<div dir="ltr">***Apologies for cross-postings***<div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Now in its fourth year, the dynamic Digital Initiatives Symposium (DIS) at the University of San Diego brings together librarians, scholars, and information professionals from across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, to discuss the ever-changing landscape of digital initiatives, scholarly communication, open access, and more. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ"><br></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">On Monday</span></span> and <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Tuesday, May 1 and 2</span></span>, participants will gather for hands-on workshops about metadata, project management, and copyright; panel and concurrent presentations; poster displays; and user groups. Headlining this year's event are keynote speakers Joan K. Lippincott, Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information, and Maura Marx, Deputy Director for Library Services at the Institute of Museum and Library Services.</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://suite.targetx.com/suite4sf/email/bin/redir.php?id=0006883694-00331000033PZIJAA4" target="_blank">Register</a></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> now -- Workshops are filling up fast!</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">View <a href="https://suite.targetx.com/suite4sf/email/bin/redir.php?id=0006883695-00331000033PZIJAA4" target="_blank">full conference schedule</a> and <a href="https://suite.targetx.com/suite4sf/email/bin/redir.php?id=0006883693-00331000033PZIJAA4" target="_blank">flyer</a>.</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Plan your visit with hotel and travel information available <a href="https://suite.targetx.com/suite4sf/email/bin/redir.php?id=0006883692-00331000033PZIJAA4" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">See you in sunny San Diego!</span></p><div>-- <br></div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Laura Turner<div>Head of Technical Services</div><div>Helen K. and James S. Copley Library</div><div>University of San Diego</div><div>5998 Alcala Park</div><div>San Diego, CA  92110-2492</div><div>Phone:  (619) 260-2365</div><div><a href="mailto:lauraturner@sandiego.edu" target="_blank">lauraturner@sandiego.edu</a></div></div></div></div></div>
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