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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please excuse any cross-posting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please see linked below the recording from our first monthly virtual call for the Michigan Stepping Stones Project where we openly shared background and status updates on development toward our state’s emergent
network and community of practice for digital preservation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Frecording%2Fshare%2Fmd4h3KCsexExwt5wm1G9SeWsGk9Pkq_TTRIFhHW6pkqwIumekTziMw%3FstartTime%3D1564406345000&data=02%7C01%7CWhiteS29%40michigan.gov%7Cf94fd756ef264ce67c9c08d71c108a6f%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637008729675269391&sdata=UGptL6MlNuTc%2FOIi03xnQbDoIuXE6nlBBRvmrx6Jxoc%3D&reserved=0">https://zoom.us/recording/share/md4h3KCsexExwt5wm1G9SeWsGk9Pkq_TTRIFhHW6pkqwIumekTziMw?startTime=1564406345000</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you were not able to attend the call please feel free to catch up via the recording, and look forward to our next scheduled call on
<b><i>Monday, August 26<sup>th</sup> from 11am-12pm ET</i></b>. Call-in information and agenda will be made available before the call. Keep an eye out for those in the next week or so.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Linked below also is the Project Symposium White Paper, which was the first project milestone event (March 4<sup>th</sup> & 5<sup>th</sup>, 2019) and the kick-off for all of the great work ahead. We will have
two additional draft white papers available later this month on our Governance Workshop and Technical Planning Meeting, both of which were held this Summer (June). Stay tuned for those!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gvsu.edu%2Fcms4%2Fasset%2F0862059E-9024-5893-1B5AAAC2F83BDDD8%2Fgvsu_stepping_stones_symposium_wp_final.pdf&data=02%7C01%7CWhiteS29%40michigan.gov%7Cf94fd756ef264ce67c9c08d71c108a6f%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C1%7C637008729675279386&sdata=nRfqqCselSGgNes8BN6OInv28dSADpTu70y1I03Mmo4%3D&reserved=0">https://www.gvsu.edu/cms4/asset/0862059E-9024-5893-1B5AAAC2F83BDDD8/gvsu_stepping_stones_symposium_wp_final.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Matt Schultz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Curation and Digital Preservation Librarian
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Grand Valley State University Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:schultzm@gvsu.edu">schultzm@gvsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">616-331-5072<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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