Registration announcement LD4 Conference on Linked Data in Libraries: May 13-14, 2020 Preconference workshops: May 12, 2020 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA Registration starts: Wednesday, March 4 Stipend application deadline: Sunday, March 15 Registration deadline: Friday, April 17 We're excited to announce that registration for the 2020 LD4 Conference will open on Wednesday, March 4th. Join us May 13-14 at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, USA to learn concrete ways that linked data benefits GLAM institutions, and discover pathways to participation in linked data. Please visit the conference web site (ld4.io)<http://ld4.io> for more details. Wikimedians are most warmly welcome to attend and participate in this conference! Whether you have already implemented linked data in your work or are just getting started, you will leave with a better understanding of what linked data is, how it can be used, and what you can do to get started or continue to incorporate linked data in your institutions or projects. By bringing together a broad range of perspectives, and centering diversity, equity, inclusion, and ethics in our discussions, we will create a community of practice for linked data in libraries. We are delighted to have Karen Hwang as our conference kick-off speaker. Karen's practice as a metadata professional and archivist is rooted in concerns of discoverability and representation. She works to promote underrepresented histories through digital collections, and has explored ways to implement linked open data to enhance and boost the discovery of cultural heritage resources. Other program highlights include, "Workshopping Queeries: Linked Data Vocabularies and Ethical Cataloging," "Where Linked Data Can Impact User Experience: Findings from a Study on Discovery Workflows," "'I don't think I'll ever understand linked data': How to Teach Linked Data to Our Colleagues," and "Linking bilingual bibliographic data: a Wikidata-based project of Chinese writers' archival collections." A $100 registration fee will help to cover conference expenses and will include food and beverages during morning and afternoon breaks as well as a lunch buffet for both conference days, May 13th and 14th. There will not be an additional registration fee for pre-conference workshops on March 12th. Thanks to the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, a limited number of stipends<https://sites.google.com/stanford.edu/ld42020/stipends> will be available to make participation possible for those who would not otherwise be able to attend. We hope that you'll join us! Please visit conference web site (ld4.io)<http://ld4.io> for more information. We'll send out another message on Wednesday when registration opens. For questions about the LD4 Conference, please contact the conference co-chairs at ld4conf_chairs@googlegroups.com<mailto:ld4conf_chairs@googlegroups.com> ******************** Hilary Thorsen (Stanford University) and Christine Fernsebner Eslao (Harvard University), Conference Co-Chairs Merrilee Proffitt Senior Manager, OCLC Research Library Partnership From: Proffitt,Merrilee Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2020 2:28 PM To: Wikimedia & Libraries &lt;libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt;rg>; Discussion list for the Wikidata project &lt;wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt;rg>; glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Reminder, deadline approaching for the Call for Presentations and Program Content for the LD4 Conference on Linked Data in Libraries: May 13-14, 2020 Call for Presentations and Program Content LD4 Conference on Linked Data in Libraries: May 13-14, 2020 Preconference workshops: May 12, 2020 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA Proposal form: https://stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ebmQF48Gn9bag6x Submission deadline: Friday, January 31st at 11:59pm PST Conference website: ld4.io<http://ld4.io> 2 weeks are left to propose content for the 2020 LD4 Conference! Wiki related proposals are warmly welcome at this library conference! The conference will be held May 13-14 at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, USA with a focus on learning concrete ways that linked data benefits GLAM institutions and discovering pathways to participation in linked data. By bringing together a broad range of perspectives, and centering diversity, equity, inclusion, and ethics in our discussions, we will create a community of practice for linked data in libraries. Thanks to the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, a limited number of stipends at three award levels are available to make participation possible for those who would not otherwise be able to attend: * Registration fee ($100 US) waived * Up to $500 US of travel expenses covered plus registration fee ($100 US) waived * Up to $1250 US of travel expenses covered plus registration fee ($100 US) waived Stipend applications will be reviewed by the Program Committee and recipients selected based on merit and need. We are accepting proposals for content in a variety of formats and especially encourage proposals (conference or pre-conference) from participants from groups and regions that are traditionally underrepresented in conferences related to linked data in libraries and other cultural heritage organizations, as well as proposals from early career professionals. Please see the full Call for Proposals<https://sites.google.com/stanford.edu/ld42020/call-for-proposa… for additional details. The Program Committee will select proposals and contact all applicants by February 21st. For those interested in attending without proposing a session, a separate call for participation will be announced in late February. 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