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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Forwarded on behalf of the Michigan Digital Preservation Initiative. Excuse postings to duplicate lists<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Greetings,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Please excuse any cross-posting.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">The <a href="https://www.gvsu.edu/library/stepping-stones-68.htm">
Statewide & Regional Stepping Stones to the National Digital Platform</a> project will be launching the first in a series of monthly virtual planning calls for our entire state community of libraries, archives, museums, galleries, historical societies, and
other similar collecting institutions. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Running through the remainder of 2019, these virtual monthly calls will be an opportunity for all such institutions to catch up with the work of this incredible new collaborative initiative, and begin directly
contributing to laying the foundation for the new open community and digital preservation network to-come.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">The first call is scheduled two weeks from now on
<b><i>Monday, July 29<sup>th</sup> from 11am-12pm</i></b> on the Zoom platform. See the call-in information below.
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Topic: Stepping Stones - July Planning Meeting</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Time: Jul 29, 2019 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Join Zoom Meeting</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://zoom.us/j/953776530">https://zoom.us/j/953776530</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">One tap mobile</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">+16465588656,,953776530# US (New York)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">+17207072699,,953776530# US</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Dial by your location</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"> +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"> +1 720 707 2699 US</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Meeting ID: 953 776 530</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Find your local number: <a href="https://zoom.us/u/abH77YERaR">
https://zoom.us/u/abH77YERaR</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">There are multiple options for joining the conversations. If you can only join by phone, no problem, you’ll be able to follow along offline. We’ll have reminder announcements going out next week, and will share
presentation slides and a working agenda at that time for folks to review. We’ll also record the conversations and make the link available on our project website.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">We hope you can make it. All are welcome!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Thanks,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Matt Schultz</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Curation and Digital Preservation Librarian
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Grand Valley State University Libraries</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:schultzm@gvsu.edu">schultzm@gvsu.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">616-331-5072</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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