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DPLAfest 2016 has ended
Taking place in the heart of Washington, DC, DPLAfest 2016 (April 14-15) will bring together hundreds from DPLA’s large and growing community for interactive workshops, hackathons and other collaborative activities, engaging discussions with community leaders and practitioners, fun events, and more. DPLAfest 2016 will appeal to anyone interested in libraries, technology, ebooks, education, creative reuse of cultural materials, law, open access, and genealogy/family research.

Area institutions serving as co-hosts include the National Archives and Records Administration, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution.

To view photographs, recordings, and social media from DPLAfest 2016, visit https://dp.la/info/get-involved/dplafest/april-2016/media/.

Featured Speakers

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John Resig

Khan Academy
Staff Engineer
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Alison Macrina

Library Freedom Project
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Carson Block

Carson Block Consulting
Technology Consultant
avatar for Amy Garmer

Amy Garmer

Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries
Director
avatar for Richard Reyes-Gavilan

Richard Reyes-Gavilan

DC Public Library
Executive Director
avatar for Lee Rainie

Lee Rainie

Pew Research Center
Director
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David Ferriero

National Archives and Records Administration
Archivist of the United States
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David Mao

Library of Congress
Acting Librarian of Congress
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Willam D. Adams

National Endowment for the Humanities
Chairman
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David Skorton

Smithsonian
Secretary of the Smithsonian

Speakers

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Franky Abbott

DPLA
Curation and Education Strategist
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Ken Albers

Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
avatar for Jodi Allison-Bunnell

Jodi Allison-Bunnell

Orbis Cascade Alliance
Program Manager
avatar for Audrey Altman

Audrey Altman

Digital Public Library of America
Developer
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Shaelyn Amaio

Connecticut Landmarks
Exhibit & Interpretive Planner
JA

Jane Anderson

New York University
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Museum Studies
avatar for Brian Ausland

Brian Ausland

Navigation North
Lead Learning Engineer
SA

Shawn Averkamp

New York Public Library
Manager, Metadata Services, NYPL Labs
avatar for Michelle Bickert

Michelle Bickert

Digital Public Library of America
Ebook Program Manager
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Michael Blackwell

St. Mary’s County Library
Director
TB

Tom Blake

Boston Public Library
Digital Projects Manager
AB

Alison Bradley

UNC - Charlotte
Head of Research and Information Services J. Murrey Atkins Library
MB

Mark Breedlove

Digital Public Library of America
Senior Developer
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Sheila Brennan

Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University
Associate Director of Public Projects
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Sarah Burnes

The Gernert Company
Literary Agent
RB

Robin Butterhof

Library of Congress
Digital Conversion Specialist
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Karen Cariani

WGBH Educational Foundation
Senior Director Media Library and Archives
MC

Michelle Caswell

UCLA
Assistant Professor of Archival Studies
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Joyce Chapman

Duke University Libraries
Assessment Coordinator
BC

Bishop Chui

People’s Archive of Police Violence
Community Archivist
LC

Larra Clark

American Library Association
Deputy Director
JC

Jason Clingerman

National Archives and Records Administration
Archives Specialist (Data Standards)
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Dan Cohen

Digital Public Library of America
Executive Director
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Darren Cole

National Archives
Digital Engagement Specialist
PC

Perry Collins

National Endowment for the Humanities
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Harry Costner

Lower Arlington Arts
Student Voice Amplification
KL

Krista L. Cox

Association of Research Libraries
Director of Public Policy Initiatives
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Greg Cram

New York Public Library
Director of Copyright, Permissions and Information Policy
avatar for Bradley Daigle

Bradley Daigle

University of Virginia
Strategic and Content Expert/Chair NDSA Leadership
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Kerry Dunne

Boston Public Schools
SD

Susan D’Entremont

Capital District Library Council
Archivist & Digital Project Manager
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Kristina Eden

HathiTrust
Copyright Review Program Manager
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Nicole Ferraiolo

Council on Library and Information Resources
Director, Global Strategic Initiatives
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Meghan Ferriter

Smithsonian
JF

John Flatness

Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
Senior Software Developer
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Rachel Frick

Digital Public Library of America
Business Development Director
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Hannah Frost

