Digital Public Library Event CANCELLED

This event has been cancelled.

Digital Public Library of America

Launch Event

Registration required!

Register HERE (http://dp.la/get-involved/events/launch/register/).

This is a two-day event.

Website HERE (http://dp.la/get-involved/events/launch/).

Schedule HERE (http://dp.la/get-involved/events/launch/agenda/).

April 18-19, 2013
Boston Public Library
Boston, MA

Note: Use the 230 Dartmouth Street entrance!

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On April 18-19, 2013, the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) will celebrate the groundbreaking work of hundreds of librarians, innovators, and other dedicated volunteers in our collective effort to build the first national digital library. They invite you to join them at the Boston Public Library for this historic event.

Convened by the DPLA Secretariat at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and co-hosted by the Boston Public Library, the two-day DPLA Launch will include a brief working day on Thursday, April 18th, followed by a formal reception featuring presentations and a series of interactive exhibits showcasing content from their many partners, including the Digital Hubs and Europeana. On Friday, April 19th, the DPLA will convene a focused half-day plenary meeting highlighting the DPLA’s progress and potential.

Join them for interactive exhibits, the prototype launch, and more!

DPLA Launch Registration: Registration for the DPLA Launch is required and is free and open to all. We invite all those interested from the general public, the educational community, public and research libraries, cultural organizations, state and local government, the creative community, publishers, and private industry to join us.

We’ve had an amazing amount of interest in the various Launch festivities and have opened wait lists for the working meetings, launch reception, and public plenary.

Please note that we will offer remote participation for the Digital Hubs and Board working meetings (via Adobe Connect), and we’ll be livestreaming from the public plenary on April 19. We will record the presentations from the launch reception on April 18 and post them to the web shortly thereafter.

We hope to bring together a broad and diverse mix of participants, both individually and institutionally. Space at the DPLA Launch is limited, and although there are capacity constraints, we genuinely seek to welcome as many voices as possible through participation online via our webcasts and social tools.