The countdown is on: We are just three weeks away from World Digital Preservation Day 2025 (WDPD2025)! 
This year’s global celebration officially launches at the iPRES 2025 conference in Wellington, New Zealand (NZDT = UTC +13), setting off a wave of celebrations that will travel around the world on Thursday 6 November - from Asia (UTC +5 to +9) to Europe and Africa (UTC +0 to +3), and on to the Americas (UTC –3 to –8).
On World Digital Preservation Day, archives, libraries, museums, and institutions around the world will share stories, blogs, and events that shine a spotlight on why we preserve - celebrating the people, practices, and purpose behind digital preservation. Will you be blogging, vlogging, or maybe cross-stitching your preservation story?
Behind the scenes, the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) has been preparing some great surprises for WDPD 2025 too! We will launch a global “Why Preserve?” campaign, translated digital preservation resources, a new version of the Global Bit List of Endangered Digital Species and there's more:
Check out our brand-new Event Pack, filled with resources to make your World Digital Preservation Day event a success. It includes:
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WDPD backgrounds for Zoom or Teams
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World Digital Preservation Day BINGO to break the ice
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Useful resources to share with attendees
You can also:
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Explore global events happening near you (to add your own event to the list, please contact angela.puggioni@dpconline.org)
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Download the official WDPD 2025 logos in more than 45 languages (and use them in your email signature, to promote your event or just to highlight the Day!)
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Share your own story about why you preserve on your blogging platform
Visit the World Digital Preservation Day 2025 hub to join the countdown, and get ready for the official launch live from Wellington!
Let’s make #WDPD2025 the biggest and brightest celebration of Why We Preserve yet.
World Digital Preservation Day is organized by the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) and supported by digital preservation networks around the globe. It’s open to participation across all sectors, from anyone interested in securing a sustainable future for our digital assets. Follow the festivities on social media using the hashtag #WDPD2025, on the DPC website, or by subscribing to the digital-preservation@jiscmail.ac.uk mailing list.