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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
iPRES 2016
The 13th International Conference on Digital Preservation
Bern, Switzerland, October 3-6, 2016
http://www.ipres2016.ch
Workshop, Tutorial and Panel submissions - Deadline: April 1, 2016
Paper and Poster submissions - Deadline: April 15, 2016
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iPRES is the premier international conference on the preservation and long
term management of digital materials.
We invite contributions that present original work about research
initiatives and innovative practices in digital preservation and expect that
the contributions will be
- Leading edge
- Innovative
- Effective in informing and promoting the digital preservation
debates.
All submissions will be subject to a peer review. Those that are accepted
for inclusion in the conference programme will be published in the iPRES
2016 proceedings. See below for more information on topics, submission
and important dates.
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We look forward to your contributions.
Sincerely,
Barbara Signori, General Chair, and the Programme Committee Chairs
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~~~~~ CONTRIBUTION TOPICS ~~~~~
We invite original contributions that cover research and practices related
but not necessarily limited to the following topics:
>> Preservation strategies and workflows
Migration; emulation; preservation planning, acquisition and ingest;
preservation action, characterization, and access provision; risk analysis;
audit, trust and certification; authenticity, security, and information/data
quality
>> Digital preservation frameworks
Digital preservation requirements and implications for the system
lifecycle: modeling, design, development, deployment and maintenance;
business models, sustainability and economic viability
>> Infrastructure, systems, and tools
Intelligent and secure storage; system architectures and
requirements, software and hardware dependencies, distributed and
cloud-based implementations; preservation resources; content management,
characterization, and processing tools
>> Domain-specific challenges
Preservation of cultural heritage, technical and scientific
processes and data, engineering models and simulation, medical records,
corporate processes
>> Case studies, best practices and novel challenges
Implementations; lessons learnt, preservation at scale; preservation
of distributed and cloud based systems; cross-platform access services
>> Training and education
Building capacity in novel technologies and practices; curricula
effectiveness; career management, etc.
~~~~~ PROGRAMME STRANDS AND SUBMISSION ~~~~~
iPRES 2016 is structured around two key strands:
1. research in digital preservation
2. innovative practices in digital preservation.
Submissions are invited for both strands, with the goal to promote both the
research initiatives and the preservation practices that are rooted in
digital preservation activities. We expect that some submissions will
encapsulate both strands and they are equally welcomed.
The conference submission site is:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ipres2016
For detailed descriptions of the submission types and acceptance criteria
please visit the conference site: http://www.ipres2016.ch.
~~~~~ PROCEEDINGS AND AWARDS ~~~~~
Submissions that are accepted for inclusion in the conference will appear in
the iPRES 2016 proceedings (in digital form). The proceedings will include:
- Full text of the full papers and short papers
- Abstracts of the posters, workshops, tutorials and panels
iPRES 2016 will recognize these outstanding contributions:
- The best paper, a full or a short paper, will be awarded CHF1,000.-
- The best poster will be awarded CHF 500.-
~~~~~ CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CHAIRS ~~~~~
General Chair: Barbara Signori
Swiss National Library
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Programme Chairs: Natasa Milic-Frayling,
University of Nottingham, UK
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Steve Knight
National Library of New Zealand
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Workshop and Tutorial Chairs: Barbara Sierman
Koninklijke Bibliotheek in Den Haag
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Raivo Ruusalepp
National Library of Estonia
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Poster and Panel Chairs: Andrea Goethals
Harvard Library
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Martin Klein
Research Library, UCLA
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~~~~~ IMPORTANT DATES ~~~~~
Papers & Posters
Full papers, short papers and posters due: 15 April, 2016
Notification of acceptance: 30 May, 2016
Camera ready (all): 15 July, 2016
Workshops, Tutorials & Panels
Workshop, tutorial and panel proposals due: 1 April, 2016
Notification of acceptance: 20 April, 2016
Final workshop, tutorial, panel descriptions: 15 May, 2016
Programme
Conference programme published online: 15 June, 2016
Registration
Early bird registration opens: 15 May, 2016
Early bird registration ends: 1 August, 2016
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Andrea Goethals
Digital Preservation and Repository Services Manager
Harvard Library
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