<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal">********Please excuse the cross-posting******** </div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><font color="#660000" size="4"><b>NEW 'PRESENTATIONS TRACK' AT DC-2016</b></font></div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><div>In order to make it easier for metadata practitioners to present their work, the Program Committee for DC-2016 has opened a new <u><a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/pre16" target="_blank">Presentations Track</a></u> providing the opportunity to present their on interesting metadata topics under four <u>broad</u> themes.<b> </b><u>No paper is required</u><b>.</b></div><div><br></div><div>Proposal abstracts will be reviewed for selection by the Program Committee. The presentation slide decks will be openly available as part of the permanent record of the DC-2016 conference.</div><div><br></div><div>If you are interested in presenting at DC-2016, please submit a proposal abstract of approximately 250-500 words through the «<a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/dc-2016/author/submit?requiresAuthor=1" target="_blank">DC-2016 submission system</a>». <u>Select the Presentations track</u>.</div></div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><b>==============================</b></div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><b><font color="#660000">:: Submission Deadline:</font></b> <span>15 July 2016</span></div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><b><font color="#660000">:: Presenter Notice:</font></b> <span>22 July 2016</span></div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><b><font color="#660000">:: Track Description & Submission:</font> </b></div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:small">        <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/pre16" target="_blank">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/pre16</a></span></div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><b><font color="#660000">:: Conference Website:</font></b></div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal">        <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2016/schedConf/" target="_blank">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2016/schedConf/</a><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><b>==============================</b></div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><b><br></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><font size="4" color="#660000"><b>Themes:</b></font></div><div style="line-height:normal"><div style="line-height:normal"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Identifiers,<span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span>persistent<span style="font-size:12.8px"> or not</span><br></li><li style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Metadata profiles and validation</span><br></li><li style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Maintaining vocabularies</span><br></li><li style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Practicalities of data integration</span><br></li></ul></div></div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><b><font size="4" color="#660000">Program Committee Chairs:</font></b></div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><b><font color="#660000">Technical Program:</font></b></div><blockquote style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><b>Valentine Charles,</b> Europeana Foundation, Netherlands</div><div><b>Lars G. Svensson,</b> Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Germany</div></blockquote><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><b><font color="#660000">Professional Program:</font></b></div><blockquote style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><b>Thomas Baker,</b> Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, & Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI), Germany</div><div><b>Michael D. Crandall,</b> University of Washington, United States</div><div><b>Stuart A. Sutton,</b> Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI), United States</div></blockquote><div style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><br></div><blockquote style="font-size:13px;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><b>Full Organizing Committee:</b> <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/dc-2016/about/organizingTeam" target="_blank">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/dc-2016/about/organizingTeam</a></blockquote></div>