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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://www.ndsa.org/conference/digital-preservation-virtual-2026/cfp/"><b>We're now accepting proposals for Digital Preservation 2026, NDSA's annual virtual conference taking place November 4–5,
2026.</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This year's theme — <b>Striking a Balance: Optimizing Labor for Sustainability and Resilience
</b>— invites conversations around how we allocate effort and resources in an era of budget cuts, AI tools, expanding collections, and constant change. We want to hear how you're navigating it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Topics can include (but aren't limited to): AI and machine learning, workflows, burnout and emotional labor, advocacy, copyright, change management, partnerships, and more. See the NDSA conference website
for more detail!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Format options:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• 5-minute lightning talk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• 15-minute talk or demo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• 25-minute talk or demo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To submit, you'll need:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Proposal title<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Author name(s), affiliations, and email(s)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Abstract (50 words max)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">• Proposal (250 words)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All presentations will be recorded and hosted on NDSA's YouTube channel under a CC-BY 4.0 license.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><img border="0" width="17" height="17" style="width:.1736in;height:.1736in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image001.png@01DCEF66.B9757EA0" alt="⏰"><img border="0" width="17" height="17" style="width:.1736in;height:.1736in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.png@01DCEF66.B9757EA0" alt="🚨"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Deadline:
<u>July 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET </u></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Presenters will be notified of their acceptance
<b>starting in late July</b>. </span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScl41ofGogIb1FCs1ZIPnb9ENC2-gxpqFWBuiJs65NSL5rDbQ/viewform">Submit your proposal
</a> [clicking submit opens a google form]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Questions? Email ndsa.digipres@gmail.com</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kari May<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2026 NDSA DigiPres Planning Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Digital Archivist & Preservation Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">University of Pittsburgh Library System<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">7500 Thomas Blvd, Room 205<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pittsburgh, PA, 15260<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">412.648.5676<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:karimay@pitt.edu">karimay@pitt.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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