*Shared on behalf of the Society of Southwest Archivists*
The Society of Southwest Archivists will host its annual meeting April 26-29, 2023 in Albuquerque, NM AND virtually as part of a fully hybrid conference experience. The theme this year is Respect for Hybridity: Creating Inclusive and Accessible Archives. Over the past several years the world has changed and we would like to bring a spirit of change to this year's meeting. In naming our theme, we aim to emphasize all the changes we have all witnessed in the world and in our profession. The Local Arrangements Committee is pleased to announce that 2023 will be the first hybrid conference for SSA, with all sessions being offered both in-person and virtually.
Reflecting on the impact of changing events in the global, institutional, and personal sectors, this year's conference will allow our communities to collaborate as we discuss how hybrid environments impact the collections we have, the process of how we work, and the spaces we work in. Collections now have both physical and digital components that need to be managed in very different ways. Where we used to work in our offices 100% of the time, we may now split our time between multiple locations. Community-based archives and post-custodial collections have brought new working models to a profession known for its traditions. If change is the only constant, then archivists and memory keepers need to embrace change and work with it for the future of our profession.
We hope that our hybrid format for 2023 will make our conference more accessible and inclusive for our membership and those outside of the Southwest. If you are an Society of American Archivists member and located in either Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, or Louisiana, consider joining SSA to take advantage of cheaper rates for the annual meeting.
Both SSA members and non-members are encouraged to consider contributing a session proposal for the 2023 meeting. Find guidelines, a spreadsheet to facilitate collaborations, and the submission form on the SSA Call for Proposals Page. The deadline for submission is Friday, December 2nd.
Questions? Contact SSA here------------------------------
Jonathan Pringle
Scholarly Communications and Digital Librarian
Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
MSC09 5100
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
P: 505.272.9896
JPringle@salud.unm.eduhsclic.unm.edu
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