CFP - New England Archivists Fall 2013 Symposium

*Call for Presentation Proposals*

New England Archivists Fall 2013 Symposium: Giving Color to Ideas

Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Symposium Focus: Big Ideas in the Archival Profession

http://newenglandarchivists.org/meetings/meetings.html



The New England Archivists Fall 2013 Program Committee calls for
presentation proposals for the Fall 2013 symposium. This
symposiuminaugurates a two-year trial period during which NEA will
host half-day
gatherings in the fall and three-day conferences in the spring. It will
feature a plenary talk by Jeffrey Schnapp, noted thinker in the realm of
digital humanities.

In keeping with the symposium's focus on innovative thinking in our field,
the program committee invites you to submit a presentation proposal
illustrating a new, innovative idea, or a "what if" scenario. We encourage
topics that impact the profession as a whole, subjects that inspire you, or
ideas that have yet to be explored by archivists in the New England region.
This is your chance to push the boundaries of current archival thought,
challenge your colleagues to think in new ways, and start a dialogue around
your idea.

Presentations will be grouped together, followed by a moderated discussion
between presenters and attendees. Presentations must be no longer than
seven minutes and must be in one of the following formats:

*Lightning talk* – a concise presentation that may or may not include a
simple visual element, such as a PowerPoint presentation with three to five
slides. For more information, visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Talk and
http://www.perl.com/pub/2004/07/30/lightningtalk.html.

*PechaKucha *– a presentation during which a 20-slide PowerPoint
presentation advances automatically at the rate of 20 seconds per slide.
For more information, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PechaKucha.

*TED talk* – a short presentation that may or may not include a visual
element. For more information, visit
http://www.danpink.com//2012/03/3-tips-for-ted-speakers.

Submissions should include the following elements:

1. working title of your presentation;

2. brief description of the topic;

3. name and contact information of the participant(s); and

4. presentation format.

Please submit your proposals by Friday, May 31, to Abigail Cramer and
Amanda Strauss with the subject line NEA Fall 2013 Presentation Proposal (
abigail.cramer@gmail.com, amanda_strauss@radcliffe.harvard.edu).
https://www.newenglandarchivists.org/meetings/meetings.html