The MDPN is extending our call for proposals for a symposium exploring the outcomes and learnings from our IMLS grant until January 16. See more details and the form for submitting proposals in my December email below.

The MDPN also has funds available through our IMLS grant to help support travel, lodging, and/or conference registration costs for those that need it, with priority given to symposium presenters. An application for those funds will be open later this month.

If you have any questions about the symposium or submitting a proposal, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Take care,

Chelsea Denault, Ph.D. (she/her)

Michigan Digital Preservation Network Coordinator

Midwest Collaborative for Library Services

517-325-0826

denaultc@mcls.org

www.MIpres.org

Call for Proposals

Creating a Blueprint for Accessible Digital Preservation: Learnings from the Michigan Digital Preservation Network’s IMLS Grant Activities

A Symposium

The Michigan Digital Preservation Network (MDPN) is accepting session proposals for an upcoming symposium to share learnings from our Institute for Museum and Libraries Services National Leadership Grant, “Demonstrating and Documenting a Statewide LOCKSS 2.0 Preservation Network for Cultural Memory Institutions,” which will be held March 26, 2026 at the Library of Michigan in Lansing, MI. This symposium serves as one of the deliverables of the grant project, which sought to build a replicable model for a statewide or regional digital preservation network. 

Session proposals are open to anyone, though members of the MDPN and grant collaborators are especially encouraged to apply. Submit your proposal via this short form (https://forms.gle/cB1HkPy7tAysVD7a9 ) by January 12. Acceptance notifications will be sent later in January 2026.

Questions? Have a proposal idea, but need some help? Contact MDPN Coordinator Dr. Chelsea Denault at denaultc@mcls.org