DPC Annual Members Unconference and Networking Event 2024 (Europe)

We are delighted to invite DPC Members to attend a DPC Members’ Unconference and Networking Event in Dublin!

This event will take place face-to-face* over the course of two days and will form part of a worldwide program of Member networking activities which aims to offer events in locations in other parts of the world as scheduling permits (details to follow in due course).

In addition to meeting and networking with other members of the Coalition, we will have an exciting program of fast-paced member led talks and discussions, giving you the opportunity to take the floor and exchange ideas, showcase work and discuss key themes.

*Given the nature of the activities, we do not plan to offer online attendance at this event but aim to provide written highlights.

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Who is the event for?

This DPC Members’ Unconference is exclusively for DPC Members and is designed to privilege operational staff working directly on digital preservation. We are particularly keen to hear from:

• Junior staff recently appointed and looking for opportunities to build their professional networks;

• New entrants to digital preservation seeking to apply professional know-how to this new field;

• Experienced practitioners who have clear insights into the challenges of digital preservation in their own institutions.

• Senior staff, researchers and students are also welcome, though it is practical knowledge exchange that will be most prominent.

Indicative Program (to be confirmed...)

This is an ‘Unconference,’ so the program is currently empty. We’d like you to fill it with your suggestions for sessions! 

Day 1: Tuesday 28th May (times in UTC+1)

An additional optional series of activities is available on Tuesday afternoon/evening, including: 

• Digital Preservationists Anonymous (Fail Club) 

• Professional visits to DPC Member institutions in Dublin:

• Visit to the Guinness Archive, followed by a tour (and pint) of the Guinness Storehouse (15 maximum)

• Visit to the Irish Traditional Music Archive (10 maximum)

• Social dinners

Professional visits are strictly limited to the numbers indicated, attendance will be on a first come first served basis and will be confirmed by the host organisation. If you would like to attend one of the visits, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in the first instance.

More information on other activities will follow. 

Day 2: Wednesday 29th May (times in UTC+1)

How does it work?

Offer to lead a session

Whether you have a task you want to work on with others, a fresh idea or solution you want to demo, or topics you want to discuss to learn from others’ experience, this part of the program provides a space for you to achieve all of this. Please pitch your ideas and we’ll fill in the (currently blank) program for you to make the most of the Coalition’s collective digital preservation expertise.

Each session will offer approximately 45 minutes for you to either:

• Discuss: Pick the collective digital preservation hive mind and start a discussion about a topic

• Learn: Demonstrate and share solutions or workflows so that others can learn from your experiences.

• Share: Show and tell presentations of recent work, new ideas and achievements (or failures)

• Play: Share and lead a digital preservation games session!

CLICK TO SHARE YOUR SUGGESTION FOR A MEMBER-LED SESSION BY TUESDAY 16 APRIL

Register to attend!

All DPC Members are invited to attend. Full Members may register up to 3 delegates and Associate Members may register 1 delegate for the DPC Members Unconference.
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