Hello list members! You are invited to attend a virtual informational meeting with MDPN staff and members of the LOCKSS Program<https://www.lockss.org/> at Stanford University to learn more about system requirements, potential costs, necessary staff skills, and the benefits your organization may be eligible for by becoming a LOCKSS node server host for the MDPN on November 28 at 3pm ET. This meeting will be recorded so that interested parties who are unable to attend can still learn from the discussion. The MDPN<http://mipres.org/> is a membership-based organization dedicated to providing digital preservation services to cultural memory institutions, research organizations, and others that maintain electronic records or digital collections. The MDPN welcomes organizations of all sizes, technical capacity, and financial ability across Michigan. By concentrating resources and knowledge towards a single effort, the MDPN seeks to reduce redundant efforts in the state and build capacity for more organizations to participate. The MDPN was created by a 2019 Memorandum of Understanding between the Library of Michigan, Grand Valley State University, Michigan State University, the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services, and Western Michigan University. Current members include Capital Area District Libraries, Eastern Michigan University, Grand Valley State University, Hillsdale College, Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, and Western Michigan University. The MDPN was recently awarded a National Leadership Grant for Libraries<https://imls.gov/grants/awarded/lg-252394-ols-22> from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to demonstrate a statewide model for affordable and easy-to-use digital preservation services using free and open source tools, including Academic Preservation Trust’s DART<https://aptrust.github.io/dart-docs/> application and LOCKSS 2.0/LAAWS<https://www.lockss.org/about/frequently-asked-questions#laaws> (LOCKSS Architected as a Web Service). This award provides funding for hardware purchases related to node hosting for at least five geographically distributed hosts. Because the MDPN was founded with the intention to serve a wide variety of cultural memory organizations, including public libraries, historical societies, museums, and archives, we welcome anyone from any type of organization to attend this meeting and learn more about contributing to this new statewide initiative. Because of the interdepartmental nature of digital preservation, we encourage you to share this invitation with additional colleagues who will be essential to decision-making at your institution. Following the Digital Preservation Coalition’s<https://www.dpconline.org/> guidance regarding organizational collaboration, we recommend each institution have staff representation from administration, records management/digital collections, and IT present. We will also make the meeting recording available for viewing if key staff are unable to attend. To receive joining information and an FAQ document with more information about node hosting responsibilities, requirements, and benefits, please email me at denaultc@mcls.org<mailto:denaultc@mcls.org>. Thank you -- Chelsea Denault, Ph.D. Michigan Digital Preservation Network Coordinator Midwest Collaborative for Library Services www.MIpres.org<http://mipres.org/> [Logo]<http://mipres.org/>