[Pasig-discuss] IPRES 2015 Earlybird Registraton Now Open!

[Tibbo, Helen R]

IPRES 2015, the premiere international conference on Digital Preservation, will be held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA from November 2-6, 2015. For more general information regarding the event, please visit http://ipres2015.org/.  Conference topics include but are not limited to explorations in digital preservation focused on:
*       Institutional opportunities and challenges
*       Infrastructure (organizational and technological) opportunities and challenges
*       Innovative practice
*       Education and training

Please see http://ipres2015.web.unc.edu/call-for-contributions/#menu1 for more details regarding potential content. We are currently working on the program and will announce when it is available.
This five-day event includes two days of workshops and tutorials (Monday and Friday) and three days of conference sessions, panels, demonstrations, and  posters. Receptions are scheduled for Monday and Wednesday evenings along with a conference dinner on Tuesday. Lunch and morning and afternoon refreshments are included for each day as well as transportation to and from off-site events.
Registration for the week is $750.00. Those who before October 1st, 2015 will receive a $100.00 discount, making the registration fee for the week only $650.00! The conference program is available at https://ipres2015.web.unc.edu/ipres-2015-program/. Full Registration Includes 5 days of activities:
*       All sessions
*       Workshops/tutorials (Monday and Friday)
*       Both Monday and Wednesday receptions
*       Conference dinner on Tuesday
*       Lunch daily
*       Morning and afternoon refreshments
*       Daily bus service to and from many hotels to the conference
*       Bus service to the Monday reception and Tuesday dinner
*       Free parking at the Friday Center for drivers

1-Day Conference registrations are also available as well as separate registrations for workshops and tutorials ($150/ full day; $100/half-day).Descriptions of the workshops and tutorials can be found at https://ipres2015.web.unc.edu/workshops-and-tutorials/.
Chapel Hill is home to the University of North Carolina, the flagship campus of the UNC system, the oldest public university in the US, and one of the top schools in the country. While exuding a small town feel, Chapel Hill offers food, fun, and culture the caliber of a big city. Check out this recent New York Times travel piece, 36 Hours in Chapel Hill-Carborro, N.C.<http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/31/travel/what-to-do-in-36-hours-in-chapel-hill-carrboro.html>, for just a taste of what the town has to offer. While here for the conference, you will have the opportunity to dine at world class eateries, grab a drink at some blossoming breweries, and experience a wealth of museums and other cultural offerings. Also, the leaves will just be turning the first week of November!
IMPORTANT: A refund will be offered, minus a $100.00 processing fee, for refund inquiries submitted before October 1, 2015. NO REFUNDS ARE PERMITTED AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2015. For refund inquiries, please contact Cassie Ragan at cmragan at email.unc.edu<mailto:cmragan at email.unc.edu>.
Thank you for your interest in the 2015 iPRES Conference, we look forward to seeing you in Chapel Hill in November! For accommodations, please visit http://ipres2015.web.unc.edu/accommodations/.
For questions concerning the Conference please contact Cal Lee at callee at email.unc.edu<mailto:callee at email.unc.edu> or Helen Tibbo at tibbo at email.unc.edu<mailto:tibbo at email.unc.edu>. For questions concerning registration or payment please contact Cassie Ragan at cmragan at email.unc.edu<mailto:cmragan at email.unc.edu>.
Hope to see you in Chapel Hill! -Helen

Dr. Helen R. Tibbo, Alumni Distinguished Professor
President, 2010-2011 & Fellow, Society of American Archivists
School of Information and Library Science
201 Manning Hall, CB#3360
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360
Tel: 919-962-8063
Fax: 919-962-8071
tibbo at ils.unc.edu<mailto:tibbo at ils.unc.edu>



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