Stanford University
Associate Director, Digital Library Services
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Leanne Galletly

Simmons College
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Chip German

APTrust
Program Director
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Alan Gevinson

Library of Congress
Special Assistant to the Chief
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Amee Evans Godwin

ISKME
Senior Advisor
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Letha Kay Goger

Education & Library Consultant
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Emily Gore

Digital Public Library of America
Director for Content
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Stephanie Greenhut

National Archives
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Lisa Gregory

NC Digital Heritage Center
Program Coordinator
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Gretchen Gueguen

Digital Public Library of America
Data Services Coordinator
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Josh Hadro

The New York Public Library
Deputy Director, NYPL Labs
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Ann Hanlon

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Head, Digital Collections and Initiatives
CH

Corey Harper

New York University
Metadata Services Librarian
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Eric Hellman

Free Ebook Foundation
President
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Dina Herbert

National Archives
SNAC Liaison
avatar for Jamie Hollier

Jamie Hollier

Anneal, Inc.
President
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Ella Howard

Armstrong State University
MH

Melissa Hubbard

Case Western Reserve University
Head of Special Collections & Archives
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Molly Huber

Minitex
Minnesota Digital Library Outreach Coordinator
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Barbara Hui

California Digital Library
Software Developer/Technical Committee Chair
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Alan Inouye

American Library Association
Senior Director, Public Policy & Government Relations and Interim...
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Antoine Isaac

Europeana
R&D Manager
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Suzanne Isaacs

National Archives
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Maryann James-Daley

DC Public Library
Assistant Director, Public Services -- MLK
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Jennifer Johnson

IUPUI University Library
Head of Digitization Services
TJ

Tom Johnson

Digital Public Library of America
Metadata & Platform Architect
BJ

Bergis Jules

University of California-Riverside
University and Political Papers Archivist
EK

Effie Kapsalis

Smithsonian
AK

Anne Karle-Zenith

Metropolitan New York Library Council
Associate Director of Business Development
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Delphine Khanna

Temple University
Head of Digital Library Initiatives
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Shana Kimball

The New York Public Library
Manager, Public Programs & Outreach
CK

Criss Kovac

National Archives
Motion Picture Preservation Branch Chief
JL

Jamie Lathan

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
SL

Sharon Leon

Omeka, RRCHNM
Director, Public Projects
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Melissa Levine

University of Michigan
Director, Copyright Office
KL

Katherine Lynch

University of Pennsylvania Libraries
JM

Jake Mangum

University of North Texas Libraries
Project Development Librarian
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Gregory Markus

Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
Project Leader
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Emily Marsh

National Agricultural Library, USDA
Librarian
GM

George Martinez

Knight Foundation
VP/CTO
MM

Maura Marx

IMLS
Deputy Director of Library Services
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Mark Matienzo

Stanford University Libraries
Assistant Director for Digital Strategy and Access
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Krystyna Matusiak

University of Denver
Associate Professor
MM

Micah May

The New York Public Library
Director of Business Development
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Sheila McAlister

Digital Library of Georgia
Director
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Marcia McIntosh

University of North Texas
Associate Librarian
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Sandra McIntyre

HathiTrust
Director of Services and Operations
avatar for Dave McOwen

Dave McOwen

Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
Digital Experience Developer
avatar for Giordana Mecagni

Giordana Mecagni

Northeastern University Libraries
Head, Special Collections and University Archivist
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John Mignault

METRO NY
ESDN Technology Specialist
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Natalie Milbrodt

Queens Public Library
Coordinator, Metadata Services and Director, Queens Memory Project
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Darren Milligan

Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access
MM

Mary Molinaro

Digital Preservation Network
Chief Operating Officer and Service Manager
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Markus Most

National Archives
archives specialist
JM

Jeff Moyer

Reveal Digital
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Patrick Murray-John

Northeastern University Library
Associate Director for Systems, Digital Scholarship Group
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Richard Naples

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Technical Information Speciaist
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Denis Nazarov

Mine Labs
Engineer
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Chad Nelson

Temple University Libraries
Lead Technology Developer
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Jeremy Nelson

