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Dear all,

Good afternoon, the ARA North West Committee are pleased to announce details of our upcoming regional meeting and training. This month's training will focus on digital preservation, along with the use of archives and records in court.

Date: Wed 23rd Jan
Time: 12:30-16:00
Location: Education Room, John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester (location details here: https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/rylands/visit/getting-here/)

Timetable for the afternoon:

12:30-13:00, Arrival and refreshments


13:00-13:30, ARA NW regional meeting


13:30-13:45, Andrea Waterhouse (ARA NW Treasurer & Chair of Pay Review Group) - Update on Salary Recommendations


13:45-14:00, Rebekah Taylor (Archive Manager, Independent Office for Police Conduct, Hillsborough Investigation) - Research project on use of archives and records in court


14:00-14:30, Break


14:30-15:15, Jan Whalen (Digitisation Technical Manager at University of Manchester) – Experience of Preservica


15:15-16:00, Rachel MacGregor (Digital Preservation Officer at University of Warwick) - Experience of Archivmatica


16:00, Finish (opportunity to attend a nearby pub or similar for informal drinks to continue conversations/networking and allow those unable to attend during the day to stop by)



Whilst the regional meeting is open to ARA members only, the afternoon's training is open to anyone who is interested. If you would like to attend for all or any part of the afternoon, please reply to Fiona Doran at [log in to unmask] to confirm your attendance.

Best wishes,
Fiona

Fiona Doran l  Secretary for ARA North West
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