This is a great opportunity for those of you creating and managing digital collections. Please see details below about the Digital POWRR program and applying to the training institute. Biz Gallo Statewide Digitization Initiatives Coordinator Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48915 GalloB@michigan.gov<mailto:GalloB@michigan.gov> | mi.gov/LMdigitization<http://mi.gov/LMdigitization> | 517-335-1402 she/her/hers Michigan’s Top 10 Strategic Education Plan<https://www.michigan.gov/mde/resources/michigan-top-10-strategic-education-plan> provides focused direction to drive educational achievement in support of all learners. [Logo, company name Description automatically generated] ________________________________ The Digital POWRR team invites applications for the first of five upcoming in-person, 2.5 day digital preservation training institutes. The first Institute will be held July 24-26, 2023 at the NIU Naperville Conference Center in Naperville, Illinois. Due to the generosity of the National Endowment for the Humanities<https://www.neh.gov/>, the Institutes are offered free of charge and travel stipends are available! An ideal candidate for a POWRR institute fits some of these descriptions: • Someone who works directly with collections, including digital materials. • Someone who has been exposed to basic digital preservation concepts, but struggles with moving from theory to practice. • Someone who represents or serves historically underrepresented populations. • Someone who is comfortable with basic technology (navigating a basic computing environment) but would benefit from instruction on more intermediate concepts. • Someone employed by an institution unable to provide professional development funding adequate to attend other digital preservation training opportunities. • Someone who would benefit from being a part of a small cohort of professionals like themselves, and who will put forth effort into sustaining these professional connections after the end of the Institute. For more details on the POWRR Institutes, please visit the following page:<http://digitalpowrr.niu.edu/institutes/>https://digitalpowrr.niu.edu/upcoming-events/ Apply here: https://forms.gle/nDNF23zx1vSvVeTW9 Questions? Unable to apply via the Google Form link? Please contact us at digital.powrr.workshops@gmail.com<mailto:digital.powrr.workshops@gmail.com> for more information or further assistance. Application deadline: May 19, 2023 Applicants will be notified of application status by June 2, 2023. ​​Cordially, The Digital POWRR Team