Registration is now open for SOA's 2024 Annual Meeting: Archives For All: Enhancing Accessibility and Inclusivity, May 16-17!
This May, the Society of Ohio Archivists Annual Meeting is going hybrid! Join us on Thursday, May 16 for virtual sessions, and on Friday, May 17 at Capital University in the Harry C. Moores Student Union, 745 Pleasant Ridge Ave., Columbus, Ohio, for a full day of in-person presentations, networking, and an exciting keynote speaker (select sessions streamed to virtual attendees).
Register by Monday, April 15 to receive the early bird rate! Pre-registration ends on May 8 for the full conference experience (Day 1 virtual/Day 2 in person). Those choosing the all-virtual option have until May 15 to register online. On-site day of registration will be available, but without lunch. Full details and tiered registration info on the Annual Meeting webpage.
Keynote: Dr. Lydia Tang will deliver our keynote about accessibility and inclusivity on Friday afternoon. Dr. Tang is currently an Outreach and Engagement Coordinator for LYRASIS. She served on the Task Force to Revise Best Practices on Accessible Archives for People with Disabilities and is a co-founder of the Society of American Archivists' (SAA) Accessibility & Disability Section. She is the 2020 recipient of SAA's Mark A. Greene Emerging Leader Award and was recognized in three SAA Council resolutions as a co-founder of the Archival Workers Emergency Fund, for spearheading the Accessibility & Disability Section's "Archivists at Home" document, and for her work revising the SAA "Guidelines for Accessible Archives for People with Disabilities." She is a neurodiverse Chinese-American woman. Dr. Tang and Gracen Brilmyer are co-editors of the Preserving Disability: Disability and the Archival Profession book.
In sessions, we feature a mix of presentations centered around the "Archives for All" theme and those of general interest. Virtual-only sessions on Thursday include Sidney Gao and James Van Mil presenting on "Principles and Practice for Accessible Digitization;" Dyani Feige, who will discuss her work with the Appalachian Regional Heritage Stewardship Program; Wendy Guerra and Amy Schindler discussing "Flickr and Football: Creating Approachable Archives for Alumni;" and more. The Friday slate includes Michelle Ganz's talk on "Intersectional DEI: We are Nobody without Everybody. A Common-sense Approach to Accessibility;" panelists Alia Wegner, Janet Rhodes, Brenda Foster, Nick Pavlik, and Amber Bales, presenting '"The One Thing You Cannot Do is Take." The full program of sessions and presenters is on the Annual Meeting webpage.
Questions? Please feel free to contact the 2023-2024 Educational Programming Committee Sara Mouch and Michelle Sweetser. We look forward to seeing you!