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Re: Request for Assistance with Session Proposal for 2003 SAA Annual Meeting 

Susan,
This is a good idea, and follows up on issues raised in some of the 
sessions in Birmingham. You should be aware, though, that records 
containing health information on individuals carry a whole extra set of 
issues, due to new privacy regulations. So I would recommend that you 
decide whether or not you want to include health records in your session. 
If your concern is primarily cultural/anthropological records, throwing 
health records in would change the focus of your session.

Another tip -- that I should have included in my announcement to the 
Listserv yesterday -- Make sure your speakers have agreed to participate in 
the program. That greatly increases a proposal's chance of being accepted 
by the Program Committee. (Also make sure that none of your speakers is on 
another proposal. Apparently the Program Committee frowns on that.)

You might get some volunteers for speakers from this list. If not, I can 
think of a few people who might be interested.

Lisa A. Mix
Manager, Archives and Special Collections
Library and Center for Knowledge Management
University of California, San Francisco
530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA  94122
tel: 415-514-3706
fax: 415-476-4653
email: lisa.mix@library.ucsf.edu
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