Software Preservation Network | March Community Call Follow-Up

[Chelle Sanders]

Hi SPN Community, 

Thank you all so much for attending our March Community Call! I hope you all enjoyed learning more about our community's collaboration with EAASI, the formation of the EAASI Research Alliance and how you all can be involved in our working groups. 

To review the notes, find them here! Attached to this email, you'll find the slides from our EAASI Presentation! 

A few reminders from the call: 

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The Metadata Working Group (MWG) is in Transition!

From March - June, MWG co-coordinators Dianne Dietrich and Claire Fox (both of whom will also transition off the group in July) will facilitate monthly meetings to help transition the MWG to new leadership and new projects. Topics covered in these meetings will likely include an overview of SMRF and related projects (including the cohort-based SMRF workshop that was developed in 2024), discussions about potential topics of interest for the next iteration of the group, and other ideas that may arise from the SPN community.

Meetings will occur on the following dates and times:

March 27, 4pm Eastern

April 24, 10am Eastern

May 29, 4pm Eastern

June 26, 10am Eastern

All members of this listerv should have already received a calendar invitation and a meeting agenda document can be found here

If you have any questions or would like to propose potential topics, please email Claire (clair...@yale.edu) or Dianne (dd...@cornell.edu). We look forward to hearing from you!

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Research-in-Practice Working Group is Seeking New Members!

History and purpose of RiP

• Workgroup webpage: https://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/core-activities/research-in-practice/ 
• Previous project: Supporting Software Preservation Services in Research and Memory Organizations

Upcoming Meetings:

• Mar. 25, 4pm Eastern
• Apr. 22, 4pm Eastern
• May 27, 4pm Eastern
• June 24, 4pm Eastern

Fill out the working group interest form and we will be in touch to connect you with the group!

Best,

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Michelle Sanders (they/she)
Program Manager | Software Preservation Network | Educopia

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