Save the Dates: DPC Members Fora in Australasia and Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas!

We are excited to share the dates for our annual exclusive DPC Members Fora, which—for the first time ever—will take place in three locations around the world!

Formerly known to some of you as our DPC Members “Unconferences,” the newly named DPC Members Fora will be organised as follows:

The Americas:

• Thursday 24^th – Friday 25^th April 2025 at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, USA

Europe:

• Wednesday 4^th – Thursday 5^th June 2025 at KB, the National Library of the Netherlands, in The Hague, Netherlands

Australasia and Asia-Pacific

• Part 1 – Friday 7th November 2025 at iPRES 2025 in Wellington, New Zealand

• Part 2 – Friday 14th November 2025 in Sydney, Australia

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.

Jacqueline Devereaux from Vanderbilt University is one of the hosts of this year’s DPC Members Forum in the Americas and attended last year’s event in Dublin. She says:

“The DPC event in Dublin felt like an intimate gathering of colleagues and friends to discuss accomplishments, ponder current problems, and workshop ideas to apply at my own institution. As a practical event, I appreciated that the presentations were aimed at practitioners and not theoretical projects. It was comforting and tremendously helpful to connect with fellow specialists who focused on digital archiving and preservation. The DPC is an electrifying organization, and this event promoted fellowship and brainstorming within the community to promote digital preservation in our own contexts!”

Fellow attendee at the event in Dublin, Sarah Harris from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, agrees:

“I attended the DPC Unconference in Dublin in 2024 and it turned out to be an invaluable experience. I was able to meet professionals in the digital preservation field from all over the world and hear about their experiences, what they have found works, and what they have found does not work. The format allows for an open and honest discussion where everyone can share and ask questions with no judgement. It also allows for a feeling of camaraderie among the members that I have never seen a conference accomplish. I will absolutely be attending more in the future, and I cannot wait to see what else there is to learn.”

All DPC Members are invited to attend ANY of the three DPC Members Fora taking place around the world. Full Members may register up to three (3) delegates, and Associate Members may register one (1) delegate.*

Registration and an invitation for members of the Coalition to lead sessions at the DPC Members Forum in the Americas are NOW OPEN! Please visit the event page for more information.

*dependent on event, guaranteed 1 per associate with the possibility of additional places subject to availability

More information and registration details for the events in Europe and Australasia/Asia-Pacific will follow in due course.

Please save these dates in your diary, and if you have any queries, please direct these to sarah.middleton@dpconline.org.