serve as nutrients in the soil for the roots > (representing aggregated membership groups such as academic libraries, > government, non-profits, etc). Main trunks would represent major areas > explored within our group such as standards, unique content classes, and > physical media. Smaller branches off the main trunks would be specific > projects – such as the PDF/A report for the standards, optical media for > the physical media, software based art for content classes, etc. > > > > Each project would list (via bullets in leaves or other easy to read > display) how it came to be, what the main area of discussions were and what > the outputs were (reports, discussion, blog posts, etc). > > > > The poster name “In the Thicket of It” (which Kate just made up after the > call and is by no means the final name) could refer to both the botanical > representation of the data in tree form but also our main message: S&P > members are active practitioners – right in the thick of it, get it? – > working on moving the work forward on real world issues. We would want to > showcase that the needs of the group germinate in conversations, the > results of which are resources and activities that benefit not only the > working group members but also the community-at-large. > > > > Next steps: First deliverable is the abstract due on June 29, 2015. Please > contact Kate, Andrea or Erin if you’d like to join the Poster Team! All > skill and commitment levels are very welcome; a few members have already > signed on. We especially encourage folks new to the group and/or new to the > profession to get involved. We’ll set up a conference call in the next > couple of weeks to get the project kicked off. If you’re interested at all, > there’s a role for you to play. > > > > Best wishes – Kate > > > > ******************** > > Kate Murray > > Office of Strategic Initiatives > > Library of Congress > > 202-707-4894 > > [log in to unmask] > > >