Deadline for Submission: 31 May 2022
The National Archives of Singapore (NAS) will be hosting the Southeast Asia Regional Branch of International Council on Archives (SARBICA) 2022 Virtual International Symposium on 15 – 17 November 2022, including a virtual workshop on 15 November 2022.
The theme for this year’s symposium is “Preservation & Sustainability: Two Sides Of The Same Coin?”. The symposium will focus on two important areas – preservation and sustainability, discuss perspectives on how they may co-exist, and explore opportunities for action to benefit the work of memory institutions like the archives.
NAS invites submission of proposals from interested parties on any of the following topics of interest below. Other thematically-related topics not listed here, are also welcome for consideration.
- Traditional archiving practices versus modern preservation efforts and their impact on the environment.
- Environmental impact of digital preservation.
- Understanding climate change and sustainability.
- Impact of climate change and disasters on archival collections and facilities and the archives’ response.
- Sustainability in conservation.
- Sustainable preservation methods.
- Sustainable archival services including access, programming, and outreach.
- Environmental standards for archival and conservation facilities.
- Best green practices for memory institutions (archives, libraries, museums, etc).
- Assessment framework for archival preservation vis-à-vis environmental protection.
- Formal education and training for green archivists.
- Green skills for the archival profession.
- Archival advocacy for sustainable preservation.
- Collaborations with allied professions in sustainable preservation.
TIMELINE AT A GLANCE:
- Deadline for submission of proposals: 31 May 2022
- Notification of accepted proposals: 29 July 2022
- Deadline for confirmation to present at the Virtual Symposium: 16 August 2022
- Submission of presentation materials: 6 October 2022
- Presentation at Symposium: 16 and 17 November 2022
DETAILS TO NOTE:
- Submit proposal in English via e-mail as an MS Word file by 31 May 2022 to: Irene_LL_LIM@nlb.gov.sg
- The proposal should include:
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- Title of proposal
- Abstract, maximum of 250 words
- Name and institution of proponent(s)
- Bio, maximum of 250 words per proponent
- The Organisers will review all submitted proposals and will notify the proponents via email, on the review outcomes by 29 July 2022.
- Accepted proponents must confirm if they are able to present at the Symposium by 16 August 2022. Presentation materials must be submitted to the Organisers by 6 October 2022.
- The Organisers shall waive the registration fee of the Symposium for the confirmed Presenters.
- Please email your enquiries (if any) to: NLB_Sarbica_2022@nlb.gov.sg.
For more information on the 2022 Virtual SARBICA International Symposium, kindly visit their website at https://sarbicasymposium2022.nas.gov.sg/