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Justin Simpson - Managing Director of Artefactual Systems. Loves free software and free beer

@cymplecy Watch the opening keynote. https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/SFKNTZ-welcome_to_fosdem_2026/

The ending keynote by @badger was very good
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/B7YKQ7-oss-in-spite-of-ai/ but I don't think the video is up yet

FOSDEM 2026 - Welcome to FOSDEM 2026

welcome to the Swiss Federal Archives as the newest member of the Open Preservation Foundation!
If you would like my slides for "Infra Finder: A new tool to enhance transparency, discovery, and trust in open infrastructure" please visit this link
http://bit.ly/ifidcc24
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[PUBLIC] Infra Finder - IDCC 2024

Infra Finder A new tool to enhance transparency, discoverability, and trust in open infrastructure Lauren B. Collister (presenter) Emmy Tsang Chrys Wu

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Digital Preservation Coalition Training
Never forget these women killed on Dec 6 1989 in an antifeminist attack at École Polytechnique...
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Barbara Klueznick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Anne St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte

@mickylindlar I try to remember that mental work is like physical work. Extreme exertion is difficult,
and rewarding, and requires recovery.

There are trade-offs. You need to catch your mind after exertion just like you need to catch your breath. Plan for the recovery, as much as you can, and accept and embrace the consequences. You are tired, and you have grown. Rest, and come again when you are ready.

Congratulations @anj and DPC. I am excited to read this today, it's great news
Feeling both excited and a bit scared about this, which feels like a _BIG_ change after so many years at the BL... https://www.dpconline.org/news/andy-jackson-to-join-dpc-staff
Andrew Jackson to join DPC staff in January as Preservation Registry Technical Architect - Digital Preservation Coalition

Super proud that on #wdpd2023, the National Library of Ireland has published our first digital preservation policy. https://www.nli.ie/sites/default/files/2023-10/nli-digital-preservation-policy_eng.pdf huge thanks to the contributors and reviewers who shaped the policy.

One more #wdpd2023 link - a blog post by Maureen Kenga
https://www.artefactual.com/post/wdpd-an-interview-with-maureen-kenga-on-a-concerted-effort-to-preserve-community-knowledge-in-kenya

Artefactual sponsored Maureen to attend iPres this year, she is an amazing person, so glad to have got a chance to meet her and learn about her work in Kenya.

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WDPD: an interview with Maureen Kenga on a concerted effort to preserve community knowledge in Kenya

World Digital Preservation Day (WDPD) is held on the first Thursday of every November. This year’s theme is Digital Preservation: A Concerted Effort and as the DPC says, “taking digital preservation to the next level takes time and actively working together with colleagues, partner institutions, open-source developers, friends and other community members.” With that in mind, we want to amplify the work being done by a digital preservation community member: Maureen Kenga. Maureen was the recipi

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