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Dear all, The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to share its new program of activities for the coming year, 2023-2024<https://www.dpconline.org/docs/about-1/prospectus/2855-dpc-prospectus-2023-24/file>. Focused on digital preservation topics Members around the world have specified through an annual consultation process, the prospectus outlines the DPC’s plan for 2023-2024, offering new publications, trainings, webinars, specialist briefings, as well as a range of brand-new resources. With a Membership around the world, the DPC’s program of activities is accessible across multiple time zones and geographies. The DPC shares its extensive catalogue of authoritative resources widely through its website, including reports, live streams, recordings and watch-parties of its thematic online events. “The coming year promises to be one of the most active and interesting in the DPC’s history<https://www.dpconline.org/news/out-now-dpc-prospectus-2023-2024-now-available>” says Richard Ovenden, President of the Digital Preservation Coalition, and Bodley's Librarian at The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. Highlights of the coming year include a series of events in Australasia and Asia-Pacific throughout September and October, as well as a new edition of the Global Bit List of Endangered Digital Materials (Bit List) which will be published on World Digital Preservation Day on 2nd November. And this year, the DPC will also begin work on a 3rd edition of its ever-popular Digital Preservation Handbook! The DPC will continue to offer free of charge ‘Novice to Know-How’ online training to the community, both the original beginner level course plus new content on email preservation, while new free training opportunities for DPC members will be developed. Also, the ever-popular Workflow Webinar series will make a return to the program this year, and a broader range of task forces and working parties than ever will continue to provide focused peer support on specialized areas of digital preservation. An international charitable foundation and advocate for digital preservation, the Coalition helps its members around the world to deliver resilient long-term access to digital content and services through community engagement, targeted advocacy work, training and workforce development, capacity building, good practice and standards, and through good management and governance. Its vision is a secure digital legacy. Click to: Discover the DPC's new Prospectus<https://www.dpconline.org/news/out-now-dpc-prospectus-2023-2024-now-available> apologies for cross-posting Kind regards/Met vriendelijke groet, Angela Puggioni Community Engagement Manager Digital Preservation Coalition http://www.dpconline.org/ Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Twitter: @AngelaP_DPC Work days: Monday through Friday #DPConnect will be on a summer break for the month of August. Join us for 30 minutes of live digital preservation news and networking with the DPC every Friday from 1st September (https://www.dpconline.org/events) ######################################################################## to manage your NDSA-ALL subscription, visit ndsa.org/ndsa-all