Friday, June 16, 2006

MAC/SOA call for papers

Press release

The Midwest Archives Conference (MAC) and the Society of Ohio Archivists (SOA) invite submissions of proposals for sessions or papers for its joint Spring meeting to be held in Columbus, Ohio, May 2-5, 2007. The Program Committee is interested in proposals on all aspects of archives and archival work. The committee will consider session and paper proposals on all topics, and encourages submissions that will provoke constructive discussion on the important issues facing archivists today. Proposals from professionals in allied fields (records management, public history, museums, etc.) and from graduate students are welcome.

To submit a session proposal, please send a brief (one page maximum) statement for the overall theme of the session, and include a one page summary outlining the topic of discussion of each panel participant. The deadline for submitting session or paper proposals is September 20, 2006. To submit a paper proposal, please send a one-page summary of the topic to be addressed.

Please submit proposal proposals online at http://www.ohioarchivists.org/2007/proposals.html or contact the Program Committee Co-chairs:

Angela O'Neal, Co-Chair
MAC Program Committee
Ohio Historical Society
1982 Velma Ave.
Columbus, OH 43211
614-297-2576
aoneal@ohiohistory.org

or

Stephen E. Towne, Co-Chair
MAC Program Committee
IUPUI Special Collections and Archives
University Library UL 0117A
755 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5195
317-278-3445
setowne@iupui.edu