
Archives Unleashed Datathon #Montreal
14 – 15 May 2020 BAnQ Vieux-Montreal 535 Avenue Viger Est, Montréal, Québec Gilles-Hocquart Room
The Archives Unleashed Team has partnered with Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) to host an Archives Unleashed datathon following IIPC General Assembly and Web Archiving Conference events:
| IIPC General Assembly (GA) | 11 May 2020 |
| Web Archiving Conference (WAC) 2020 | 12 – 13 May 2020 |
| Archives Unleashed Datathon | 14 – 15 May 2020 |
Organizers
- Ian Milligan (University of Waterloo)
- Nick Ruest (York University)
- Nicholas Worby (University of Toronto Libraries)
- Olga Holownia (IIPC)
- Carole Gagné (Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec)
- Mireille Laforce (Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec )
- Samantha Fritz (University of Waterloo)
- Dave Mitchell (Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec)
- Geneviève Murray (Consultante en Gestion de Projets Culturels)
Sponsors
This event would not be possible without the generous support from the University of Toronto Libraries and Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ). Many thanks to our supporters from International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC), the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Arts, York University Libraries, Compute Canada, and Start Smart Labs.Details for Submitting to the Archives Unleashed Datathon
We welcome submissions from those attending IIPC’s Web Archiving Conference (12-13 May 2020) as well as stand alone participants. These datathons are open to all skill and experience levels. Those interested in participating should submit the following to the Archives Unleashed Team (sam.fritz@archivesunleashed.org) by midnight EST on 6 December 2019:- a 250-word expression of interest; and
- a short one-page CV;
Important Notes:
- Your submission to participate at the Archives Unleashed Datathon is separate from attending/presenting at IIPC.
- Archives Unleashed Participants will be contacted separately to complete registration details
- Participation in the Archives Unleashed datathon is free, however IIPC does have a registration fee for those attending the broader conference.
Important Dates
**Your submission to participate at the Archives Unleashed Datathon is separate from attending/presenting at IIPC.
Call for Participation
| Call for Participation Opens (Archives Unleashed) | 14 October 2019 |
| Call for Papers Opens (IIPC) | 14 October 2019 |
| Call for Participation Closes (Archives Unleashed) | 6 December 2019 |
| Call for Participation Closes (IIPC) | 6 December 2019 |
| Notifications issued (Archives Unleashed & IIPC) | Mid-January 2020 |
| Draft Program available (Archives Unleashed & IIPC) | Mid-February 2020 |
Participation in the Archives Unleashed datathon is free, however IIPC does have a registration fee for those attending the broader conference. Archives Unleashed attendees will be contacted separately to complete participation details.
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Early Bird Registration Opens (IIPC) |
10 February 2020 |
| Early Bird Registration Closes (IIPC) | 21 March 2020 |
| Registration Closes (IIPC) |
30 April 2020 |
