"Spotlight on Archives: Showcasing the Diversity of the Archival
Enterprise" is the unifying theme of 2003 Society of American Archivists
(SAA) annual meeting, scheduled to take place August 18th - 24th at the
Century Plaza Hotel and Tower in Los Angeles, CA.
Paul Duguid, author of The Social Life of Information, will present the
opening plenary address. David Rumsey, a private map collector and
entrepreneur in providing digital versions of maps, will be the second
plenary speaker.
The program features more than 70 workshops, sessions, and other
presentations. A series of "unplugged" sessions - introductory
presentations about archival fundamentals that made their first
appearance at last year's conference in Birmingham - will focus on
moving image archives, security, oral history, records management,
outreach, privacy and confidentiality, and fundraising/ grant writing.
Some themes of the upcoming program include:
*Preservation of film, audio, and digital materials
*Standards for interoperability of electronic information, such as TEI,
CUSTARD, InterPARES, and OAIS
*Aspects of the workplace, including diversity, mentoring, volunteers,
and employment ethics
*Southern California culture as reflected in collections of surfing,
cars, women architects, Afro-American musicians, and regional theater.
Program information and registration materials are available at:
http://www.archivists.org/conference/index.asp.
(If you are not an SAA member and would like a program mailed to you,
please contact Carlos Salgado at [log in to unmask]).
We'll see you there!
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