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The 2026 RIMPA Live Convention brings together records and information management practitioners, industry experts and thought leaders to explore the issues and developments shaping the future of the profession. Taking place from 20–22 October 2026 at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, the convention will explore topics including AI, information governance, privacy, risk, emerging technology and digital transformation.

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to give members an exclusive one-month preview of its latest Technology Watch Guidance Note: Digital Disaster Risk Management for Repositories and Archives, authored by Annette Mills, Collection Development Leader, City of Charles Sturt and Dr Heather Brown, Librarian, Education and Sector Standards, Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).

The NDSA has released the results of the 2025 Staffing Survey, the fourth in its longitudinal study of digital preservation staffing and skills.

The 21st International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC) will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 9–12 February 2027, bringing together an international community to share developments, ideas and practical work in digital curation. The call for Poster and Demonstration proposals is open until 16 October 2026.

Three new practical resources are now available as part of the DPC’s Digital Preservation Toolkit for Community Archives, expanding the guidance available in response to feedback from the wider digital preservation community.

World Digital Preservation Day 2026 is approaching, and once again we are inviting DPC Members and Supporters to share their perspectives through the DPC blog! Taking place on 5 November, this year’s WDPD theme is: Save Our Stories (SOS): Our digital heritage in danger. 

Each year, our blogs form an important part of World Digital Preservation Day, bringing together experiences, ideas and perspectives from across the DPC community.They give us a chance to share what matters to us, learn from one another and, together, raise awareness of why digital preservation is so important.

The iPRES 2025 conference organisers have announced that the complete iPRES 2025 Proceedings are now available. Alongside the conference submissions, the proceedings provide a wider record of the iPRES 2025 conference, including the programme and keynotes, information about the hosts, venue, themes and organisation, award winners, sponsors, and the social programme.