Hello everyone! Fall term has wrapped up and the National Digital Stewardship Alliance - Wayne State Student Chapter hopes it went well for you!

The break between terms is a great time to relax a little, decompress, maybe even catch up with friends, family or hobbies. Eventually another term will start up again with the hustle and bustle of new courses and projects. Our student group will be holding its annual Colloquium in the spring and we urge any and all students interested to submit a proposal for a poster or presentation! The deadline for submitting proposals for this year's Colloquium is February 8th.

Did you complete a project or assignment this term related to digital preservation? How about an internship or practicum? Do you work as a digital practitioner as part of your job? Showcasing your work while you are still a student is a great way to gain experience, confidence and exposure! Not to mention, it is an excellent opportunity to learn about what others in the field are up to and to network, network, network~!

Therefore, we'd like to send out a reminder for our Call of Proposals! The details are located below, or you can read about it on our blog: https://wsustudentndsa.wordpress.com/2014/11/23/2015-wsu-ndsa-colloquium/

CALL FOR SPEAKERS & POSTER SUBMISSIONS

for

Wayne State University National Digital Stewardship Alliance Student Chapter's 3^rd Colloquium

"Putting the Pieces Together: Digital Curation, Preservation, and Metadata"

Friday, April 24, 2015

Purdy Kresge Library

5265 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI 48202

TARGETED PRESENTERS | We are looking for students, alumni, and professionals to speak or present a poster on digital preservation. This year's theme is "Putting the Pieces Together: Digital Curation, Preservation, and Metadata", which involves any topic related to the skills, tools and processes involved in digital curation, digital preservation, and metadata generation, use, and management.

RESEARCH FOCUS | Topics of interest include the workflows for curation and preservation, new tools and technologies, creative problem-solving for digital curation and preservation, metadata, identifying issues on an individual institutional level, marketing digital preservation, and digital preservation case studies.

Speakers - We are looking for speakers to present research, case studies, or processes about digital preservation. Each speaker will be given a 15-25 minute time frame to speak, as well as a question and answer period.

Poster Submissions - Poster submissions are an excellent way to showcase your research interests, interact with students and professionals in your field, and build your resume. We accept digital poster submissions for those that want to submit but cannot attend in person. Students are strongly encouraged to participate. We want to showcase your projects, ideas and research related to digital preservation.

DEADLINE | The deadline for submissions is February 8, 2015

SUBMISSION PROCESS | Submit to wsundsa@gmail.com the following information:

-Your name, email, and phone number

-Brief background/bio relevant to your presentation

-Title of your presentation. Indicate if it is for a talk or poster.

-Description of your presentation (250 words) or for posters (150 words)

*Accepted presenters will be notified after February 15th.*

COLLOQUIUM DETAILS | The tentative format includes a professional panel session, research presentations, and a poster session with informal conversations to close. After the colloquium, we will be holding Metadata Workshop. If you have other topics that you may want to introduce or other research questions, please contact our faculty adviser, Kim Schroeder at ag1797@wayne.edu.