Western Round-Up 2010 Joint CIMA/NWA/SCA/SRMA Meeting

Workshop and Session Proposal Information Sheet

The 2010 Joint Meeting Program Committee invites submissions for program proposals for the upcoming meeting/conference of the Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists (CIMA), the Northwest Archivists (NWA), the Society of California Archivists (SCA), and the Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists (SRMA). The meeting will include a three-day conference and a day of pre-conference workshops.

Meeting dates: April 28-May 1st, 2010
Meeting location: Renaissance Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA

Please note that presenters must register and secure their own funding and may only participate in one session.

Submit proposals to:

Julie Graham, Program Committee Chair
University of California, Los Angeles
Performing Arts Special Collections
Young Research Library, Room 22478
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
E-mail: jgraham@library.ucla.edu
Phone: 310-825-7253
Fax: 310-206-4109

Electronic submission is encouraged.
All proposals must be received by Wednesday, October 9, 2009



Session Title:
Proposed By:
Institution:
Contact Info:
Contact email:


Participants
(indicate Chair/Commentator/Leader/Moderator)
 		  

Participant #1
Name:
Institution:
Contact Info:
Contacted/Agreed to Participate? Yes   No
Member of? CIMA:   NWA:   SCA:   SRMA: NONE:

Participant #2
Name:
Institution:
Contact Info:
Contacted/Agreed to Participate? Yes   No
Member of? CIMA:   NWA:   SCA:   SRMA: NONE:

Participant #3
Name:
Institution:
Contact Info:
Contacted/Agreed to Participate? Yes   No
Member of? CIMA:   NWA:   SCA:   SRMA: NONE:

Participant #4
Name:
Institution:
Contact Info:
Contacted/Agreed to Participate? Yes   No
Member of? CIMA:   NWA:   SCA:   SRMA:


Description
Type (choose one) Traditional    Panel Discussion    Half-day Workshop    Full-day Workshop    Other   
Traditional: open session, two to three prepared papers (approx. 15 mintues each) with Q&A period(s)
Panel Discussion: open session, three to four individuals informally discussing a variety of theories or perspectives on the given topic(s)
Workshop: limited enrollment, allows interaction with participants and usually teaches or refines archival skills
Other: please include details in the descriptions below
Content description:
(175 words)
Role each of the speakers will play:
(150 words)
Audience for the session:
(1-2 sentences)
Purpose of the session:
(2-3 sentences)


Requirements
Schedule preference for sessions:
(workshops will held on Wednesday)		 Thursday   Friday   Saturday  
PLEASE NOTE: Preference will be considered, but there are NO guarantees. Please be flexible (so that we don't have to put all the digital sessions up against each other!).
Audiovisual:
PLEASE NOTE: Site fees for audio-visual equipment rental and Internet access are very high. Requests for use of AV equipment will be granted only with sufficient justification, or if you are able to provide your own.
Live Internet access for sessions will not be available, but will be considered for workshops.