CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Conference Themes

The themes for iPRES 2025 are: Haerenga (Journey), Tūtaki (Encounter), and Tūhono (Connect). These themes encourage reflections on the evolving practices, innovations and partnerships shaping the future of digital preservation. Each theme reinforces the other, creating a holistic view of how digital preservation research and practice can adapt, innovate and thrive.

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• Haerenga (Journey) - This theme focuses on the broader narrative of digital preservation, emphasising the ongoing processes, challenges, and learning experiences practitioners face. It could include:

  • Challenges of technological obsolescence, resource limitations, and evolving standards

  • Lessons learned from successes and failures

  • Anticipation of future technological shifts such as cloud computing and AI

  • Discussions of how to ensure the continuity of preservation programmes and systems

  • Advancements in digital preservation strategies

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• Tūtaki (Encounter) - This theme is focused on innovation, disruption, and the re-evaluation of long-held norms. It could include:

  • Cutting-edge research and innovative practices that push the boundaries of traditional digital preservation

  • Revisits of previously accepted standards and strategies

  • Explorations of how we might adapt to or harness disruptions such as cloud migrations, big data, AI, climate change, and geopolitical shifts

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• Tūhono (Connect) - This theme is all about the importance of communities, collaboration and interdisciplinary work in digital preservation. This could include:

  • Multidisciplinary partnerships working together on large-scale preservation challenges

  • How indigenous knowledge or practices can inform preservation strategies

  • How commercial software companies manage their own long-term digital content

  • How practitioners can grow their own networks, advocate for the profession, and mentor the next generation of preservationists.