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MAY 15th DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS FOR THE SAA RESEARCH FORUM
On behalf of the 2021 Research Forum Program Committee, we invite you to submit abstracts (of 300 words or fewer) for either 10-minute platform presentations or poster presentations. Topics may address research on, or innovations in, any aspect of archives practice or records management in government, corporate, academic, scientific, or other setting. Special topics this year include: diversity and inclusion, our professional identity, and collaboration across GLAM domains (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums). The 2021 Research Forum will be conducted as two Zoom-based virtual sessions, each three-and-a-half hours long, on Wednesday, July 21, from 1:00 to 4:30 pm CT and on Wednesday, July 28, from 1:00 to 4:30 pm CT. In addition, professional posters will be displayed online with presenters' contact information so that one-on-one discussions can take place.
Presentations on research results that may have emerged since the 2021 Joint Annual Meeting Call for Proposals deadline are welcome, as are reports on research completed within the past three years that you think is relevant and valuable for discussion. Please indicate whether you intend a platform or poster presentation. See the full call here: https://www2.archivists.org/am2021/research-forum-2021
Abstracts will be evaluated by the 2021 Research Forum Program Committee convened by Nance McGovern (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Heather Soyka (Kent State University).
Deadline for submission of abstracts: May 15, 2021. You will be notified of the review committee's decision in advance of the Early-Bird registration deadline.
Proposals can be submitted online here and must include: Presentation title, your name and affiliation, email address, whether your proposal is for a platform or poster presentation, and an abstract of no more than 300 words.
Best,
Kate Neptune and Rebecca Thayer
SAA Research Forum Coordinators