FW: Society of California Archivist 40th Annual General Meeting
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Christy J. Horton
Manager | Wells Fargo Corporate Archives
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Subject: Society of California Archivist 40th Annual General Meeting
Please forward to the Bay Area Archivists email distribution list:
DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SCA?
Of course you do! If you look on the newly redesigned website of the
Society of California Archivists (www.calarchivists.org), you will find
that the way to SCA leads directly to San Jose next month, where the 40th
Annual General Meeting of the Society of California Archivists will take
place from April 27-30.
This year's meeting will take place at the beautiful and historic Sainte
Claire Hotel in downtown San Jose, a landmark property that was built in
1926 (for more on the hotel, see
http://www.larkspurhotels.com/collection/sainte-claire ). This year's
conference program will offer a varied program and many opportunities to
learn about new trends and challenges, reflect on the nature of archival
work, network with friends and colleagues, and celebrate the 40th
anniversary of SCA. Specifically, this conference will offer you the
chance to:
Choose between two excellent pre-conference workshops: "Historical
Photographs in a Digital World," team-taught by James Eason and
Gawain Weaver; and "Funding for Historical Records: a Grant Writing
Workshop," offered by Tom Wilsted.
Attend an opening night reception at the world-renowned Computer History
Museum in Mountain View, with delicious food and drinks, live music,
and the opportunity to tour the recently-opened permanent exhibit
that has drawn international attention.
Listen to keynote and luncheon speakers such as Pulitzer Prize-winning
author David Hoffman (The Dead Hand), who will talk about archival
research in the former Soviet Union; historian Glenna Matthews, who
will contrast the role of women workers in the Santa Clara Valley
from its agricultural roots to its Silicon Valley present; and author
John Boessenecker, who will discuss (and sign) his recently published
biography of the 19th century outlaw Tiburcio Vasquez (Bandido).
Experience a richly varied conference program, which will include
sessions on accessioning and processing electronic records, the use
of social media and virtual worlds in archival settings, the
experiences of archivists as historians and authors, advice for new
archivists breaking into the field, navigating the currents of being
a corporate archivist in times of change and mergers, reflections on
the past four decades of SCA, and humorous vignettes from archivists
about the unexpected "treasures" they have found in newly accessioned
collections, among other topics. In addition, the popular "Pecha
Kucha" format of a succession of brief, fast-paced talks about
specific archival projects will be offered in two different sessions
this year.
And of course, the Silent Auction will be back again this year, giving
you the opportunity to support SCA by bidding on a variety of items
contributed by archivists and repositories from throughout the state.
Bid early and bid often....you may be pleasantly surprised with what
you will come home with!
Registration is open and available online through SCA's website, at
http://www.calarchivists.org/AGM_2011/Registration. Although onsite
registration is available at the conference, we encourage you to register
by April 15 so that your conference materials are available upon check-in.
In addition, the Sainte Claire Hotel is offering a special conference rate
of $119 per night (a bargain!), but only if you make your reservation by
April 2.
So we hope that you find your way to San Jose, and SCA, and can join us at
the Annual General Meeting.
Brad Bauer
Vice-President and Program Chair
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