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The Association of Canadian Archivists
Annual Conference
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
4-9 June 2001

We Invite You to Come on a Journey?

What is an odyssey? A long journey during which the traveller must overcome
obstacles . . . an intellectual quest. The development of archival theory
and practice and of the archival profession in Canada has been an odyssey
of sorts, with a long and rich history, its full share of obstacles to
overcome, and a wealth of opportunities for professional, institutional,
and intellectual growth.

ACA 2001 brings an opportunity for archivists to explore the archival
odyssey: from where we have been, and how we can bring the lessons of the
past to the challenges of today, to where the technology of the 21st
century is taking us, and how archivists can harness technology's potential
to ensure the continued relevance of archives to our institutions and to
Canadians. 

Session titles from the Conference Program appear below. For more
information on the Conference Sessions; the ACA Institute and
Pre-Conference Workshops; Conference Accommodations; and planned Social
Events please visit the ACA Web Site at:

http://aca.archives.ca/conferen/

Conference Sessions - Thursday, 7 June 2001

Session 1 - Keynote Speaker: Verne Harris, National Archives of South Africa
Verne Harris will bring his unique perspective -- nurtured outside of the
Western mainstream of archival theory and practice and within the dramatic
transformations seen in recent years in South Africa -- to a consideration
of the conference theme, the Archival Odyssey.
Session 2: Following the River's Path: Documenting Agricultural & Rural
Life Along the Red River Valley
Session 3: The Political Economy of Macro-Appraisal
Session 4: ACA Interactive: Archivistes sans frontières: A Progress Report
Session 5: The Appraisal of Electronic Records
Session 6: Generation X Enters the Archives: Thoughts on the Archival
Odyssey from Recent Entrants to the Archival Profession
Session 7: ACA Interactive: The Appraisal of Archival Audio-visual and
Related Material: An Open Discussion of Archival Practice and Government
Regulations
Session 8: The InterPARES Project: Findings and Future Directions
Session 9: Private Sector Acquisition Strategies


Conference Sessions - Friday, 8 June 2001

Session 10 - Plenary Session: Is There a Post-Modern Approach to Archives?
Session 11: Home Sweet Home: Planning and Constructing Archival Facilities
Session 12: Archives and the Web: Opportunities and Implications
Session 13: ACA Interactive: Post-Modernism in Practice
Session 14: Public Service and the Internet: Promises and Pitfalls
Session 15: All About Custody! Historical Perspectives on Custodial and
Post-Custodial Theory and Practice
Session 16: ACA Interactive: An International Content Standard for Archival
Description: Prospects and Possibilities
Session 17: Sins of the Father: A Panel on Litigation and the Archival
Record of Residential Schools
Session 18: Serving the "Client": Access Policies in Canadian Business
Archives


Conference Sessions - Saturday, 9 June 2001

Session 19: The Evolving Role of Government Archives in Democratic Societies
Session 20: Content in Context: Digital Access to the Holdings of Archives
and Museums
Session 21: Odyssée fragile: Archives and the Preservation of Francophone
Culture Outside of Québec
Session 22: ACA Interactive: Sleuthing the Book in Canada
Session 23: Towards A Definition of Canadian Visual Artists' Archives
Session 24: Evidence and Anecdote: A Panel on Personal Papers
Session 25: ACA Interactive: From ALARM to IRMC
Closing Plenary - Speaker: Diane Haglund, Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario
Conference, United Church of Canada
As ACA 2001 comes to a close, Diane Haglund, a leader in the Manitoba and
national archival communities, will reflect on the odyssey of Canadian
archivists.


Winnipeg, situated at the forks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers in the
heart of the continent, has been a meeting place for centuries. Winnipeg is
also a city of neighbourhoods. The most historic is St. Boniface, an easy
walk across the Provencher Bridge from the City Centre and close to the
Forks National Historic Site. It is also the site of the Centre culturel
franco-manitobain, ACA 2001 Conference Headquarters. The immediate
neighbourhood is home to twenty-five unique shops and over a dozen
restaurants. Experience the warm atmosphere of Franco Manitoba. Explore
Provencher Boulevard and over thirty designated historical sites. Plan also
to visit Winnipeg's other unique neighbourhoods including a taste of Italy
on Corydon Avenue, The Exchange District National Historic Site, and the
shopping precinct of Osborne Village. 

For more information on these and many of Winnipeg's other attractions
visit the Tourism Winnipeg Web Site at www.tourism.winnipeg.mb.ca and plan
to journey to Winnipeg in June of 2001.

Linda White, Chair
Publicity Sub-Committee
ACA 2001 Local Arrangements Committee

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