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The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) has launched a new program of targeted activities through its DPC Supporter Program, designed to strengthen connections and foster ongoing dialogue between DPC Members and the wider community of digital preservation providers.

The refreshed program brings new opportunities for collaboration, visibility and global impact and includes:

• Broader Reach:The dedicated Supporter Showcasewebinar series will now be open to the entire digital preservation community, extending visibility and engagement beyond DPC Members.

• Enhanced Events: Alongside the DPC Members Fora, new day-long sessions open to Supporters, will offer opportunities for exhibition, program participation, and regional networking. Confirmed locations include New York (April 2026) and Edinburgh (May 2026).

• Global Impact: Supporter contributions will fund a new Research & Development initiative and a program to support participation from low- and middle-income countries, alongside continued support for the Digital Preservation Awards.

The Digital Preservation 2025 conference - Where We're At (Digital Preservation in Uncertain Times) is organized by the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) and will be held virtually October 9th and 10th, 2025 from 11:00 am EDT to 4:45 EDT on both days. 

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is delighted to welcome Pictoscope to its Supporter Program this week.

Based in Florida, USA, Pictoscope is a software company dedicated to enhancing digital discovery and accessibility of historical and library collections. Its flagship tool, BookView, uses AI driven metadata tagging and visual search capabilities to unlock visual content embedded within digitized books and archives. By providing integration with library catalogs and digital repositories, Pictoscope enables researchers, educators, and library patrons to explore wide collections of historical images, illustrations, and visual artifacts. Pictoscope’s mission is to improve engagement with open-access collections and support institutions in making their digital holdings more discoverable and accessible.

We are delighted to invite DPC Members to attend our DPC Members Forum and Networking Event in Wellington, New Zealand and Sydney, Australia -  and we’re looking for your ideas to shape the programme!

Exclusively for DPC Members, our 2025 event will take place over two separate days, two cities, and two countries! Day 1 will take place alongside the iPRES 2025 conference in Wellington, New Zealand on Friday 7^th November, and Day 2 will take place a week later, on Friday 14^th November in Sydney, Australia. 

This is the final week for early bird registration rates for iPRES 2025 in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand, and online, 3-7 November 2025! Early bird registration ends 1 September 2025, end of day, anywhere on earth. If you haven't already registered, make sure to do so this week to take advantage of the early bird discount rate.

We're thrilled to share the dates for our annual exclusive DPC Members Forum & Networking events, which will take place in four locations around the world!

The DPC Members Fora, formerly known to some of you as our DPC Members "Unconferences",  will be organized as follows:

Australasia and Asia-Pacific:

• Part 1 – Friday 7^th November 2025 at iPRES 2025 in Wellington, New Zealand

• Part 2 – Friday 14^th November 2025 in Sydney, Australia

The Americas:

• Tuesday 21^st and Wednesday 22^nd April 2026, hosted by ITHAKA in New York City, USA

Europe:

• Wednesday 20^th and Thursday 21^st May 2026, hosted by Historic Environment Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland 

There’s only two weeks left to take advantage of early bird registration rates for iPRES 2025, the 21^st International Conference on Digital Preservation! 2025 marks the first-ever iPRES held in Aotearoa New Zealand, and only the second time in the southern hemisphere, so don’t miss your chance to participate in this significant global gathering wherever you are in the world! Join us in-person atTākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, or register as a virtual attendee and experience the online programming. Register now to secure your place and benefit from the early bird rate.