Save the dates and join us!
Please join the International Archival Affairs Section (IAAS) this spring and summer for engaging and informative online events. All SAA sponsored gatherings must abide by SAA's Code of Conduct, and we will strive to be accessible. All session details and links will be announced through the IAAS listserv closer to the date.
April 13, 9 am EDT, Archival Landscapes seminar on Kenya, with Cleophas Ambira.
April 19th, 10 am EDT, Archival Vistas Briefings with Jacob Nadal of Blue Shield International.
May 17th, 12 pm EDT, Archival Vistas Briefings with Saad Eskander, former Chief, Iraq National Library and Archive.
June 1st, 6 pm EDT, Archival Landscapes seminar on Australia, with Nicola Laurent.
June 16th, 12 pm EDT, Archival Vistas Briefings with Dr. Maryna Paliienko/Dr. Марина Палієнко, Head of the Archival Science and Special Branches of History Department, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.
June 20th, 12 pm EDT, Section Annual Meeting
The International Archival Affairs Section will meet with Preservation and Web Archiving sections for a program on the topic of Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online (SUCHO). Short section business meetings will also be part of this meeting.
About the IAAS Archival Landscapes series: Archival Landscapes is a virtual seminar series. In each seminar, an international guest speaker introduces participants to the issues and advancements in their local context, describing the history, operating environment and unique aspects of archival practice in their country. The seminar series is hosted by the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College, City University of New York.
About the IAAS Archival Vistas Briefings series: Archival Vistas Briefings virtual program series discusses a topic or theme of international focus. The theme for this year is archives in peril, with three programs centering on the work of Blue Shield International, Iraqi records, and Ukraine.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.
Thank you,
Ellen Engseth
International Archival Affairs Section Chair, on behalf of the Steering Committee
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Ellen Engseth
Curator, Immigration History and Head, Migration & Social Services Collections
University of Minnesota Libraries
Minneapolis, MN
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