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The countdown is on! In just one week, on Thursday 6 November, the global digital preservation community will come together for World Digital Preservation Day (WDPD2025) under the theme “Why Preserve?”

This year’s celebration is extra special. For the first time ever, World Digital Preservation Day falls within THE conference in the digital preservation calendar: iPRES 2025, taking place in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.  

Join the Digital Repository of Ireland, Queen’s University Belfast and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland next June 2026 for a ‘playful’ conference experience focused on stories of experimentation, creativity - and even failure: the Digital Preservation for the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DPASSH) Conference!  The call for proposals is open until January 7, 2026.

DPC Members, are you heading to the iPRES 2025 Conference? If you are planning to be in Wellington the evening before the conference begins, you are invited to join us for an informal networking meet-and-greet drinks event.

World Digital Preservation Day (WDPD2025) is just around the corner! Songs, video clips, hackathons, global events and institutions opening their doors showcasing what digital preservation is all about: That’s World Digital Preservation Day in a nutshell. 

This year’s theme, Why Preserve?, invites digital preservation practitioners everywhere to reflect on their organization’s motivations for preserving unique digital collections, to share their stories, and to transform those insights into compelling advocacy messages. Together, we’ll highlight the current digital preservation landscape, outline a path forward, and unite in answering a powerful question: Why Preserve?