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The Library of Congress > Digital Preservation > Meetings & Events > Designing Storage Architectures 2017

September 18-19, 2017
Library of Congress
Washington, DC

The DSA meeting brings together technical and industry experts; LC IT and subject matter experts; government specialists with an interest in preservation; decision-makers from a wide range of organizations with digital preservation requirements; and recognized authorities and practitioners of digital preservation. This meeting is by invitation only.

Background Reading List (PDF - 71 kb)

Agenda

Day 1 – Monday September 18, 2017

8:30 – 9:00 Registration and coffee
9:00 – 9:10 Opening / Welcome
9:10 – 10:10 Technology Overview: Part 1
10:10 – 10:20 Break
10:20 – 11:15 Technology Overview: Part 2 Group Discussion and Feedback
11:15 – 11:25 Break
11:25 – 12:15 Community Presentations: Part 1
Group Discussion and Feedback
12:15 – 1:15 Lunch time Activity: Predictions
1:15 – 2:00 Technical Presentations: Part 1 – Managing Objects Within Storage - Moderated by Carl Watts
2:00 – 2:15 Break
2:15 – 3:30

Technical Presentations: Part 2 – Storage Developments and Providers

3:30 – 3:45 Break
3:30 – 4:15 Group Discussion and Feedback
4:15 – 5:15 Community Presentations – Part 2
Group Discussion and Feedback

Day 2 – Tuesday September 19, 2017

8:30 – 9:00 Registration and coffee
9:00 – 9:05 Review Day 1
9:05 – 9:50 Alternative Media and the Future
9:50 – 10:05 Break
10:05 – 11:00 Alternative Media and the Future
  • Karin Strauss – University of Washington/Microsoft Research (DNA Research)
  • Hyunjun Park – DNA Storage Update (PDF - 5,515 KiB)
Group Discussion and Feedback
11:00 – 11:45 Preservation Storage Requirements – What do we mean when we say this?
Group Discussion and Feedback
11:45 – 12:00 Wrap-up / Close-out

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