Joint ARANZ, ASA (Australian Society of Archivists) and PARBICA (Pacific Regional Branch International Council on Archives) Conference
The theme of the conference is Voyaging Together: Sustainability, Memory, Integrity and it will take place the week of October 12-17, 2009 in Brisbane. For more information see: http://www.parbica.org/conf13.htm
Request for Papers
The organising committee is currently calling for papers. The broad theme of the conference is Voyaging together: integrity, memory and sustainability. Papers and panels with an Indigenous or Pacific focus are particularly welcome.
The following list of topic areas for papers is indicative, but not exhaustive:
- Cooperation between institutions
- Pacific collections in Australia and New Zealand
- Sustainability for small archives
- Management and preservation of Indigenous collections
- Freedom of Information: developments and directions
- Archives and anniversaries
- New technologies: tools or masters?
- Non-government archives: history and future
Proposals should include the following:
- Author name(s) and institutional affiliation (if any)
- Email contact for the proposer
- Title
- Session type: paper, panel discussion, poster session etc.
- Abstract: minimum 150 words, maximum 300 words.
- Up to six descriptive keywords for the topic
The deadline for submission of proposals is 28 February 2009. Please forward your proposal to education@archivists.org.au
