The Program Committee​​ is extending its Call for Proposals (CfP) for workshops, presentations, and panels through Monday, September 13th at 8pm EDT. 

Samvera Connect Online 2021 workshops will be held October 14th -15th, with plenary presentations October 18th – 22nd.

Whether you are new to the Community or a longtime Samveran, we welcome your participation in Connect 2021!  Any topic of interest to the Community is welcome, from any role in your organization. 

—Workshops: submission form open through Monday, September 13th at 8pm EDT

—Presentations and Panels: submission form open through Monday, September 13th at 8pm EDT

—Lightning Talks: submission form open through Thursday, September 30th, 2021

—Virtual Posters: submission form open through Thursday, September 30th, 2021

Here are just a few topics the Committee would love to see from the Community:

• Hackathon workshops
• Hybrid work challenges and success stories
• Accessibility challenges and successes
• Workflow tours
• Overview of Samvera’s Github contribution process from issue creation to update (presentation or workshop)
• Technology selection processes
• Staff and departmental advocacy in times of change
• “Cool tools” lightning talks to share something you built or use in your work
• Repository services, advocacy, and promotion
• Maintenance best practices and new approaches (for every aspect of the digital repository)
• Hybrid work challenges and success stories

You may find it helpful to refer to the workshop program, presentation/lightning talk program, and posters from last year’s online conference.