NDSA's Annual Digital Preservation Conference - call for proposals!

[Helena Clarkson]

Hello all, I'm new here so I hope you don't mind me posting this here as a reminder about submitting papers for the NDSA conference... thank you!

We're now accepting proposals for Digital Preservation 2026, NDSA's annual virtual conference taking place November 4–5, 2026.

This year's theme — Striking a Balance: Optimising Labour for Sustainability and Resilience — invites conversations around how we allocate effort and resources in an era of budget cuts, AI tools, expanding collections, and constant change. We want to hear how you're navigating it.

Topics can include (but aren't limited to): AI and machine learning, workflows, burnout and emotional labor, advocacy, copyright, change management, partnerships, and more. See the NDSA conference website for more detail!

Format options:
• 5-minute lightning talk
• 15-minute talk or demo
• 25-minute talk or demo

To submit, you'll need:
• Proposal title
• Author name(s), affiliations, and email(s)
• Abstract (50 words max)
• Proposal (250 words)

All presentations will be recorded and hosted on NDSA's YouTube channel under a CC-BY 4.0 license.

Deadline: July 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET 

Submit your proposal  [clicking submit opens a Google form]

Questions? Email ndsa.d...@gmail.com