ARA Today Digest April 2022

The digest can be viewed online here https://bit.ly/3LSxT1g
And downloaded here https://bit.ly/3KnL3Ts

In this month’s digest:

- REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR: ‘Facing Forward: Post-pandemic recordkeeping – change, challenge, choice’ ARA’s 2022 Conference 31 Aug – 2nd Sept in Chester. First keynote announced: Zoe Reid, Keeper, The National Archives of Ireland, is confirmed as our Friday keynote. https://conference.archives.org.uk/conference-registration/

- New ARA Environmental Sustainability Record Keeping Group

- Update on Ukraine

- ARA Together Call 27th April 4pm

- Can you help the National Surveys Group?

- Professional Registration Webinar 27th April 1-115pm

- CAHG Wellbeing Events 20th, 27th April and 4th May

- Call for Case Studies for LGA Commission on Culture and Local Government

- Workforce Mapping appointment

- ARA Archive Volunteering Award – reminder to nominate (closing date 9 May)

- Appointment of End Point Assessor for Level 7 Apprenticeships

- Archival Surveying Conference 27-28 April (free)

- Comms Forward Look

- A word from the Chair

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You can find out all about the different member categories here
https://www.archives.org.uk/membership-categories

The benefits of being an Archives & Records Association Member:

*First and foremost: the support and recognition of peers in the sector 

*An opportunity to become professionally registered – enhancing your career prospects and opening doors to higher level roles.

*Membership of our regional and specialist groups and sectors

*Free training events and online resources – including an extensive library of training videos on a wide variety of topics from conservation techniques to resilience indicators. 

*Access to 6 academic journals including Archives & Records the journal of ARA. These subscriptions are worth over £500 if you were to download a single issue of each and £195 for the Archives & Records journal annual subscription just on its own.

*Discounts and offers from third parties

*Institutional memberships and reciprocal deals with other member organisations

*Substantial discount on conference registration

*Monthly ARA Today online newsletter with information on training, funding opportunities, ways to get involved.

*Bi-Monthly ARC Magazine – feature length articles on a wide variety of topics as well as news from around the sector.  Recent & forthcoming features include:

- Do information professionals have a duty to the environment?
- Records Managers being heard
- Class ACT: conservation training in archives
- A Collaborative Approach to Digitisation
- Archives and Transitional Justice
- Collecting contemporary war and conflict

Anyone can join the Archives & Records Association, we have four main membership categories:

Student membership is open to all those studying ARA-accredited courses. It is a demonstration of your commitment to the record-keeping profession and a great addition to your CV. It shows a level of commitment early on in your career, particularly if you are involved in the section for new professionals [LINK ] or any of the ARA’s activities. Free to apprentices, £12 for students on accredited courses.

Affiliate Membership is open to anyone with an interest in archives, archive conservation and records management. Affiliate membership is also open to students studying related subjects that are not accredited by the ARA. Costs £37
Individual membership is open to all those who work, or are qualified to work, in the archives, archive conservation and records management sector in the UK and Ireland. It provides access to a range of ARA member benefits, and enables you to engage in all ARA activities. More importantly, 

Individual Membership enables you to enrol onto our professional development programme and work towards professional registration at the Foundation, Registered or Fellow levels.  Membership fees are graded according to earnings from £36 to £324. Individual members who become unemployed, retire, are on maternity leave etc can apply for the concessionary membership at a cost of £23

International membership is a sub-category of individual membership. International membership is open to all who work in archives, archive conservation and records management outside the UK and Ireland. It provides access to an array of ARA member benefits and enables you to engage in ARA activities. Costs £52

Detailed information on the above categories as well as corporate and charitable organisation memberships can be found on our Membership Categories page here. https://www.archives.org.uk/membership-categories

You can also find all the relevant prices and salary bands in Euros on the Membership Categories page (link above).

Deborah Mason
Communications Manager
Archives & Records Association
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