On January 23-24, 2019, in Dublin, Ireland, PIDapalooza, the open festival of persistent identifiers will be back and -- with your help -- better than ever!

The call for papers is open now through September 21 and we welcome your suggestions for sessions. The PIDapalooza Festival Committee will decide on the lineup by mid-October, and we’ll provide more information about speakers and topics after that.

Hosted, once again, by California Digital Library, Crossref, DataCite, and ORCID, PIDapalooza will follow the same format as past events -- rapid-fire, interactive, 30-60 minute sessions (presentations, discussions, debates, brainstorms, etc.) presented on three stages -- plus main stage attractions, which will be announced shortly. New for this year is an unconference track, as suggested by several attendees last time..

We’ll be posting more information on the PIDapalooza website over the coming months, as well as keeping you updated on Twitter (@pidaplooza).

Registration is now open so please book your place now! We also strongly recommend that you book your accommodation early as there are other big conferences in Dublin that week.

We hope to see you there!