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I'm sharing out some info, by way of my Northwest Archivists colleagues, about the IMLS and NEH-sponsored Professional Development Institutes for Digital Preservation (POWRR) happening at the University of Washington-Seattle in May.</div>
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Please see details below. Some travel stipends are available!</div>
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<p style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%;"><b>Ross Fuqua, MA, MLIS (he/him)</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%;">Data & Digital Projects Consultant</p>
<p style="line-height: 115%;">State Library of Oregon</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Apply NOW to the Digital POWRR Digital Preservation Professional Development Institute!</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Apologies for cross-posting. Please distribute widely!)</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The
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Digital POWRR</a> team invites applications for our fifth in-person, 2.5-day digital preservation training institute. The fifth Institute will be held May 14-16th at the
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University of Washington</a> in Seattle, Washington. Due to the generosity of the
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National Endowment for the Humanities</a>, our Institutes have no registration fees, and travel stipends are available for those with demonstrated financial need. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This institute is the final event funded with POWRR’s current generous funding from the NEH. Further funding is being pursued so that we may continue
to offer accessible high quality, in-person training for all cultural heritage practitioners who need it. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">An ideal candidate for a POWRR institute fits some of these descriptions:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Someone who works directly with collections, including digital materials</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Someone who has been exposed to basic digital preservation concepts, but struggles with moving from theory to practice</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Someone starting up a digital preservation program</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Someone who represents or serves historically underrepresented populations</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Someone employed by an institution unable to provide professional development funding adequate to attend other digital preservation training opportunities</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Someone who would benefit from being a part of a small cohort of professionals like themselves, and who will put forth effort into sustaining these professional connections after the end of the Institute</span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Questions? Unable to apply via the Google Form link? Please contact us at
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Application deadline: February 7, 2025</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Applicants will be notified of application status by February 28, 2025</span></p>
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