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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">*Apologies for cross-posting*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3><span style="font-family:SimSun;color:black">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We are here calling for contributions to and participation in iPRES2021, Oct. 19-22, 2021.
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">iPRES, or the International Conference on Digital Preservation(
</span><span style="font-family:SimSun;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="%20https:/ipres-conference.org/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">https://ipres-conference.org/ </span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">),
is the premier conference series on digital preservation. Since 2004 there have been annual iPRES conferences around the globe for the international digital preservation community to share their recent research, development projects, implementation efforts,
and other practical experiences, and to enhance collaborations within the field and across the related domains.
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the iPRES2020 had to be postponed to iPRES2021. With the support of the whole community, the 17th International Conference on Digital Preservation,
iPRES2021, (</span><span style="font-family:SimSun;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="http://ipres2021.ac.cn/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://ipres2021.ac.cn/ </span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
), will be held at the National Science Library, in Oct 19-22, 2021, Beijing, China, and will be organized in a hybrid mode. iPRES2021 will be co-hosted by the National Science and Technology Library (NSTL) and the National Science Library of Chinese Academy
of Sciences(NSL). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">With this letter, we are sending you the Call for Contributions and the Call for Participation. Please see the attached documents for details. Or, you can refer to the documents
at </span><span style="font-family:SimSun;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="http://ipres2021.ac.cn/dct/page/70005" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://ipres2021.ac.cn/dct/page/70005 </span></a></span><span style="font-family:SimSun;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:start"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:SimSun;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Important Dates</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:SimSun;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:red">30 Apr. 2021: All peer-reviewed paper submissions due</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:red">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:red">30 Apr. 2021: Proposals for other peer-reviewed due</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:red">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:black">01 May, 2021: Registration open for early birds
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:black">15 Jun. 2021: All peer-reviewed contributions notified</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:black">15 Jun. 2021: Submission begins for Lightning Talks</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:black">31 Jul. 2021: Revisions due</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:black">01 Aug. 2021: Registration closed for early birds and open for regular registration.
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:black">15 Aug. 2021: Acceptance decisions notified</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:black">15 Aug. 2021: First full program</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:black">15 Spt. 2021: Second full program</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:black">10 Oct. 2021: Final full program</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:SimSun;color:black">19-22 Oct. 2021: Conference</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black">
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any question about iPRES2021 at
</span><span style="font-family:SimSun;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="mailto:ipres2021@mail.las.ac.cn"><span lang="EN-US">ipres2021@mail.las.ac.cn </span></a></span><span style="font-family:SimSun;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Looking forward to see you at iPRES2021 on-site or online.
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun;color:black">Chairs of iPRES2021 Organizing Committee<br>
Director & Professor Yiqi Peng, National Science and Technology Library, Ministry of Science and Technology of China<br>
Director & Professor Xiwen Liu, National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">On behalf of the iPRES2021 Organising Committee:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Stefan Strathmann<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Georg-August-Universität Göttingen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Göttingen State and University Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">D-37070 Göttingen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Platz der Göttinger Sieben 1 (Central Library, Room 2.23)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">+49 551 39-7806 (Tel.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">strathmann@sub.uni-goettingen.de<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/<o:p></o:p></p>
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