New England Archivists invites submissions of session proposals for the
Spring Meeting to be held March 31-April 2, 2016, in Portland, Maine.
*Deadline for proposals has been extended to August 3, 2015*.
This year’s conference theme is Uncharted Waters, where we aim to capture
the innovative, unconventional, and adventurous approaches being taken
throughout New England’s archives community. Want to discuss the results of
a pilot study or program? Have you road-tested an assessment or practice
that breaks with tradition in some way? Has your institution collaborated
with “non-scholarly” users for a novel or even a disruptive (i.e.,
innovative) project? We’d love to hear from you. We’re also interested in
session proposals from first-time presenters and those new to the archives
profession.
The Spring 2016 Program Committee invites proposals on all topics but is
especially interested in the following:
-- projects or processes that break with institutional traditions
-- trained archivists working in “non-archivist” roles
-- Maine history and culture (local or state-wide)
-- cross-disciplinary projects
-- projects or initiatives with direct, collaborative involvement from
archives users
-- digital humanities
-- digital curation and digital forensics
To submit a proposal, complete the form here
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Please note that proposed sessions involving fewer than three presenters
and/or covering overlapping topics may be grouped together.
If your proposal is selected, you will be contacted by a member of the
Program Committee. Upon acceptance, all presenters are required to register
for the conference at the early-bird rate and fund their travel expenses.
Meeting and travel scholarships are available through NEA for those in
need, please see newenglandarchivists.org/awards/scholarship
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for details on how to apply.
Questions? Please contact program chair, Megan Schwenke at
megan_schwe...@harvard.edu.
Matt Spry
New England Archivists
2016 Program Committee
