[image: save the date.png] *CALL FOR PROPOSALS: *The 2024 Digital Initiatives Symposium (DIS) at the University of San Diego This year’s conference – celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the DIS – is a full two-day live event with workshops and concurrent sessions on Day 1, and keynote, featured, and invited speakers on Day 2. The DIS is now accepting proposals for its concurrent sessions, scheduled for the afternoon of Monday, April 29, 2024 at the University of San Diego. We welcome proposals from a wide variety of organizations, including colleges and universities of all sizes, community colleges, public libraries, special libraries, museums, and other cultural memory institutions. Concurrent sessions will be 40 minutes in length (please allow 10-15 minutes for Q&A) and are limited to 1-2 speakers. This year we are particularly interested in receiving proposals about: AI, data science, diversity and digital collections, controlled digital lending, collection audits, new OA initiatives, and relevant legislation. *For full submission information, and to submit a proposal, please go to: * https://digital.sandiego.edu/symposium/ and click on *Submit Proposal *on the left side column. Proposal Submission Deadline: Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. Questions? Contact [log in to unmask] -- Cheers, *Amanda Y. Makula *(she/ella) Associate Professor Digital Initiatives Librarian University of San Diego 5998 Alcalá Park San Diego, CA 92110-2492 Phone: (619) 260-6850 [log in to unmask] Open access publishing at Digital USD <http://digital.sandiego.edu>