The 2020 Western Archivists Meeting (WAM) will take place April 22-25 at the InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco, California. WAM brings together archives professionals from the Society of California Archivists (SCA), Northwest Archivists (NWA), Conference of Intermountain Archivists (CIMA), and Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists (SRMA).
The Western Archivists Meeting happens only once every five years, so don't miss this chance to interact with archives colleagues from across the western United States in the spectacular City by the Bay. This year's meeting includes a full program of over 30 sessions centered on the theme of Labor, Power, and Privilege; poster sessions; an opening reception on the hotel's heated Pacific Terrace; a film night; and numerous opportunities to meet and mingle on local tours, vendor exhibits, Gourmet Night, and a Mission District Taco Tour!
Three SCA pre-conference workshops will also be offered: Protocols 101: A Case-study Intensive on How to Start the Conversation at Your Institution; What Can I Do With This?: Enabling Ethical Re-Use of your Content; and The Community Archiving Workshop: Audiovisual Collections Care and Management. In addition, two SAA DAS workshops will be hosted by the San Francisco Public Library before the conference (Appraisal of Digital Records on April 20, and Email Archiving on April 21).
Registrants will be treated to a plenary address on Thursday April 23 by Mark Matienzo, and Friday's All-Attendee Luncheon will feature Wendy Giddens Teeter, Curator of Archaeology of the Fowler Museum at UCLA, in conversation with Liza Posas, Head, Research Services & Archives at the Autry Museum and L.A. as Subject. To view this year's full schedule please visit https://wam2020.sched.com/
Register for WAM 2020 here: http://www.cvent.com/d/whq915?RefID=SAA
Early bird registration is available until April 1, 2020. Discounted rates are available for students and for members of the Society of California Archivists (SCA), Northwest Archivists (NWA), Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists (SRMA), and Conference of Intermountain Archivists (CIMA).
We look forward to seeing you there!
WAM 2020 Local Arrangements Committee
localarrangements@calarchivists.org