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the Cultural Sector’ Online Conference, Friday 16<sup>th</sup> October 2020</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span lang="en-US" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif">We are pleased to inform you that registration is now live for ‘<span style="margin: 0px">Exploring</span><span> </span><span style="margin: 0px">Blockchain</span><span> </span>in the Cultural
Sector’, you can find the link </span><span lang="en-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://outlook.manchester.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=qjIIFJnD4cZkhMEjCGeKjlFpAE2T8c3oJeJfcFs-accWPa7EBxzYCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.eventbrite.com%2fe%2fexploring-blockchain-in-the-cultural-sector-online-conference-tickets-109601990504" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-blockchain-in-the-cultural-sector-online-conference-tickets-109601990504" style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt">here</span></a></span><span lang="en-US" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif"> (if
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif">‘<span style="margin: 0px">Exploring</span><span> </span><span style="margin: 0px">Blockchain</span><span> </span>in the Cultural Sector’ is an online conference hosted by the University of Manchester
which will examine the possibilities of using this technology across the cultural and creative sectors. Through the linking of this technology to these sectors, the aim of this conference is to provide an accessible way into the<span> </span><span style="margin: 0px">blockchain</span><span> </span>field
for those who have little or no understanding of the technology. In doing so, this conference will encourage ideation and critical examination of the technology and highlight the potentials, barriers and critiques of<span> </span><span style="margin: 0px">blockchain</span>.</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif">We invite researchers, professionals, students and artists to join us for this one-day online conference which includes speakers from across the world. Topics include:</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif"><span style="margin: 0px">Exploring</span><span> </span>alternative economies and forms of governance</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif"></span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 8pt">
<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif">Tokens and tokenisation in the context of the arts</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif"></span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 8pt">
<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif">Examining the notion of authenticity and provenance</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif"></span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 8pt">
<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif">The potential use cases of the technology in relation to the creative and art industries.</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif"></span></li></ul>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif">For more information, please visit our </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://outlook.manchester.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=cEKkvm2gbLupfov-ucFbSgnN9cGHR3mtaq0I-G_FeRsWPa7EBxzYCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fdigitalheritageresearch.wordpress.com%2fconference-2020%2f" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://digitalheritageresearch.wordpress.com/conference-2020/" style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt">website</span></a></span></p>
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