Institutions all over the world are organizing events on Thursday 6 November 2025 in honour of World Digital Preservation Day. Scroll down to see if there are any events in your region to join!
If you would like your event listed here as well, please submit details to angela.puggioni@dpconline.org.
Webinar: DRI in Conversation with Jefferson Bailey (Internet Archive)
As part of the Digital Repository of Ireland’s series of events for World Digital Preservation Day, DRI is delighted to present a webinar In Conversation with Jefferson Bailey from the Internet Archive. Please join them at 3PM (Irish time) on 28 October 2025 as they talk with Jefferson about digital preservation, the work of the Internet Archive as well as recent successes in terms of digital archiving in a sometimes precarious environment.
Coffee Morning at Dublin City Library and Archives
The Digital Repository of Ireland are delighted to co-host an in-person coffee morning at Dublin City Library and Archives on Thursday 6 November from 10.30-12.00pm to celebrate World Digital Preservation Day 2025! At this coffee morning your hosts will reflect on some of the unique DCLA and other digital collections preserved in the Repository. This event also includes a tour of some of DCLA’s archival treasures. Please RSVP to this event – all are welcome to attend!
Tune in to iPRES Radio on #WDPD2025!
Whether you're attending iPRES 2025 virtually, or simply curious about the latest in digital preservation, iPRES Radio brings the global conversation straight to your screen. Running daily from 3–7 November, these relaxed, one-hour Zoom sessions are timed for Australasia, Europe/Africa and the Americas, so there is a chance for everyone to participate. Tune in to discuss highlights from Wellington, watch exclusive content, connect with peers and share your own reflections. These sessions are open to everyone to attend - you don’t need to be officially registered for the conference to join in.
REGISTER NOW TO BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION!
Listen to Express Radio FM - digital preservation on the Breakfast Show!
Radio host Ian James of the Breakfast Show on Southampton Express Radio FM will interview Dr Panagiotis Papageorgiou, Early Career Researcher into Virtual Heritage Preservation, on digital preservation at 9.30am (UK time) on World Digital Preservation Day. What an amazing way to start the British #WDPD2025!
Online workshops in Nigeria for information professionals
The Nigerian Library Association FCT branch is hosting two online workshops for World Digital Preservation Day 2025, in collaboration with the Nigeria Library and Information Science Students Association (N-LISSA).
Topic
Preservation of Cultural Heritage Using Low-Cost Technology
Dates
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Thursday 6 November 2025
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Friday 7 November 2025
Who Can Attend?
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Thursday 6 November: Designed for archivists, librarians, records managers, and curators.
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Friday 7 November: A workshop for students in memory institutions at higher education institutions in Nigeria and other African countries.
Celebrating World Digital Preservation Day with the Dutch Digital Heritage Network
DDHN is organizing a festive event in on the 6th of November! Join them in Utrecht for a day exploring hot topics like AI and cybersecurity, and discover how to preserve multimedia content including podcasts, VR, 3D files, and social media.
Start2Preserve Webinar at the Dutch Digital Heritage Network
From documents on servers to photo collections on CDs, organizations store digital data in many different places. But how can you ensure it stays accessible in the future? To mark World Digital Preservation Day 2025, the Start2Preserve practice network - a Flemish-Dutch initiative - is hosting a webinar from Utrecht in the Netherlands designed to help beginners take their first steps in digital preservation. You can join the topics that are most relevant to you.
Start2Preserve Meeting at meemoo
At the same time as the Dutch webinar, the Belgian group of the Start2Preserve practice network will host a meeting at Ghent University, where beginners will learn about the first steps in digital preservation. Following the meeting, you can join the evening programme where they will connect with the iPRES conference in Wellington, New Zealand.