<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp9650633fyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><span id="ydpaf7fc0dedocs-internal-guid-848c4023-7fff-6989-c15d-2017bf6a0591"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are pleased to announce that registration is open for the Best Practices Exchange (Un)Conference, which will be held in-person at the</span><a href="https://www.libs.uga.edu/scl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> UGA Special Collections Libraries</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in Athens, GA from June 12-14, 2023. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://estore.uga.edu/C27063_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=470&SINGLESTORE=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Registration Form Link</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The cost for attending is $135, which includes all education sessions and reception. The registration deadline is Friday, May 26, or when we reach 150 attendees. See our website (</span><a href="https://bpexchange.wordpress.com/2023-conference/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://bpexchange.wordpress.com/2023-conference/</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) for a list of confirmed presentations, travel information, and registration policies.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are also happy to share an opportunity to apply for travel funding from the Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network (no affiliation with BPE): DPOE-N is pleased to offer funding support for citizens and residents of the United States of America to attend Best Practices Exchange 2023. Funding can be used to cover registration costs and associated travel expenses. Applications for funding from new and emerging professionals and those whose employment has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will be prioritized. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. For more information and to submit an application for funding, please visit </span><a href="https://www.dpoe.network/professional-development-support/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.dpoe.network/professional-development-support/</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> If you have any questions about DPOE-N, please email Natalie Baur, Program Director, at</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="mailto:nbaur@pratt.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">nbaur@pratt.edu</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Best Practices Exchange (BPE) is a community of practitioners who manage digital information that gets together annually to share their experiences and have honest conversations about our work. This conference is a great opportunity to share, question, and learn from colleagues across a spectrum of government, educational, and cultural organizations.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div></span></div><br></div><div class="ydp9650633fsignature"><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><br></div></div></div></body></html>