[Personal_archives] FW: Reminder: Association of Canadian Archivists 2014 call for papers deadline

[Hobbs, Catherine]

I encourage you to take a crack at this topic from the personal archives perspective.
Catherine

From: ica-l-bounces at mailman.srv.ualberta.ca [mailto:ica-l-bounces at mailman.srv.ualberta.ca] On Behalf Of Duncan Grant
Sent: August-23-13 1:11 PM
To: ica-l at mailman.srv.ualberta.ca
Subject: [Ica-l] Reminder: Association of Canadian Archivists 2014 call for papers deadline

With apologies for cross-postings.

Dear colleagues,

With summer winding down, now is the perfect time to get that conference paper proposal down on paper!  A reminder that the deadline for proposals for ACA 2014 is less than a month away!

The Program Team for the Association of Canadian Archivists 2014 Annual Conference invites proposals related to the theme described below.

ACA 2014: ARCHIVATOPIA
Victoria, British Columbia
June 26-28, 2014

Envision your archival utopia - the perfect archives of the future. Include in your vision: the physical facility; the staff (skills, experience, and number of positions); collections management policies, practices, and systems. Imagine a reference service that informs and serves users effectively and innovatively with outreach activities that engage the public, increase visibility, and draw committed support from the community. Picture information technologies and policies that enable the creation, management, preservation, and accessibility of reliable electronic records. What else would you include in your vision of a utopic archives?

Now... expand that vision. Imagine a network of archival institutions and organizations that work together to meet their own mandates and simultaneously contribute to a respected and valued profession. Who would or should be included in this network? What would be their roles? With this vision in mind - a vision of the archives and the archives community - ask yourself... how do we get there?

Archives and the archives community in Canada and around the world are experiencing fundamental stresses, and recent years have been difficult for prospective and practicing archivists. How can we change our perception of the stresses we all face to change them from obstacles to opportunities? How can we position ourselves to overcome difficulties and capitalize on opportunities? Now is the time to assess the current state of archives in Canada and, more importantly, to chart our way forward to the archival utopia.

The 2014 ACA Program Team invites proposals from all areas of archival theory and practice that focus on records in any and all media. Topics might include:

* Is the concept of a total archives still viable and achievable?
* What is the role and perception of archivists as activists and/or advocates?
* What do we see as the desired archives community in Canada?
* How can innovation and creativity position us to offer better services to clients and provide enhanced care for the records in our custody?
* Does archival theory assist us in rethinking the role of archival practice?
* What do we see as our professional role and how do we relate to other information management disciplines? What are other stakeholder and community groups with whom we could engage?


SUBMITTING PROPOSALS:

The 2014 Conference Program Team invites contributions, of either a practical and/or theoretical nature, in a variety of formats including:

1. Traditional session: formal presentation of papers; approximately 20 minutes per speaker, with questions to follow as time allows.
2. Panel discussion: abbreviated presentation of papers; approximately 10-15 minutes per speaker, with discussion to follow.
3. Roundtable: brief 5-7 minute presentations with open discussion
4. Focused Debate on a specific topic: brief presentations with open discussion & debate to follow
5. Poster session: information is summarized using texts and images presented in a poster format.

Use the "Call for Submission" button on the ACA website at http://www.archivists.ca/.
Submitting your session proposal in electronic form using this link is strongly encouraged.

The deadline for these proposals is Friday, September 20, 2013.

For workshop proposals associated with the 2014 Annual Conference, ACA will use the "Call for Submission" button; these submissions will go to the Professional Learning Team, which will make its decisions in October 2013. Workshop is defined as a full 1-day or 2-day event, generally combining presentations, group discussions and hands-on activities for a group of about 25 - 30 participants. Workshops can cover any topic/subject, and may not be related directly to the conference theme.

Note: Please be advised there will be a Call for Student Papers as well as a Call for Posters later this year, with submission deadlines early in 2014.

Please feel free to direct questions to:

Ian Burnett
Chair, ACA 2014 Conference Program
c/o Yukon Archives, PO Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2C6
Telephone: (867) 667-5275 after September 2;
E-mail: Ian.Burnett at gov.yk.ca<mailto:Ian.Burnett at gov.yk.ca>

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