On Friday January 12 2018 at Noon EST the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY), in partnership with the  Greater Washington DC Internet Society Chapter (ISOC-DC) presents Digital Preservation: Policy Challenges at Google’s offices in Washington DC. This event, the first of a series, focuses on the policy aspects of digital preservation: Is there a role for regulators? Should there be global standards? Should those standards be patent-free? Keynote speaker will be Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google. Respondents: Michelle Wu, Director of the Law Library, Georgetown Law; and Kate Zwaard, Chief of. National Digital Initiatives, Library of Congress. The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel with open captioning.

What: Digital Preservation: Policy Challenges
Where: Google, Washington DC
When: Friday January 12 2018 – Noon-2pm
About: https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2018/01/preserving-future-one-bit-time/
Register (in person or webcast): Eventbrite | Facebook
Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/dppolicy
Captioning: http://streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-ISOC
Twitter:  @isocny + #digitalpreservation