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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/.
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Thursday, April 14
 

8:30am EDT

Registration
Registration booth will be located in the Coolidge Auditorium lobby. Light breakfast and refreshments will be available.

Note: Attendees who will miss Thursday's registration period at the Library of Congress will be able to pick up their namebadge in the National Archives McGowan Theater Lobbies on Friday morning.

Thursday April 14, 2016 8:30am - 9:15am EDT
Library of Congress (Jefferson Building): Coolidge Auditorium 10 First Street, SE Washington, DC 20540

10:15am EDT

Break
Thursday April 14, 2016 10:15am - 10:45am EDT
TBA

11:30am EDT

Break
Thursday April 14, 2016 11:30am - 11:45am EDT
TBA

12:30pm EDT

Lunch
An assortment of boxed lunches will be available from the Great Hall (Jefferson Building) and the Madison Hall (Madison Building).

2:30pm EDT

Break
Thursday April 14, 2016 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
TBA

3:45pm EDT

Break
Thursday April 14, 2016 3:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA
 
Friday, April 15
 

8:30am EDT

Breakfast
Continental breakfast will be available at the Smithsonian Ripley Center and the National Archives. 

Note: Attendees who missed Thursday's registration period at the Library of Congress will be able to pick up their namebadge in the National Archives McGowan Theater Lobbies.

Friday April 15, 2016 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
TBA

10:15am EDT

Break
Friday April 15, 2016 10:15am - 10:45am EDT
TBA

11:30am EDT

Break
Friday April 15, 2016 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA

12:45pm EDT

Lunch
Boxed lunches will be available at both the National Archives and the Smithsonian Ripley Center in the following locations:

  • McGowan Theater Lobbies (NARA)
  • Innovation Hub (NARA)
  • Room 3108 concourse (Smithsonian)

Friday April 15, 2016 12:45pm - 2:00pm EDT
TBA

2:45pm EDT

Break
Friday April 15, 2016 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA
 


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