<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-edf28dd6-7fff-e534-eb86-eaa5deb71835"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Greetings Fellow Maintainers,</font></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-33866bab-7fff-463e-a788-851bee7220b3"><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It is both an honor and a pleasure to be part of this community, and work alongside you! </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Today is a special day for all of us:</span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are excited to publish the</span><a href="http://themaintainers.org/full-miii-program" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FULL PROGRAM SCHEDULE</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for</span><a href="http://themaintainers.org/miii" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Maintainers III: Practice, Policy, and Care</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (MIII)</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> -- the third in a series of conferences that celebrates and unpacks the concepts of maintenance, infrastructure, repair, and the myriad forms of labor and expertise that sustain our human-built world. MIII will be held in </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Washington, D.C. from October 6-9, 2019 </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">at the Kellogg Conference Hotel (Gallaudet University). </span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CHECK OUT THE</span><a href="http://themaintainers.org/full-program" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PROGRAM</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> AND</span><a href="http://themaintainers.org/miii-register" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">REGISTER</span></a></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Thanks to all the participants that submitted proposals, we have a program that spans software, transportation, information, and general maintenance topics. From “Bug Bounty Programs” to “Maintaining the Future of Museums” to “Lawyering as Maintenance” we’ve got it covered. </font></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We also welcome </span><a href="http://themaintainers.org/miii-program" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Deb Chachra, Melissa Gregg, Chuch Marohn, Taeyoon Choi and Cori Kresge</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> as MIII keynotes. Deborah Chachra is a materials scientist and educator of the next generation of engineers. Melissa Gregg is a social scientist, using ethnography to better understand the future of work. Chuck Marohn, Founder of Strong Towns, is an engineer working to strengthen local communities through bottom-up action. Taeyoon Choi is an artist, educator, and activist creating at the intersection of art and technology. Cori Kresge is a dancer, choreographer, and educator that explores different forms of embodied knowledge. All of our keynotes will share more about their work, provoke us to think critically about our own maintenance practices and engage across disciplinary and professional boundaries.</span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bernardo Hidalgo and Koen Berghmans, architects and creators of</span><a href="http://mama.brussels/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MAMA</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Bernardo and Koen will document MIII through illustration - inspired by the topics raised by submitted proposals as well as discussions that take place during the conference. </span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">MIII Planning Committee:</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Hillel Arnold</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Juliana Castro</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Tabitha Decker</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Don Goodman-Wilson</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Shannon  Mattern</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mehdi</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">        </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Medjaoui</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Jessica Meyerson</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Andy Russell</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Raquel Velho</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Lee Vinsel</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Carole  Voulgaris</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Chela Scott Weber</font></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal"><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Questions? </font></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Contact Andy Russell (</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:andy@themaintainers.org">andy@themaintainers.org</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">), Lee Vinsel (</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:lee@themaintainers.org">lee@themaintainers.org</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">), or Jessica Meyerson (</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:jmeyerson@themaintainers.org">jmeyerson@themaintainers.org</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">).   </span>  </font><br></p></span><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#888888" size="2"><b>Jessica Meyerson</b></font></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#212121"><span style="font-size:15px"></span></font></font></span><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:15px"><font size="1" color="#888888" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.79px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Research Program Officer | </span></font><a href="http://educopia.org/" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.79px" target="_blank">Educopia Institute</a></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#888888"><a href="https://softwarepreservationnetwork.org" target="_blank">Software Preservation Network</a></font></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#888888"><a href="http://themaintainers.org/" target="_blank">The Maintainers</a></font></font></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:15px"><font size="1" color="#888888" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.79px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:15px"><font size="1" color="#888888" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.79px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Working from Austin, TX</span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:15px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:jessica@educopia.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><font size="1"><span style="font-size:12.79px"><span name="searchHitInReadingPane">jessica</span>@educopia.org</span></font></a> | <font size="1" color="#999999"><span style="font-size:12.79px">512-864-4575</span></font></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>