Boston Spring 2015 Call for Proposals
Elise Dunham
Boston, Massachusetts, March 19-21, 2015
Call for Proposals
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference and the New England Archivists invites submissions of session proposals for the Joint Meeting to be held March 19-21, 2015, in Boston, Massachusetts. Deadline for proposals is July 2, 2014.
While the conference theme is "The Revolution Continues," the Spring 2015 Program Committee invites proposals on all aspects of archives and archival work. Creative and timely presentations from professionals in archives and related fields (public history, libraries, museums, genealogy, information science, and records management) and from graduate students are very welcome.
The committee is especially interested in proposals that:
• Feature a diverse set of speakers from different institutions and with differing viewpoints
• Have presenters from both MARAC and NEA
• Diverge from that standard session format of two or three speakers talking about separate but related topics
• Identify all session participants
• Include a full description of the proposed session
Session Types
PechaKucha
Each presentation consists of 20 images displayed for 20 seconds, with comment
Each presentation lasts 6 minutes and 40 seconds
Highest number of presenters possible is 12, fewer if leaving time for questions
Lightning Talks
Like PechaKucha, but without following a set format
Presentations may be from 3 to 10 minutes long
Number of presenters possible depends on the time allotted for each
Open Forum
Topical discussion with chair leading discussion with everyone in attendance
May include discussion leaders to direct breakout conversations
Roundtable Discussion
Three or four participants make very brief remarks then discuss a topic together
Debate
Chair announces the topic, and two other people debate
Standard Presentations
Two or three speakers with a chair
Mini-Workshops
Two or three facilitators offer a one hour, hands-on workshop that gives archivists an opportunity to learn one specific skill
Student Panels
Two or three students create a session using one of the formats listed above
To submit a proposal, complete this form. Questions? Please contact one of the program chairs:
Sharmila Bhatia at sharmila...@hotmail.com
Camille Torres Hoven at ctto...@mit.edu
Liz Francis at elizabet...@tufts.edu