Australian Society of Archivists

 

On behalf the Council of the Australian Society of Archivists and the Conference Organising Committee, I warmly invite you to attend the 27^th Annual National Conference of the Australian Society of Archivists to be held in Melbourne - one of the world’s “Most liveable cities”, from the 12 - 17 October 2010.

The conference theme this year is “Future Proof: Resilient Archives 2020 and Beyond”.

The Conference Program Committee continues to develop an exciting and challenging program for all archivists, both in Australia and overseas. The call for papers has now closed. The Program Committee will contact everyone who submitted a paper in due course.

The conference will showcase how resilient archives and archivists can be when grappling with ever increasing quantities and variant forms of records, questions surrounding professional principles, practical methodologies, and the provision of access to archival collections continue to engage our attention.

The conference will examine generational change in archives and the wider social context and consider how the archives profession might respond to challenges and opportunities on offer. It will explore how archivists and archives services can achieve sufficient flexibility and resilience to thrive in the future, and examine implications of changes to traditional understandings of what an archive is and does. Measuring the worth of archives and their contribution to social capital will also be a major theme.

The conference will interest everyone involved in the collection and management of archives; in public and private organisations; and the wider community who benefit from the archives kept and maintained.

Please note the dates of the conference and keep an eye out for future updates on the website. I look forward to seeing you in Melbourne in October 2010.

Conference Convenor

Steve Stefanopoulos

Work Phone: 03 9823 8157 Mobile: 0418 656 103

Email: steve.stefanopoulos@loretotoorak.vic.edu.au

 

 

Events

Please keep checking this page for future updates on events.

Click here for more information on the ASA Annual General Meeting

Click here for more information on the School Archives SIG Meeting

Click here and here for more information on the Council of Australasian Archives and Records Authorities Meeting

Click here for more information on the Council on Non-Government Archives Meeting

Click here for more information on the Regional Tours

 

 

Link to the Conference Organising Committee

 

Venue

The National Conference will be held at the Rydges Hotel, Russell Street corner Little Bourke Street, Melbourne Central Business District. The four-and-a-half-star hotel is situated in the middle of Melbourne’s Theatre District; opposite Her Majesties and the Comedy Theatres in Russell Street; and a short walk away from the Princess, Regent, Athenaeum and Forum Theatres. Rydges Hotel has 363 guest rooms all with views of the city, historic parks, surrounding suburbs or Port Phillip Bay.