Dear colleagues, You are warmly invited to participate in LDCX 2018 <http://library.stanford.edu/projects/ldcx/2018-conference>, an unconference at Stanford University held from *March 26-28, 2018*. This year’s event will be held at the Koret-Taube Conference Center in the center of campus. *High-level potential themes* for this year’s event include: - artificial intelligence and machine learning applied to libraries, archives, and museums; - data-forward architectures and APIs, ETL, data pipelining, and serverless system design; - web archiving; - distributed digital preservation; - modern front-end system integration, including convergence in GLAMs and building an ecosystem of software developers around IIIF. *Registration:* This year’s registration fee is $100 and includes light breakfast, lunch, and evening receptions. If you are planning to attend, please register at Eventbrite at your earliest convenience: http://ldcx2018.eventbrite.com/ *More information:* More information on LDCX 2018 (including location and travel information) can be found on the unconference website: https://library.stanford.edu/projects/ldcx/2018-conference *Follow-on and related events:* As in previous years, we also plan on hosting two additional days (March 29-30) for a Samvera Partners’ meeting and the Samvera Developer Congress. Please let us know if you have potential ideas for topics or projects for the Developer Congress. There will also be a LOCKSS Alliance Meeting from March 29-30. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the LDCX organizers at [log in to unmask] . *Mark A. MATIENZO* | [log in to unmask] | pronouns: they/them Collaboration & Interoperability Architect Digital Library Systems and Services, Stanford University Libraries m: +1 (650) 683-5769 *https://library.stanford.edu/people/matienzo* <https://library.stanford.edu/people/matienzo>