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Back by popular demand, the PRONOM team will be running their yearly hackathon, PRONOM Research Week 2024, to mark World Digital Preservation Day. This year the hackathon will be the 7th November-15th November.

Members of the Digital Preservation Community are invited to attend a Digital Preservation Games Event at Kings College London Archives, 19th November, 6-8pm.

Kings College London Archives hosts Digital Preservation games every few months both in person and online. In-person events are held at: Kings College London Archives,  Strand Building, Strand, London WC2R 2LS (see: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/library/collections/archives). Online events can be accessed via a teams meeting link sent out before the event on registration.

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is pleased to offer a Career Development Fund grant to support a DPC Member attending the 19th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC25) taking place 17-19 February 2025 in The Hague, the Netherlands.

This Career Development Fund grant will cover 100% of online or in-person conference registration fees, and provide a contribution towards travel and accommodation if attending in person. Grant applications are welcomed from DPC members until 07:00 UTC on 12 November 2024, and more details are provided below.

Bingo, video clips, songs, hackathons, global events and institutions opening their doors showcasing what digital preservation is all about: That’s World Digital Preservation Day in a nutshell. On Thursday 7 November – in just 3 weeks’ time - World Digital Preservation Day (WDPD) 2024 starts as soon as the sun rises!

Registration is now open for the 19^th edition of the International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC25) organised by the Digital Curation Centre, taking place in The Hague, the Netherlands between 17-19 February 2025.

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) has met for the first time under its new Americas program this week, with events in New York and Washington DC.

Taking place on Tuesday 8^th and Thursday 10^th October, DPC Members in the Americas plus invited guests gathered in both cities for exciting full-day programs of keynote presentations and discussions. The program offering the opportunity to exchange ideas, discuss key themes and begin to shape the DPC Americas program to meet the needs of the region.