[SOA] SOA Fall Workshop registration now open!

[Jillian Carney]

Registration is now open for the SOA fall meeting, "Connecting Treasured
Pasts & Bright Futures." Once again, SOA is partnering with the Ohio
Local History Alliance for its annual conference on October 4 & 5 at the
Holiday Inn Columbus-Worthington.   

 

The SOA session track will feature two mini-workshops, "Reference Basics
for Archivists" and "Archivists and Teachers: A Winning Combination,"
both led by Danna C. Bell-Russel. Bell-Russel is an educational outreach
specialist at the Library of Congress and president of the Society of
American Archivists.  

 

The schedule for SOA sessions on Friday, October 4 is:

 

*         9:00-9:50 - Reference Basics for Archivists, part 1

*         10:05-10:55 - Reference Basics for Archivists, part 2

*         11:20-12:10 - Archivists and Teachers: A Winning Combination,
part 1

*         1:40-2:30 - Archivists and Teachers: A Winning Combination,
part 2

*         2:50-3:50 - Ask An Archivist

 

Participants will also be able to attend any of the great Alliance
sessions on the Friday program, and have the option to attend a full day
of sessions on Saturday as well. (Download the full brochure here:
http://www.ohiohistory.org/File Library/Local
History/annual-mtg2013-brochure.pdf
<http://www.ohiohistory.org/File%20Library/Local%20History/annual-mtg201
3-brochure.pdf> .)

 

Additional events on Friday include the keynote and lunch and evening
reception. The keynote features Larry L. Nelson, BGSU Firelands College,
speaking on the War of 1812 in Ohio. The reception, hosted by the
Worthington Historical Society, will tour four historic sites where
costumed interpreters will share the history of the sites. Light hors
d'oeuvres and beverages will be available inside the Old Worthington
Rectory.

 

SOA members can register online until noon on Friday, September 20, 2013
through the Ohio History Store:
http://www.ohiohistorystore.com/2013-Ohio-Local-History-Alliance-Annual-
MeetingbrOctober-4-5-2013brHoliday-Inn-Worthington-Ohio-P8816C61.aspx.
Pre-registration includes the opportunity to sign up for the lunch and
keynote address ($19). Mail-in registration will be accepted after
September 20, as well as onsite registration, but no guarantee of lunch.

 

Rates are: 

*	10/4 (Friday) only  = $45
*	10/4 - 10/5 - SOA Member = $65
*	10/4 - 10/5 - Non-Member = $85
*	10/5 (Saturday) only  = $45
*	Students receive a 40% discount with valid ID

*	10/4 Lunch and Keynote = $19
*	10/4 Reception - SOA Member = $15
*	10/4 Reception - Non-Member = $18

 

 

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn
Columbus-Worthington
<http://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/worthington/cmhwo/hoteldetai
l> . Mention OHS to receive the discounted conference room rate of $70,
by September 20. Parking is free. 

 

For more information on hotels, the full meeting schedule, and a
printable registration form, please visit the Alliance Annual Meeting
page:
http://www.ohiohistory.org/local-history-office/professional-development
/alliance-annual-meeting.

 

Questions? Contact Judy Wiener, at judith.wiener at osumc.edu or
614-292-9273 or Jillian Carney, at jcarney at ohiohistory.org or
614-297-2578. 

 

We hope to see you there!

 

Thank you,

 

Jillian Carney

 

Jillian Carney

Manager, Digital Services

Ohio Historical Society

800 E. 17th Ave.

Columbus, OH 43211

614-297-2578 - phone

614-297-2546 - fax

jcarney at ohiohistory.org <mailto:jcarney at ohiohistory.org>  

 

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