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From:
<kwhitebloom@cyber.law.harvard.edu>
Date: Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 6:35 PM
Subject: Invitation to DPLA Plenary Meeting
To:
thomas.surprenant@qc.cuny.eduDear Thomas,
On
behalf of the Digital Public Library of America
Steering Committee, I would like to share the following announcement
with you and the Queens College community
regarding the
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) plenary meeting, which will be convened
by the DPLA Secretariat at the Berkman Center for Internet &
Society and take place on Friday, October 21, 2011 at The National Archives in
Washington, DC.
The
Digital Public Library of America Steering Committee is leading the
first concrete steps toward the realization of a large-scale digital
public library that will make the cultural and scientific record
available to all. We're bringing together a wide range stakeholders in a
broad, open forum to present the history of and vision for the DPLA
effort, to showcase the best ideas and models submitted to our Beta
Sprint (an open call for code and concepts defining how the DPLA should
operate), and to create multiple points of entry for public
participation in the work of the DPLA.
We?re
looking forward to this opportunity to share our work thus far with the
public and to engage an even wider group of participants from across
the country in the DPLA effort. For those interested in attending, we
have scholarships available to help support travel and accommodation.
For
more information regarding these scholarships, please contact
dpla@cyber.law.harvard.edu with your name, city of residence, and a
short paragraph explaining your need no later than Friday, September 30,
2011.
We
warmly invite you, your students, and all other faculty and staff to
join us at this event. Registration and more information can be found
at:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2011/10/dplaplenary
Please
feel free to forward this announcement widely among the members of your
community, and do not hesitate to be in touch with us if you have any
questions. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Warm
regards,
Kenny
Whitebloom
Research Assistant, Digital Public Library of America
Secretariat