The meeting is free, but pre-booking is required (to facilitate catering etc.) The booking form can be found by following the link at:
http://rylibweb.man.ac.uk/rag2/activities/ConsultativeMeeting.html
The report on the 2010 religious archives survey is still available at:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/religiousarchives/
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Consultative Meeting on Religious Archives at The National Archives: 4 April 2011
12:15 to 13:00
Registration and lunch
13:00 to 13:15
Oliver Morley, Chief Executive, The National Archives and Historical Manuscripts Commissioner - Keynote speech with summary of the findings and recommendations of the Religious Archives Survey Report 2010
13:15 to 14:15
Short presentations from key partner organisations Religious Archives Group - Dr Rachel Cosgrave Archives and Records Association ( UK and Ireland) - Katy Goodrum British Library - Dr William Frame British Records Association - Dr Anthony Smith Ecclesiastical History Society - Professor Michael Walsh The National Archives - Dr Norman James
14:15 to 16:00
Workshops
The delegates will be divided into four groups. Preferences indicated on booking forms will be respected as far as possible:
Group 1: What is the importance of religious archives to their creators?
Chair - Dr Norman James, The National Archives Speaker -Fr Stewart Foster, Catholic Archives Society
Group 2: How could religious archives benefit from using volunteers?
Chair - Dr Michael Pearson, National Library of Wales Speaker - Bryan Diamond, Liberal Jewish Synagogue, St John's Wood
Group 3: How can religious archives use new media (including website archiving, video and oral history, and social media)?
Chair - Claire Muller, Westminster Diocesan Archives Speaker - Cathy Williams, The National Archives
Group 4: What is the value of personal religious papers and what and how should they be archived?
Chair - Rosemary Seton, School of Oriental and African Studies Speaker - Philip Gale, The National Archives
16:00 to 16:15
Coffee break
16:15 to 16:45
Reporting back by rapporteurs from each workshop
16:45 to 17:00
Summary of the meeting and next steps - Dr Clive Field, University of Birmingham
Dr Clive D Field, OBE
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