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Heritage of the everyday: overlooked and undervalued?

Warrane Theatre, Museum of Sydney Corner Phillip and Bridge Streets, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

This Symposium will examine methods, tools and approaches that engage with ‘everyday heritage’, or the values associated with ordinary people and everyday life. It includes presentations and panel discussions on heritage and social value, digital methods and heritage industry practice. The Symposium's Keynote Speaker is Professor Sian Jones, University of Stirling, UK, an interdisciplinary scholar with… Read More »

Mythbusting Wikipedia: Misinformation, AI, and Volunteers

Online

Wikipedia is a free encyclopaedia, edited by volunteers from around the world. In this session you’ll learn how reliable Wikipedia is, how it’s being used in classrooms, and how it can help people understand referencing, misinformation, and the need for reliable sources. Information from Wikipedia is used by search engines like Google, and AI chatbots… Read More »

Wikimedia Singapore

Online

 Wikimania is the annual conference celebrating all the free knowledge projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation –  Wikimedia Commons,  MediaWiki,  Meta-Wiki,  Wikibooks,  Wikidata,  Wikinews,  Wikipedia,  Wikiquote,  Wikisource,  Wikispecies,  Wikiversity,  Wikivoyage,  Wiktionary – with days of conferences, discussions, meetups, training, and workshops. Hundreds of volunteers and Free Knowledge leaders from around the world gather to discuss issues, report on new projects and approaches, and exchange ideas. This 18th edition will be a collaboration… Read More »

ICOMOS 21st General Assembly and Scientific Symposium

International Convention Centre (ICC Sydney) Darling Drive, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW, Australia

ICOMOS (the International Council on Monuments and Sites) is a global organisation of cultural heritage professionals, which serves as the principal advisory body on cultural heritage to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee and works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places. It is the only global non-government organisation dedicated to promoting the application… Read More »

‘Just Keep the Bits’ workshops – risk management and digital preservation (Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane)

The Digital Preservation Coalition (Aus) is hosting a series of ‘Just Keep the Bits’ workshops on risk management and digital preservation in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane from 4 – 14 September 2023. General Just keep the bits! A digital preservation workshop about risk management and digital preservation Digital preservation is a complex challenge with… Read More »

ALIA Digitisation Preservation Webinar – Engagement

ALIA Digitisation and Preservation: Engagement Hear speakers from Trove, Wikimedia, and the Biodiversity Heritage Library discuss internal and external engagement for digitised collections. A significant portion digitisation practitioners' time is dedicated to digitising and cataloguing collections, but it is crucial to assess whether we effectively connect, communicate, and collaborate with others to truly promote the… Read More »

The Tandanya Adelaide Declaration and a discussion of ethical decisions around digital preservation

Queensland State Archives 435 Compton Road, Runcorn, Queensland, Australia

14 Sep 2023 at 2-3 pm AEST Queensland State Archives General Book Now The 2019 Tandanya- Adelaide Declaration describes archives as “textual armouries” and calls on public archives to reimagine themselves as “an ethical space of encounter, respect, negotiation and collaboration”. The solution for breaking down the textual armouries is often thought to be digital… Read More »

World Digital Preservation Day (2023)

World Digital Preservation Day (WDPD) is held on the first Thursday of every November. This year we celebrate all things digital preservation on 2nd November 2023! The DPC invites all data creators, curators and consumers from around the world to celebrate digital preservation by participating in a whole day dedicated to all of the benefits… Read More »

DLF Forum 2023

St. Louis Union Station Hotel 1820 Market Street, St. Louis, MO, United States

;The DLF (Digital Library Federation) Forum's annual conference which includes events with Learn@DLF and NDSA’s (National Digital Stewardship Alliance) Digital Preservation will take place between November 12-16, 2023 at St. Louis, Missouri, for learning, networking, and skill-building to inspire and connect a community of digital library, museum, archives, and cultural heritage practitioners. Registration information

WikiCon 2023 Brisbane

Punthill Apartment Hotel 40 Astor Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Wikimedia Australia is excited to announce our 2023 national conference WikiCon 2023 will be held in Brisbane on 18 November 2023! We invite anyone interested in open knowledge and meeting fellow Wikimedians to join us for an exciting program covering all things Wiki. Everyone is welcome, from beginners to experts, as we cover some of… Read More »

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NDF23 – National Digital Forum 2023

Te Papa Tongarewa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

;The National Digital Forum (NDF) is a network of cultural professionals, technologists, educators, and creatives from the cultural sector working together to enhance digital interaction with culture and heritage in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Their annual conference, NDF23 Whakane \ Evolve will take place November 20-22 in Wellington. Early bird tickets available now

Museums & Social Media Summit

Are you curious about how museums are leveraging the power of social media to reach and engage with their audiences? If so, then you won’t want to miss the Museums & Social Media Summit. Join us for two action-packed days as we delve into the latest social media trends and strategies for museums. Our lineup… Read More »