PARBICA 20 – Empowering our archives to be resilient
A key activity of PARBICA is its General Conference. The conference provides a unique opportunity to make or renew professional contacts with other archivists who usually work in isolation. Delegates discuss common problems and explore possible solutions in small groups and plenary sessions. The focus is on drawing up recommendations and guidelines for use by archivists as well as for in-country training of archives and records management staff.
Following its inaugural meeting in Suva in 1981, PARBICA has held conferences every two years. These conferences provide a unique opportunity to make and renew professional contacts with other archivists working in the Pacific region.
PARBICA20 will be held online over three days – 7 to 9 November 2023.
While we very much enjoy and appreciate the benefits of meeting in person, building relationships and hand-on training. An online event provides:
- more opportunities for members to attend
- low cost participation
- ability to engage international speakers
- ability to pick and choose presentations and seminars of most interest
Conference Registration
The Conference will be presented online using Zoom. Registration is free for PARBICA members, and AUD $60 for non-members.
Call for papers
Papers are invited on any of the following topics, or on other activities at your organisation:
• Audio visual situation – how has your organisation approached your AV situation. What have you done to mitigate the risk of loss of your material? What challenges have you faced and how have you adapted? Can you offer advice or solutions for migrating AV material to digital formats?
• Resilience – has your organisation developed approaches to effectively manage adversity and foster future success? Think innovation in action, and ideas and initiatives to inspire and motivate others. What challenges have led to innovative solutions for your organisation? How might archivists and recordkeepers turn the challenges of change into opportunities for new services or policies? What tools or technologies have you adopted to enable your organisation to continue to do its work?
• Repatriation – What principles should apply to proposals or requests to repatriate records of Pacific nations? Are there case studies that expose some of the issues and difficulties that might arise? What circumstances might arise that mean that repatriation is not the best solution for providing proper access and governance of information held off-country?
1. A title for the session
2. A brief (1-3 paragraphs) explanation of what the session will cover and how the session will address the theme
3. Proposed length of session
4. A biography for the speaker(s) (1-2 paragraphs)
5. Author information including name, position, organisation and contact details
Proposals must be submitted by Friday 29 September 2023
There is no obligation to do so, but if speakers wish to supply a full written paper to the PARBICA Bureau they will be considered for publication on the PARBICA website.
Notification
We look forward to hearing from you,
Julian Chonigolo
PARBICA President
Tuesday 7 November 2023
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