Please note the deadline for submission for papers is 10th December
2010.

Archives and Records Association Annual Conference 

EDINBURGH, Scotland, United Kingdom
31st August - 2nd September 2011

CALL FOR PAPERS

‘Advocating for Archives and Records: The Impact of the Profession
in

the 21st Century’

The Conference Programme Sub-committee is pleased to announce a call
for papers for the 2011 Conference. We have chosen a theme that is
relevant to all working in the profession and hope that it will
generate
interesting and challenging debate and discussion. 

We welcome proposals relating to the theme and, in particular, to the
following areas. 

●	Working with governmental, local and institutional agendas
●	Convincing managers, institutions, funding bodies and other
stakeholders of the value of the       profession
●	What an emphasis on advocacy means for traditional or core
archive and records management functions
●	How archivists and records managers can remain relevant in the
digital world
●	Demonstrating and measuring internal and external impact
●	Engaging with communities, users and stakeholders

There will be two main tracks to the conference, an Archives & Records
Management track, and a Preservation & Conservation track. The
conference is being held jointly with the International Council on
Archives Section of Professional Associations and delegates will be
able
to attend their sessions as well.

The deadline for submission of proposals is:  10th December 2010.

Advice on proposals:

The Programme Sub-committee welcomes contributions and ideas for
conference sessions from both individuals and groups for single
speaker
or group speaker sessions in a variety of formats including:
●	traditional sessions
●	focused debates on specific topics
●	panel discussions
●	roundtables
●	practical demonstrations
●	sessions encouraging audience participation or debate. 
The programme is flexible and session lengths will be decided once
papers have been chosen but please note that individual speakers will
generally have no longer than 30 minutes for their presentations. 

Submitting your proposal

Please submit your proposal, in the format suggested below, to:

Caroline Brown
Convenor, Programme Sub-committee, ARA Conference 2011
[log in to unmask] 
01382 388773

The deadline for submission of proposals is:  10th December 2010.
Submissions will be considered by the Programme Sub-committee in
December, and invitations to speak will be confirmed by the Committee
before the end of January 2011.
	
●	Try to connect your proposal to the theme of the conference as
best you can. The theme is designed for speakers to bring topics to
light that touch on contemporary issues
●	Try and be creative with your papers! How will your paper
stimulate debate?
●	Please provide as full information as you can about your
proposal - this helps the Committee in making choices about papers and
scheduling of sessions
●	Try to be relevant and representative: consider looking at a
topic from opposing viewpoints, or focus on the broader picture rather
than institutionally specific ones
●	If you are considering making a group submission for a session,
try to mix speakers from different backgrounds and institutions, or
try
to include a user or customer perspective
●	We can build in time for questions and discussion from
delegates, but please bear this in mind when planning the time of your
proposed session

Your proposal should include the following:

Name of proposer 
(or lead contact for group proposals)	
Institution 	
Contact details
	Address 
	Telephone 
	Email 
	Fax	
Submission title 
(or working title)	
Speakers (if a panel session)	
Brief statement of link to main theme 	
Session description 
(brief description, max 250 words)	
Special equipment needed 
(AV equipment etc)	
Any other information	


For further information, or if your hav
e any further questions, please
contact:

Caroline Brown
Convenor, Programme Sub-committee, ARA Conference 2011
e-mail: [log in to unmask] 
phone: 01382 388773

We look forward to seeing you in Edinburgh next year as a speaker or
as
a delegate!




Caroline Brown
Programme Leader & Honorary Lecturer,
MLitt / MSc Archives and Records Management,
Centre for Archive and Information Studies,
University of Dundee, 
Dundee DD1 4HN
 
01382 388773
www.dundee.ac.uk/cais 

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