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CALL FOR PAPERS 7th International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects (IPRES 2010) September 19 -- 24, 2010 Vienna, Austria http://www.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/dp/ipres2010 The Austrian National Library and the Vienna University of Technology are pleased to host the International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects (iPRES2010) in Vienna in September 2010. iPRES2010 will be the seventh in the series of annual international conferences that bring together researchers and practitioners from around the world to explore the latest trends, innovations, and practices in preserving our digital heritage. Digital Preservation and Curation is evolving from a niche activity to an established practice and research field that involves various disciplines and communities. iPRES2010 will re-emphasise that preserving our scientific and cultural digital heritage requires integration of activities and research across institutional and disciplinary boundaries to adequately address the challenges in digital preservation. iPRES2010 will further strengthen the link between digital preservation research and practitioners in memory institutions and scientific data centres. SUBMISSIONS iPRES2010 will adopt a two-track scheme, focussing on research Papers reporting on novel, previously unpublished work, as well as case studies and best practice reports in both a *Full Paper* as well as a *Late Breaking Results* track. The conference programme will be designed to encourage interaction between these areas, rather than seeing them as separated fields. A selection of outstanding papers from the iPRES2010 will be invited for submission to a special issue of the International Journal of Digital Curation. Furthermore, iPRES2010 will offer a set of *Tutorials* on the Sunday preceeding the conference, as well as focussed *Workshops* following the main conference. Submissions are invited for full and short papers, demos/posters, panels, workshops, and tutorials. All contributions will undergo a peer-review process by members of the Programme Committee. A detailed call for papers is available at the iPRES2010 homepage at http://www.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/dp/ipres2010/cfp.html TOPICS (include but not limited to): - Theoretical, Formal and Conceptual Models of Information and Preservation - Trusted Repositories: Risk Analysis, Planning, Audit and Certification - Scalability and Automation - Metadata Issues for Preservation Processes - Business Models and Cost Estimation - Personal Archiving - Innovation in Digital Preservation: Novel Approaches and Scenarios - Training and Education - Domain-specific Challenges: Web, GIS, Primary/Scientific/Sensor Data, Governmental & Medical Records - Case Studies and Best Practice Reports: Systems, Workflows, Use Cases IMPORTANT DATES Workshop Submission: <passed> Workshop Notification of Acceptance: <passed> Paper/Tutorial/Panel Submission: May 5, 2010 (midnight IDLW, GMT -12hrs) Paper/Tutorial/Panel Notification of Acceptance: June 18, 2010 Submission of final versions: July 11, 2010 Conference: September 19-24, 2010 CONFERENCE ORGANISATION GENERAL CHAIRS: - Andreas Rauber, VUT, Austria - Max Kaiser, ONB, Austria PROGRAMME CHAIRS: - Rebecca Guenther, Library of Congress, US - Panos Constantopoulos, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece; Digital Curation Unit, Greece PANEL CHAIR: - Heike Neuroth, Goettingen State and University Library, Germany TUTORIAL CHAIR: - Shigeo Sugimoto, University of Tsukuba, Japan WORKSHOP CHAIRS: - Perry Willett, California Digital Library, US - John Kunze, University of California, US PUBLICITY CHAIRS: - Priscilla Caplan, University of Florida, US - Joy Davidson, University of Glasgow, Scotland LOCAL ORGANISING CHAIR: - Johann Stockinger, Austrian Computer Society, Austria For further details please check http://www.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/dp/ipres2010 regularly. Best regards, Rebecca Guenther, Panos Constantopoulos Andreas Rauber, Max Kaiser on behalf of the entire iPRES2010 Organising team