Operational Preservation Systems Working Group - Environmental Sustainability

This online members-only event will be held on the 4th of October 2023 from 15:00 - 16:00 UTC/16:00 - 17:00 BST (click for local time).

The climate crisis and biodiversity crisis are receiving increasing attention from this community. This meeting of the OPS Working Group will consider what actions are currently being taken (as well as what more can be done) by members to reduce negative impacts on our environment. We will consider how environmental concerns can play a role in our digital preservation decision making and what practical steps can be put in place to reduce the carbon cost of our operations. As well as discussions around this theme there will be an opportunity to raise any other issues members have.

The Operational Preservation Systems Working Group provides a regular forum for DPC Members to discuss issues relating to the everyday management, configuration and trouble shooting associated with digital preservation systems. It is an opportunity to share experiences, discuss good practice, and identify and address common problems.

This meeting is open to any DPC Members with established preservation systems - selecting or procuring a system is out of scope for this group. For the purposes of this WG, a Preservation System is defined as the applications and tools used to preserve digital content that enact processes such as ingest, storage, preservation, and access. This might include (but is not limited to) those systems offered by DPC Supporters, as well as home grown, micro-service or open source systems.

Agenda 

• Welcome 

• Conflicts of interest

• Topics for future meetings

• Main theme for discussion (Environmental Sustainability)

• Last minute issues for discussion (or future discussion)

• AOB

• Date and topic of next meeting

Registration

Places are strictly limited and should be booked in advance. Registration is open to DPC members only. 

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Got any questions? Please contact Paul Wheatley: paul.wheatley@dpconline.org

DPC Inclusion & Diversity Policy 

The DPC Community is guided by the values set out in our Strategic Plan and aims to be respectful, welcoming, inclusive and transparent. We encourage diversity in all its forms and are committed to being accessible to everyone who wishes to engage with the topic of digital preservation, whilst remaining technology and vendor neutral. We ask all those who are part of this community and/or attending an event to be positive, accepting, and sensitive to the needs and feelings of others in alignment with our DPC Inclusion & Diversity Policy.