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<font size=3>With apologies for cross posting.<br><br>
The <b>International Conference on the Preservation of Digital Objects
(iPRES 2006)</b> will be held October 8-10, 2006 at Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY U.S.A. The theme of this year's iPRES is <b>Words
to Deeds: Collaboration in the Realm of Digital Preservation</b>.
Following on the successful iPRES 2005 held September 14-16 in
Goettingen, Germany, iPRES 2006 will kickoff with a keynote presentation
by Ian Wilson, Librarian and Archivist of Canada. Plenary
Sessions will explore topics in Preserving Multimedia Objects, e-Journal
Preservation, Certification, and National Efforts in Digital
Preservation. Concurrent sessions on Tools of the Trade, eScience,
Repositories, and New Initiatives will also be held. <br>
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We are pleased to announce our <b>list of featured speakers for iPRES
2006</b>. <br>
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<b>Svein Arne Brygfjeld,</b> National Library of Norway <br>
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<b>Robin Dale,</b> Program Officer, RLG <br>
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<b>Marc Dantzker,</b> Curator, Macaulay Library, Cornell Lab of
Ornithology <br>
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<b>Susanne Dobratz,</b> Head of University Library, Humboldt-University
Berlin <br>
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<b>Eileen Fenton,</b> Executive Director, Portico <br>
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<b>Carl Fleishhauer,</b> Project Coordinator, Office of Strategic
Initiatives, Library of Congress <br>
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<b>Andrew McHugh</b>, Advisory Services Manager, Digital Curation Centre
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<b>Erik Oltmans, </b>Head <i>e</i>-Depot, National Library of the
Netherlands <br>
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<b>Vicky Reich,</b> Director of LOCKSS Program, Stanford University
Libraries and Academic Resources <br>
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<b>Seamus Ross,</b> Director HATII University of Glasgow and Associate
Director Digital Curation Centre (UK), and <br>
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<b>Barbara Signori,</b> Swiss National Library <br>
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<b>Ken Thibodeau,</b> Head of the Electronic Records Division, US
National Archives and Records Administration <br>
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<b>David Thomas,</b> Director of Government and Technology, The National
Archives, UK <br>
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<b>Ian Wilson</b>, Librarian and Archivist of Canada <br>
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<b>Zhang Xiaolin,</b> Director, Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences
(LCAS) <br>
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The <b>deadline for early registration is September 1, 2006.
</b>For details about the iPRES 2006 agenda and to register, please visit
our web site:
<a href="http://ipres.library.cornell.edu">
http://ipres.library.cornell.edu/</a> . <br>
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