[SOA] MARAC in Charleston, WV, April 16-18

[Janet Carleton]

This looks like a very good program, and for some of us, Charleston WV 
is a short drive....

Surveying Archives: Wild and Wonderful
MARAC Spring 2009 Meeting, April 16-18, 2009
Holiday Inn Charleston House, Charleston, West Virginia
http://www.lib.umd.edu/MARAC/conferences/2009/spring09/spring09.html

The plenary address will feature Dr. Kenneth Thibodeau, Director of the 
Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Program at the National Archives and 
Records Administration. The ERA system launched last year and in its 
initial stage supports the basic process of determining how long Federal 
agencies need to keep records and whether the records should be 
preserved in the National Archives afterwards. Dr. Thibodeau will report 
on the progress by ERA and discuss what lies ahead.

The luncheon program features Fred Armstrong, former West Virginia state 
archivist, speaking on the topic: "You Know You’re in West Virginia When..."

The program features twenty sessions to select from, with topics that 
will appeal to both seasoned and new archivists. Sessions include a wide 
range of topics such as regional collaborative projects, web harvesting, 
wikis, introducing archives to students, Web 2.0, as well as a unique 
pairing of sessions on the role of general and specialized knowledge in 
the archival profession. We are certain that the sessions will be 
wonderful and maybe even sometimes wild.

Our reception will be held at the West Virginia Capitol Complex at The 
Cultural Center, where attendees and guests can enjoy hors d’oeuvres 
while listening to traditional music. Afterwards, explore downtown 
Charleston’s many dining options. There's something for everyone on the 
program in Charleston; we look forward to seeing you there!

Additionally there are several preconference workshops:
  ABC's of Archival Management; Project Management for Archival 
Processing; Introduction to Video Preservation.

Registration:
Postmarked by 3/18: MARAC member $65, Non-member $100*
Postmarked 3/19–4/1: MARAC member $75, Non-member $105*
After 4/2 (register on-site): MARAC member $85, Non-member $115*
Student Rate: $35
*The non-member fee entitles you to membership through 9/30

Begun in 1972, MARAC is a volunteer, regional consortium of archivists 
who live and work in the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 
Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia, and in the District of 
Columbia.
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Janet M. Carleton - carleton at ohio.edu - 740.597.2527
Digital Initiatives Coordinator / Women's & Gender Studies Librarian
Alden 235A, Ohio University Libraries, Athens, Ohio
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