Colorado College
Metadata and Systems Librarian
SN

Shelley NiTuama

NEH/EDSITEment
avatar for Allison Jai O'Dell

Allison Jai O'Dell

University of Florida
Metadata Librarian
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Laura Osterhout

Rochester Regional Library Council
Member Services Librarian
TO

Trevor Owens

Institute of Museum and Library Services
JP

Jen Palmentiero

Southeastern NY Library Resources Council
Digital Services Librarian
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Argyri Panezi

European University Institute
Ph.D. Candidate (Department of Law)
avatar for Sarah Park

Sarah Park

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Technology & Engineering Librarian
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Carol Peters

NEH/EDSITEment
Director, EDSITEment
avatar for Christine Peterson

Christine Peterson

Amigos Library Services
Engagement & Emerging Technologies Coordinator
DP

Douglas Peterson

Digital Transitions, Inc.
Head of R&D
avatar for Emily Pfotenhauer

Emily Pfotenhauer

WiLS
Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager
JP

Joseph Phelan

NEH/EDSITEment
SP

Sarah Powell

Folger Shakespeare Library
Paleographer
GP

Greg Pronevitz

Massachusetts Library System
Executive Director
MR

Mark Redar

California Digital Library
Software Developer
DR

Daniel Reid

Whiting Foundation
ER

Emily Reiher

Oak Park Public Library
Resident Archivist
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Joanne Riley

UMass Boston
Digital Initiatives Archivist
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Tristan Roddis

Cogapp
Director of Web Development
BR

Bryce Roe

Simmons College
CR

Colin Rogister

The White House
Special Advisor, National Economic Council
JR

Jason Roy

University of Minnesota Libraries
Director, Cataloging, Metadata, & Digitization Services
CR

Carrie Russell

American Library Association
Director, Program on Public Access to Info
JS

Jim Safley

Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
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Jessica Sedgwick

Boston Library Consortium
Metadata Project Manager
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Roberta Shaffer

Library of Congress
Law Librarian of Congress
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Guha Shankar

American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Sr. Folklife Specialist
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Peter Siegel

Digital Transitions
Owner Founder
JS

Julie Silverbrook

The Constitutional Sources Project (ConSource)
Executive Director
LS

Lori Silverstein

Digital Divide Data
RS

Ron Snyder

JSTOR Labs
Technical Lead
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Chris Stanton

Metropolitan New York Library Council
Metadata Specialist
CS

Carol Steiner

People’s Archive of Police Violence
Community Archivist
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John Stewart

Lower Arlington Arts
Caretaker
JS

Jim Studnicki

Creekside Digital
President
avatar for Leigh A. Tarullo

Leigh A. Tarullo

Oak Park Public Library
Curator of Special Collections
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Catherine Tedford

St' Lawrence University
Gallery Director
DT

Deborah Thomas

Library of Congress
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Brian Tingle

California Digital Library
Technical Lead for Digital Special Collections
avatar for Lily Troia

Lily Troia

Ex Libris, part of Clarivate
Solutions Account Manager
avatar for Derek Tulowitzky

Derek Tulowitzky

Muncie Public Library
Web, Social Media, and Outreach Manager
avatar for Adrian Turner

Adrian Turner

California Digital Library
Senior Product Manager
avatar for Shannon Davis, Washington University

Shannon Davis, Washington University

Washington University in St. Louis
Digital Library Services Manager
avatar for Raffaele Viglianti

Raffaele Viglianti

Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, University of Maryland
Research Programmer
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Jon Voss

Historypin
Strategic Partnerships Director
DW

Doron Weber

Sloan Foundation
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Rebecca Welzenbach

University of Michigan Library
Research Impact and Information Science Librarian
avatar for Liz White

Liz White

British Library
Head of Strategy Development
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Kerri Willette

Metropolitan New York Library Council
Deputy Director
DW

Don Williams

Image Science Associates
CEO
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Scott Williams

DPLA
Developer
KW

Keith Wilson

People’s Archive of Police Violence
Community Archivist
DK

Dr. Kim Christen Withey

Washington State University
Director of the Digital Technology and Culture Program; Director of...
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Pamela Wright

NARA
CINO
JW

Joel Wurl

National Endowment for the Humanities
KY

Kerri Young

Historypin
HZ

Helena Zinkham

Library of Congress