<div dir="ltr"><div><p id="m_-3617161317547165596gmail-docs-internal-guid-5a5e326c-7fff-02a4-1584-f63cf44da5f7" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700">LD4 2024 Conference: Building Community for Linked Open Data</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.9872;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">October 7-11, 2024</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.728;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We’re excited to announce that registration for the </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sites.google.com_view_2024-2Dld4-2Dconference_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=bqvMzn5svMdVdLTynbtuuiSmNU5dU2X2C8ih_Su0ZW4&m=9dmsg4lWHRkTtsIfaWlzrQdEgz2gJOZUL_iX5pFOmOutFDVxSRVDXjzw_GluQERT&s=p1JPPHHSz9RADTR-m5NeLQEVUilVzZ6Ye-FjyB1EFRM&e=" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">2024 LD4 Conference</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> is now open! Join us virtually October 7-11, 2024, to learn about inspiring linked data initiatives happening across GLAM institutions, and concrete ways to implement and sustain linked data in your organization or projects. Conference sessions will be added to the </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__2024ld4.sched.com_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=bqvMzn5svMdVdLTynbtuuiSmNU5dU2X2C8ih_Su0ZW4&m=9dmsg4lWHRkTtsIfaWlzrQdEgz2gJOZUL_iX5pFOmOutFDVxSRVDXjzw_GluQERT&s=9glQLwVMzbqIUnjWCW9vl7tKNli4nM86o5qDcBa89yI&e=" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Sched event page </span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">in the coming weeks. The conference is free to attend and completely virtual.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.728;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.728;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">By bringing together a broad range of perspectives, and centering diversity, equity, inclusion, and ethics in our discussions, we will continue growing a community of practice for linked data in GLAM institutions. If you’re just getting started, you will leave with a better understanding of linked data, how it can be used, and what you can do to get started. If you have already implemented linked data initiatives, continue to expand your work and get inspired by insights from experienced practitioners.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">To register,</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__2023ld4conferenceonlinkedda.sched.com_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=bqvMzn5svMdVdLTynbtuuiSmNU5dU2X2C8ih_Su0ZW4&m=9dmsg4lWHRkTtsIfaWlzrQdEgz2gJOZUL_iX5pFOmOutFDVxSRVDXjzw_GluQERT&s=RMqJMzCe2h5brMofaX8beiTKKXPkUZBGhbJIsJ6fzbg&e=" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-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