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			The BAC Annual Conference 1999

				'FISH OUT OF WATER'

No profession can stand still - the need to stay flexible and to cope with
new working practices often now seems to be the only constant in a changing
world.  The 1999 BAC conference, which takes place directly after the AGM,
brings you the opportunity to hear three archive and records management
professionals reflecting on career paths which have involved them moving
into 'non-traditional' fields of expertise.

Topics and speakers for this year's conference are:

"Behind The Scenes At The Museum - Coping With Curators"
(Richard Taylor, Curator Archive Collections, National Railway Museum)
With the new quango "MLAC" - the Museums. Libraries and Archives Council -
soon to become a reality, what are the problems and opportunities for a
business archivist working with museum professionals.  Can we use them to
give us a higher public profile without becoming swamped?

"From Broad Acres to Square Mile"
(Victor Gray, Head of Corporate Records and Archives, N M Rothschild & Sons
Ltd)
The former County Archivist of Essex talks about making the transition from
public sector to private business.  Are they really so different?

"It's all Good Practice - Scientific Archives and Information Management."
(John Davies, UK Head of Information Management, Glaxo Wellcome Research)
Probably about as far as you can get from parchment title deeds - an
archivist holds his own in a clinical environment.

The day will be chaired by Serena Kelly, Museum Archivist, Victoria &
Albert Museum

In a break with tradition the conference will this year be held away from
London, in the impressive and award-winning surroundings of the National
Railway Museum in York.

Why not come up to York the afternoon before the conference? You'll save
enough on the cost of an off-peak train ticket to pay for a hotel, and you
can have a relaxing night enjoying the atmosphere of this beautiful
historic city and its 180 pubs!

If you can tear yourself away from these the National Railway Museum has
kindly offered to host a Pre-Conference Evening Reception for delegates on
the 20th October if there is sufficient demand.  This is your chance to
have a look at what goes on behind the scenes at this particular museum.
It's also a rare opportunity to have a relaxed private view of the
most-visited museum outside London, home to the icons of the Railway Age  -
including, for this year only, Stephenson's "Rocket", the spark that
started the railway revolution.

So BOOK NOW to ensure your place for what promises to be an entertaining
and informative day, in a pleasant environment and in a beautiful part of
the world.

Date:	THURSDAY 21 OCTOBER 1999
Duration:	11:00 - 16:30
Venue:	Gibb Theatre, National Railway Museum, York
Cost:	£80 BAC members; £110 non-BAC members (including all refreshments,
lunch and copies of conference papers)

 'FISH OUT OF WATER' - BOOKING FORM

1.	Main Conference
Please reserve a place at the 1999 BAC Conference on 21st October 1999 for:

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Are you a member of the BAC?	YES / NO  (delete as applicable)

Please invoice me / my organisation / payment is enclosed  (delete as
applicable)

Cheques should be made payable to "The Business Archives Council" and
should be in sterling drawn on a UK bank account.  Please note that while
substitutions for this event are accepted if accompanied by written notice,
it is not possible to refund any fees paid if attendee cancels, due to
administrative costs

2. "Behind The Scenes At The Museum Part 1" - pre-Conference evening
reception at the NRM, 20 October 1999 (by courtesy of the Trustees of the
National Museum of Science and Industry).

Please note - due to the cost of opening up the museum after hours this
reception will only take place if there is sufficient demand from
Conference attendees.

Please delete as appropriate:

Yes, I will be able to attend the pre-conference Evening Reception at the
National Railway Museum on 20 October 1999 from 19:00 to 21:00.

No, I will not be able to attend the pre-conference Evening Reception at
the National Railway Museum

Please return this complete page, with your cheque if appropriate, to:

Richard Taylor, Curator, Archive Collections
National Railway Museum
Leeman Road
YORK YO26 4XJ


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Richard Taylor
Curator, Archive Collections
National Railway Museum
Leeman Road
YORK YO26 4XJ
ENGLAND

Tel 	+44 (0)1904-686289
Fax 	+44 (0)1904-611112
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