This fall, the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York (ART) will be celebrating its 22nd Annual New York Archives Week, October 10th – 16th, 2010. Archives Week events are designed to raise the public’s awareness of the importance of preserving and making accessible our documentary heritage. Activities include a wide range of programming, including lectures, workshops, exhibitions, and tours of repositories, all free and open to the public. The week culminates in an awards ceremony.

Archives Week is intended to be a coordinated effort to bring the significance and accomplishments of archives to the public’s attention. Last year, over a dozen institutions in New York City held events or exhibitions relating to archival records. We would like to see even greater participation this year and thus urge you and your repositories to plan an Archives Week event.

Suggested Archives Week activities:
* Hold an open house, highlighting unique materials held by your repository.
* Mount an exhibit using materials from your repository.
* Demonstrate or report on activities/projects supported by grants.
* Ask a researcher to speak on the value of your collections to his/her research.
* Present a film festival using films or videos held by your repository.
* Sponsor lunchtime talks by archivists, historians, and other researchers.
* Organize a walking tour of your repository’s neighborhood.

In addition, as part of an effort to draw public attention to Archives Week and highlight the importance of our repositories and collections, we are inviting New York City archives repositories to join us for an official day of public repository tours. These tours will be held on Wednesday, October 13th. If your repository is interested in participating, please email president@nycarchivists.org for more information.

For all other Archives Week events, please complete this form to be submitted for inclusion in the Archivists Round Table Archives Week event calendar. The deadline for submission of the form is Wednesday, September 15th. The form should be emailed to president@nycarchivists.org.

The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York recognizes the generous sponsorship of Archives Week by MetLife and the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation.

October 6 SAVE THE DATE: Born-Digital AV: A Primer for Archivists and Caretakers of Moving Image and Sound Collections (Co-sponsored with Metro)

November 19: Raising Private Monies to Support Archival Programs (Co-sponsored with SAA)

January 4, 2011 SAVE THE DATE: Taxonomy & Metadata: Not just for DAMS

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Midwest Archives Conference
ANNUAL MEETING 2011
Call for Proposals

St. Paul, Minnesota
April 28–30, 2011

Deadline for Submission: September 1, 2010

The Midwest Archives Conference invites submissions of presentations, sessions, workshops, and papers for its annual meeting, to be held April 28-30, 2011 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The MAC Program Committee invites proposals on all aspects of archives and archival work, but is also seeking proposals that focus on the meeting’s theme of “Headwaters of History.”

We seek creative and timely presentations that will engage archivists and records managers from all types of organizations. Proposals from graduate students and from professionals in allied fields are very welcome.
To submit a session proposal, please fill out the on-line form 2011 Call for Proposals
Please submit proposals by September 1, 2010. For questions or to receive the Call for Proposals in a different format, please e-mail MACPC2011@midwestarchives.org.