<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto"><div>*** Apologies for cross-posting ***<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><span></span></blockquote>We're gearing up to take the Digital Curation Centre's IDCC conference to Melbourne in February 2019 and have an exciting programme that has recently been announced. The theme of the conference is "Collaborations and Partnerships" and this has inspired a dynamic mix of papers and sessions including particularly strong clusters on digital humanities, creative arts curation, disciplinary challenges and curating indigenous data.<br><blockquote type="cite"><span></span></blockquote>We also have a fantastic set of keynotes lined up. Christine Kenneally, an independent journalist, will open the conference with a presentation on "Data, the creation of history and its impact on real lives." Day two will start with a plenary discussion between Nancy McGovern and Clifford Lynch on digital practice and collaboration, and the conference will close with a keynote from Dr Patricia Brennan, Director of US National Library of Medicine, on "Jumping into the stream of data curation." Read more about the keynote speakers and their papers here: <a href="http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc19/speakers" target="_blank">http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc19/speakers</a><br><blockquote type="cite"><span></span></blockquote>For full details of what's in store, see the DCC new item at: <a href="http://www.dcc.ac.uk/news/idcc19-full-programme-announced" target="_blank">http://www.dcc.ac.uk/news/idcc19-full-programme-announced</a><br><blockquote type="cite"><span></span></blockquote>Registration is also open for all events:<br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>*Workshop details and registration, Monday 4th February, <a href="http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc19/workshops" target="_blank">http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc19/workshops</a><br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>*IDCC conference registration, Tuesday 5th - Wednesday 6th February, <a href="http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc19/registration" target="_blank">http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc19/registration</a><br><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote>*Unconference details and registration, Thursday 7th February, <a href="http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc19/unconference" target="_blank">http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc19/unconference</a><br><blockquote type="cite"><span></span></blockquote>Early-bird rates close on 7th January so sign up soon!<br><blockquote type="cite"><span></span></blockquote>We'll be making further announcements over coming weeks to profile the keynotes, outline plans for the unconference and sharing other exciting pre-event news. Follow the #idcc19 hashtag, watch out for news items or subscribe to our RSS feed to keep track - <a href="http://www.dcc.ac.uk/rss-feeds" target="_blank">http://www.dcc.ac.uk/rss-feeds</a><br><blockquote type="cite"><span></span></blockquote>Hope to see you in Melbourne,</div><div dir="auto">Best,</div><div dir="auto">Asha</div><div dir="auto">----------<br><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">Asha Law | Program Assistant, CODATA | <a href="http://www.codata.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.codata.org</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">E-Mail: <a href="mailto:asha@codata.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">asha@codata.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">Tel (Office): +33 1 45 25 04 96</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">CODATA (Committee on Data of the International Council for Science), 5 rue Auguste Vacquerie, 75016 Paris, FRANCE</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>