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.