ARE YOU . . .
- just getting started in digitization and digital preservation? 
- trying to bring several digital projects together into a cohesive digital preservation program?
- or well into a digital project and need a refresher on the latest standards and best practices?
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Join us at:

DIGITAL DIRECTIONS: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections
August 21-23, 2017
Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Seattle, Washington USA

Early-bird Discount Deadline: May 26, 2017     
Registration Deadline: August 10, 2017

Guided by a faculty of national experts, join colleagues from institutions large and small for two and a half days of instruction on best practices and practical strategies for the creation, curation, and use of digital collections. Network with colleagues who have similar challenges, interact with faculty one-on-one, and gain a comprehensive introduction to digitization and digital preservation.

Who Should Attend?
The Digital Directions conference is geared toward professionals working with digital collections at archives, libraries, museums, historical organizations, government agencies, corporate archives, and other organizations that steward digital collections.

Topics Will Include: International Standards and Best Practices; Digitizing Images and Audiovisual Media; Planning Digital Storage; Metadata; Basics of Information Security; Planning for Users; Managing Digital Collections for Access; and more topics to help you create and manage digital collections.

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FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER: http://bit.ly/n-dd17

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NOTE ---- HOTEL Update:
A BONUS for participants! On August 21 there will be a 92% partial eclipse of the sun viewable from Seattle (at max during our morning break). But as a result, hotels are filling fast - grab your hotel reservation ASAP.

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NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER - nedcc.org
Visit the NEDCC Training Calendar for webinars and workshops to help you preserve your collections.
http://bit.ly/PresT17

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