by Sara Ring
Quick Summary
The 2nd Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference (#UMDCC16) will be held on August 9-11th at St. Ambrose University campus, Davenport, Iowa (Quad Cities). The conference will be held jointly with the 2016 CONTENTdm User Group Meeting, sponsored by OCLC, on August 10-11th. Registration opens in June, but group hotel rate options are now up on the conference website.
The 2nd Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference (#UMDCC16) will be held on August 9-11th at St. Ambrose University campus, Davenport, Iowa (Quad Cities). The conference will be held jointly with the 2016 CONTENTdm User Group Meeting, sponsored by OCLC, on August 10-11th.
The planning committee is working hard to finalize a great program and we plan to open registration around mid-June. The cost to attend will be $55.00, plus an additional fee for any of the optional workshops offered on the morning of August 10th. The CONTENTdm User Group meeting (August 10-11th) is free to all attendees.
We have group rate agreements with three hotels in Davenport for Monday, August 8 through Thursday, August 11. Please be aware that the John Deere Classic golf tournament, a major stop on the PGA Tour, will be taking place in the Quad Cities at the same time as the conference. Hotels are expected to fill up quickly, so we encourage you to make lodging arrangements as early as possible. View the hotel information here.
We also have some fun tours planned of local area cultural heritage organizations including:
- Figge Art Museum
- German American Heritage Center
- Davenport Public Library Richard-Sloane Special Collections
- Putnam Museum
More information is coming soon, and we hope to see you there!
More About the Conference
The UMDCC provides opportunities for digital collections creators and curators in the region and beyond to network, share best practices, participate in hands-on workshops, and learn from leaders in digital cultural heritage.
Minitex, RAILS, and WiLS, along with a regional planning committee, are the primary organizers of the Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference. In addition, St. Ambrose University Library is the local host and is donating staff time and planning support for this three-day event.
The CONTENTdm Users Group meeting (August 10-11th) is sponsored by OCLC; their support means that this portion of the conference is free to current and potential CONTENTdm users.
