Graduate Symposium

When: April 21, 2012 from 9:00-5:00pm
Where: School of Management M223

Description:
The Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists (SCoSAA) and the student chapter of the Special Library Association invite you to attend the First Annual Simmons College Graduate Student Symposium to be held on Saturday, April 21, 2012 in the School of Management Building at Simmons College. The conference will consist of presentations of papers on topics related to archives, special collections, and the many ways in which the study of history and archives converge. We are excited to announce that the keynote speaker for the conference is Gregor Trinkaus-Randall, the current President of SAA (The Society of American Archivists).

Schedule for Symposium

9:00-9:20 am ? ? ? Event Starts/Breakfast

9:20 am ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Introduction to Keynote Speaker

9:30-10:15 am ? ? Keynote Speaker

10:15-10:30 am ? Questions for Keynote Speaker

10:30-10:45 am ? Break

10:45-12:00 pm ? Panel One: Through the Looking Glass: New Perspectives on Archives and Archival Theory

12:00-1:20 pm ? ? ?Lunch

1:20-2:15 pm ? ? ? ?Panel Two: Weighing Practice Against Theory: An Examination of Archival Policies

2:15-2:30 pm ? ? ? ?Break

2:30-3:15 pm ? ? ? ?Panel Three: Sustainability Considerations in Cultural Heritage Sites

3:15-3:30 pm ? ? ? ?Break

3:30-4:45 pm ? ? ? ?Panel Four: History Detectives: Using Archival Materials to Connect People to Communities

4:45-5:00 pm ? ? ? ?Closing & Thank you

5:30 pm ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?SCoSAA Meet-up at a local restaurant (Location: TBD)