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The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is pleased to offer one Career Development Fund grant to support a DPC Member attending the 21st International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC27), taking place in Lisbon, Portugal between 9-12 February 2027.

This Career Development Fund grant will cover 100% of the conference registration fees and provide a contribution towards travel and accommodation. Grant applications are welcomed from DPC Members until 23:59 anywhere in the world on 9th November 2026, and more details about the grant, eligibility, and criteria are provided below.

The global digital preservation community came together in Warsaw today as the winners of the Digital Preservation Awards 2026 were revealed at a celebratory ceremony co-hosted by the No Time to Wait (NTTW) Conference and the National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute (FINA), recognizing outstanding contributions to securing our digital legacy for future generations.

The winners of the Digital Preservation Awards 2026 will be revealed this evening at FINA in Warsaw, with audiences worldwide invited to watch the ceremony live!

Organized by the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) every two years, the Digital Preservation Awards are the leading international celebration of achievement in digital preservation. The Awards recognize the people, projects, and organizations making outstanding contributions to securing our digital legacy.

With the Digital Preservation Awards ceremony just ONE day away, our “Meet the Finalists: Digital Preservation Awards 2026” video series concludes with the three finalists for the Award for the Most Distinguished Student Work in Digital Preservation.

Sponsored by the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), this award recognizes student contributions to digital preservation. Through two videos and a blog post, Alice Thacker, Manuela Pallotto Strickland and Rosa Methol introduce their dissertations and the questions behind their research.

With the Digital Preservation Awards ceremony taking place this Thursday, 15 October, our “Meet the Finalists: Digital Preservation Awards 2026” series turns to the finalists for the APTrust Award for Resilience, Maintenance and Continuity.

New to the Awards, this category recognizes the ongoing work that keeps digital preservation infrastructure reliable, sustainable and ready to respond to change.

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is pleased to announce the general release of Digital Disaster Risk Management for Repositories and Archives today, 13 October 2026, marking the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. Following a one-month exclusive preview for DPC members, this Technology Watch Guidance Note is now freely available to all.

Digital preservation brings people together, and these DPA 2026 finalists show what can be achieved when they share their expertise! The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) continues its video series introducing the Digital Preservation Awards 2026 finalists, this time celebrating Collaboration and Cooperation.

One of eight Awards categories, the Award for Collaboration and Cooperation recognizes partnerships across institutions, professions, sectors and geographical boundaries that make a positive difference to digital preservation. It is generously sponsored by the International Council on Archives (ICA).