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looking at a quiet arks.org rollout in Jan-Feb 

   timing issues for people? publicity coordination?

upcoming meetings, calls for papers, submission deadlines

iPres 2021, Oct 19-22 (Beijing) – Submission deadline March 15

PIDapalooza on Jan 27

Subtask: NAAN Map Maintenance

What this is for: maintain of the official public-facing world map of registered NAAN holders, linked now from arks.org/community 

Platform: currently google maps -- free (open to alternatives)

Wanted: 1 or 2 people to help review, refine, and document this subtask

Frequency: ? Not more than 6 times per year

Steps to create new map:
   Go to mymaps.google.com
   Create
   Import map.tsv
   * to do: figure out how to automatically get map.tsv to google drive
   Fiddle with flag icons (small dot, red)
   Fix a few Addresses
   Update NAAN registry on github with address fixes
   * to do: figure out how to automatically get new map.tsv to google drive
   * to do: figure out protocol for getting stable offical map link to point to new map

Alternate: Steps to modify existing official map:
   Go to existing map
   Open its "data table"
   * to do: figure out how one curator can alter another curator's map,
            (or maybe just copy their map, alter the copy, and make
            the new copy the "official" map?)
   Add new addresses by hand
   * to do: figure out how to automate that

NAAN and Shoulder Form Maintenance
   Go to n2t.net/e/shoulder_request
   * to do: figure out how one curator can alter another curator's form
   ? or is this easy with some "sharing" setting?

Volunteers?