*apologies for cross-posting!* Just a reminder that there is less than a week left to register for the first-ever MDPN Member Summit on June 15. Registration can be completed via the MCLS workshop site<https://site.corsizio.com/c/60a52063580b10917eb40abb> and you can view the full schedule, including presenters and talk descriptions, via Sched<https://mdpnsummit.sched.com/>. The MDPN Member Summit is open to staff, volunteers, and others associated with Michigan’s cultural heritage field at museums, libraries, archives, historical societies, and beyond. We encourage individuals from across different organizational areas – from collections staff to IT professionals and even board members – to attend. See the original message below for more details. All best, Chelsea Denault, Ph.D. Michigan Digital Preservation Network Coordinator Midwest Collaborative for Library Services mipres.org<http://mipres.org/> From: Chelsea Denault <denaultc@mcls.org> Date: Friday, May 28, 2021 at 12:06 PM To: "michlib-l@mcls.org" <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: Register for the Michigan Digital Preservation Network Member Summit on June 15! *apologies for cross-posting!* Registration is now open for the first-ever Michigan Digital Preservation Network Member Summit! This virtual conference will take place via Zoom on June 15 from 9:30-4:30pm (ET). Register via the MCLS workshop site<https://site.corsizio.com/c/60a52063580b10917eb40abb>. Registration is $10. We have an excellent lineup of presenters from across the country discussing benchmarking and assessment, content selection and curation, creating digital preservation policies, and more! The Summit also features sessions that introduce attendees to digital preservation and why it’s important to protecting our cultural heritage. Finally, we’ll have some exciting news to share, including membership pricing, member benefits, our governance model, a technology roadmap, and a new logo! View the full schedule, including presenters and talk abstracts, via Sched<https://mdpnsummit.sched.com/>. We’re especially excited to have Trevor Owens, Head of Digital Content Management at the Library of Congress, as our keynote speaker discussing his “16 Axioms of Digital Preservation” from his recent book The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation<https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/title/theory-and-craft-digital-preservation>. Any questions or issues with registration can be directed to me (Chelsea Denault, MDPN Coordinator). The Michigan Digital Preservation Network is a new initiative dedicated to building a community-centered approach to digital preservation for cultural heritage organizations off all sizes across the state. Funding is provided by the Library of Michigan and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. To learn more about the MDPN, visit our website, mipres.org<http://mipres.org/>. We look forward to seeing you June 15! Best, Chelsea Denault, Ph.D. Michigan Digital Preservation Network Coordinator Midwest Collaborative for Library Services mipres.org<http://mipres.org/>