SOA 2022: Archives and Sustainability

The SOA Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, May 20, 2022, at the Columbus Metropolitan Main Library (https://www.columbuslibrary.org/library-locations/) in Columbus, Ohio. #soaam22

Deadline to submit proposals: Friday, January 21, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

The Society of Ohio Archivists is (planning) to return to meeting in person in Columbus, Ohio for its 2022 Annual Meeting! This year we welcome proposals that explore the theme of Sustainability as it relates to sustaining the projects, people, and ideas that drive our field, as well as how we respond as a profession to environmental sustainability. The committee welcomes submissions relating directly to the theme, along with a broad array of other topics.

Session, poster, and discussion proposal topics can address a broad array of topics, including, but not limited to:

-Steps to continue or build on grant-funded projects
-Succession planning
-Projects or initiatives that redefine your institution's role in preservation or memory work
-Project management best practices, experiences
-Successful efforts/resiliency measures that focus on sustainable practices for archival operations
-Longstanding institutional projects that express a commitment to environmental sustainability
-Presentations that address questions like:
              - What collection resources do we have in Ohio to support Climate Change research?
              -  How can archivists respond to the demands of Climate Change?
              -  How can we advocate for environmental justice using archives?
              -  Collections storage: how do we balance “best practices” with “best for the earth?”
-Advocacy and outreach efforts using archives to increase public awareness in the area of climate change and other threats to the environment
-Disaster planning
-Engaging in archival outreach with STEAM programs
-Management and preservation of scientific research data
-Diversity, access, inclusion, and community archives
-Current and forward-moving tools for archival discovery, maintenance, and/or marketing
-Outreach and instruction that employs creative or adapted methods, or addresses complex topics
-Transformative student, intern, and volunteer experiences and projects

The Program Committee encourages proposals of panel sessions, student and professional posters, as well as alternative formats such as a debate, fish bowl, lightning, mini-workshop, pecha kucha, world café, and other session formats that encourage interaction between presenters and attendees. Please see the proposal form for more detailed information about alternative sessions.

Proposals must include:
-Session/Poster title and type
-Abstract of 250 words describing the session/poster and how it will be of interest to SOA attendees
-Description of 150 words for the printed program
-Contact information for the primary presenter and any other participants
-A/V or technology requirements
-Any additional special needs

Proposals will be evaluated on interest, creativity, relevance, diversity of content and speaker representation, and completeness of proposal and presenters. The Program Committee also encourages proposals from students, new professionals, first-time presenters and attendees, individuals from related professions, as well as those from outside the state of Ohio.

Please complete the proposal form by January 21, 2022 at 5:00 pm.

More meeting details will appear as they develop at: http://www.ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/
Questions? Please contact Rachael Bussert (rbussert@daytonmetrolibrary.org) or Anne Ryckbost (ryckbosta@xavier.edu), Cochairs, Society of Ohio Archivists Educational Programming

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*Separate from the Call for Proposals the Society of Ohio Archivists (SOA) is pleased to announce four scholarships available to students (2 awards), and new archival professionals (2 awards) with three years or less experience in the workplace.

The scholarship consists of a one-year membership to SOA, and a $100 stipend for professional development purposes, such as buying books or attending trainings.  Awardees are required to submit a photograph and write about their experience for publication in the Ohio Archivist newsletter.

 Applications should include the following information:

*       Applicant's name, mailing address, and e-mail address.

*       Students should list their school's name and academic program;

*       New professionals should list their employer and number of years working within the field;

*       Description about how the meeting will benefit the applicant professionally;

*       Brief description of the applicant's scholarship and contribution to archives. This will be taken into consideration along with the applicant's number of years in the field or academic study;

*       Statement of the applicant's need for financial support to attend the conference;

*       Applications are due by Friday, April 1, 2022.

Applications and inquiries can be sent via e-mail or mail to Stephanie Shreffler, sshreffler1@udayton.edu, Roesch Library RM 304A, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-1360.

The awards will be presented at the Society of Ohio Archivists Annual Meeting on Friday, May 20, 2022, at the Columbus Metropolitan Main Library in Columbus, Ohio.