STHC-L: The Science, Technology and Health Care Archives Forum

Working with Knowledge conference, May 6 - 7, Canberra

• Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 11:18:15 +1000
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• From: Barbara Cytowicz <Barbara.Cytowicz@asap.unimelb.edu.au>
• Subject: Working with Knowledge conference, May 6 - 7, Canberra
• Message-ID: 3.0.32.19980302111704.00879c50@ariel.unimelb.edu.au

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The ICA and ASA Inc. invite you to participate in an archives
conference:


WORKING WITH KNOWLEDGE

_Tools & Methods for Working in the Total Recordkeeping Environment._


At "The Dome"


Australian Academy of Science

Canberra, Australia

6 - 7 May 1998


Celebrating 1998 National Science Week


NUMBERS ARE STRICTLY LIMITED SO REGISTER NOW!


Working with Knowledge is an international archives conference, an
initiative of the International Council on Archives Science Technology
and Medicine Archives Special Interest Group and the Australian Society
of Archivists Inc. Science Technology and Medicine Archives Special
Interest Group.


Major sponsors of the conference are:


	The Australian Science Archives Project;

	The British Council;

	The Australian Research Council Special Research Initiative Program;

	The Australian Academy of  Science; and

	Australian Archives.



CONFERENCE FORMAT


Working with Knowledge has been planned as a practical, working forum. 
Speakers from overseas and around Australia have been invited to address
key themes in short, pithy presentations.  Speakers from conference
co-sponsor, the Australian Science Archives Project, will provide
illustrations from the field to stimulate debate.  Significant time in
each session has been allocated to audience questions and discussion. 
The conference will work towards presentation of a conference statement
in the concluding session, which will look forward to the international
archives profession of the 21st Century.



CONFERENCE CONTENT


The Keynote address will be by Peter Horsman (National Archives of the
Netherlands), principle author of the ICA's Design for the
Archival Description System: Application of ISAD(G), A Study.


Conference Sessions will explore:

	- the capturing of context;

	- making standards work;

	- data visualisation;

	- archival constructs;

	- the archival control of systems; and

	- working with the information held in records.


	PLUS A DEMONSTRATION OF WORLD-LEADING

	VIRUAL REALITY DATA-VISUALISATION -

	NOT TO BE MISSED


Speakers include information professionals and record creators and users
- archivists, scientists and social scientists.


REGISTRATION


*Early Bird Registration by March 20.


Registration can be made through conference registration brochures
(posted to ASA members next week) or through the conference web site. You
can also reply to this email with your postal details and a request for
registration information if you are not a member of the ASA.


MORE INFORMATION


Updates on the conference will be available on the conference web site
at

0000,0000,fefehttp://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/asa/stama/conf

 

So check the conference website regularly for additions!


For further information contact the Conference Organiser.

Email: Barbara.Cytowicz@asap.unimelb.edu.au






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Barbara Cytowicz

Project Archivist/Conference Organiser

Australian Science Archives Project

203 Bouverie Street

Carlton, VIC 3053 Australia                                  

Phone: +61 3 9344 9287  Fax: +61 3 9349 4630

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