The Portland Emerging Archivists is proud to announce our next event in 2013, a student mixer! This informal gathering will serve to connect distance students in the Portland-area with other students and recently minted archivists. Our goal is fostering communication, growth and interaction in Portland, in Oregon and in the Pacific Northwest in general, and we occasionally do tours, hold mini-conferences and host discussions on various topics in the archives world.
So if you have an hour or two and want to chat about archives and network with professionals in the area, then please stop on by! Details below:
When: April 13th, 2013 - 5pm
Where: MoMo's (725 SW 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97205)
***NOTE: We are going to be gathering at the back patio***
RSVP: Requested to johnsonxm [at] gmail [dot] com
We are also going to be sending out event invites through Facebook, so please go check us out on FB!
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
2013 Steering Meeting rundown
We had an excellent meeting on Sunday discussing some of the events for 2013, the timelines and some rough outlines.
We went through 2012's events and talked about what worked, what didn't and what we enjoyed. There was a general consensus that the mini-conference in June was hugely successful and something in that vein would be interesting in 2013. In addition, we had a lot of positive feedback about GSU Archives panel viewing and discussion. Everyone liked the tour of the Grieg Library.
For 2013 we are looking at these events:
April - Student mixer - Weekend (most likely a non-class weekend for ESU students). We hadn't done one of these in 2012 and thought it would be a good idea to get folks together for a midday drink and conversation.
June - Mini-conference - We have some volunteers and speakers willing to discuss e-records, digital repositories and the structure of the Internet.
August - Tour - Location/details undecided. We have some ideas we are floating around, but nothing concrete.
October - Archives Month - We are looking at several ideas for Archives Month, including a brochure and perhaps an events calendar highlighting the activities taking place in Portland.
Other business - We are going to host a student/new professional resource on job searching, resume writing, graduate education funding and more. The resource was created by Josh Zimmerman of Seattle Area Archivists and an excellent one-stop for links to many relevant articles and resources for students and recent graduates.
We are looking at a Facebook Page in order to provide an easily-accessible hub for sending out blog posts and other news. In relation to that we are also exploring creating a website.
We plan on having details for each event available on this blog at least 2 weeks beforehand, if not more.
If you are interested in supporting one of these events, or have ideas for making them happen, please let me know.
Best regards,
Max
We went through 2012's events and talked about what worked, what didn't and what we enjoyed. There was a general consensus that the mini-conference in June was hugely successful and something in that vein would be interesting in 2013. In addition, we had a lot of positive feedback about GSU Archives panel viewing and discussion. Everyone liked the tour of the Grieg Library.
For 2013 we are looking at these events:
April - Student mixer - Weekend (most likely a non-class weekend for ESU students). We hadn't done one of these in 2012 and thought it would be a good idea to get folks together for a midday drink and conversation.
June - Mini-conference - We have some volunteers and speakers willing to discuss e-records, digital repositories and the structure of the Internet.
August - Tour - Location/details undecided. We have some ideas we are floating around, but nothing concrete.
October - Archives Month - We are looking at several ideas for Archives Month, including a brochure and perhaps an events calendar highlighting the activities taking place in Portland.
Other business - We are going to host a student/new professional resource on job searching, resume writing, graduate education funding and more. The resource was created by Josh Zimmerman of Seattle Area Archivists and an excellent one-stop for links to many relevant articles and resources for students and recent graduates.
We are looking at a Facebook Page in order to provide an easily-accessible hub for sending out blog posts and other news. In relation to that we are also exploring creating a website.
We plan on having details for each event available on this blog at least 2 weeks beforehand, if not more.
If you are interested in supporting one of these events, or have ideas for making them happen, please let me know.
Best regards,
Max
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Steering meeting - Feb 24th, Noon to 2pm+
The steering event for 2013 will be at the Fuel Bistro & Coffee Bar on NE 14th and Alberta.
Details:
When: February 24th, Noon to 2pm +
Where: 1452 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
Due to the flexible nature of PEA we are hoping to outline a basic idea for the year and determine a schedule for events. We are hoping to have people interested in putting on events bring their ideas and discuss how we can bring them to fruition.
RSVP requested to: johnsonxm [at] gmail [dot] com
Best,
Max
Details:
When: February 24th, Noon to 2pm +
Where: 1452 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
Due to the flexible nature of PEA we are hoping to outline a basic idea for the year and determine a schedule for events. We are hoping to have people interested in putting on events bring their ideas and discuss how we can bring them to fruition.
RSVP requested to: johnsonxm [at] gmail [dot] com
Best,
Max
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Activism and Archives recap
Great event tonight and excellent way to kick off the New Year for PEA!
We were able to watch the GSU Archives video on Activism and Archives despite earlier "technical issues."
The panel was stimulating and touched on themes ranging from donor relations, trust, collaboration, advocacy and community outreach. Following the video we had a good discussion on aspects of archivists' relationships to activism, communities and advocacy. The discussion brought in viewpoints from all levels of archives, records management and library work for a dynamic and multifaceted exchange.
Special thanks to Crystal Rodgers for suggesting and organizing the material for tonight and introducing the Georgia State University Archives and providing background on their collections.
Special thanks to Anne Prahl and Pete Asch of the Oregon Jewish Museum for hosting the event.
And of course, special thanks to the members of PEA.
After the discussion we briefly talked about steering and programming for 2013, I'll send out an email in the next week or so and we'll set a time for a group meeting to talk about interests and projects moving forward.
Ideas, suggestions and proposals are always welcome.
We were able to watch the GSU Archives video on Activism and Archives despite earlier "technical issues."
The panel was stimulating and touched on themes ranging from donor relations, trust, collaboration, advocacy and community outreach. Following the video we had a good discussion on aspects of archivists' relationships to activism, communities and advocacy. The discussion brought in viewpoints from all levels of archives, records management and library work for a dynamic and multifaceted exchange.
Special thanks to Crystal Rodgers for suggesting and organizing the material for tonight and introducing the Georgia State University Archives and providing background on their collections.
Special thanks to Anne Prahl and Pete Asch of the Oregon Jewish Museum for hosting the event.
And of course, special thanks to the members of PEA.
After the discussion we briefly talked about steering and programming for 2013, I'll send out an email in the next week or so and we'll set a time for a group meeting to talk about interests and projects moving forward.
Ideas, suggestions and proposals are always welcome.
UPDATE: Tonight, PEA Event - change in video
A quick update to advises everyone that currently GSU is experiencing an issue that does not allow the video to play. We will instead show an alternate video that is available through another source, here is a short blurb on this panel:
"This panel discussion featuring Jenna Freedman, Alana Kumbier, Kate Eichorn, and moderator Emily Drabinski was recorded on September 23, 2011 during Activism & the Academy: Celebrating 40 Years of Feminist Scholarship & Action, a conference in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Barnard Center for Research on Women."
All apologies for the last minute change in video, however we hope that this video will be equally as interesting and generate discussions on Portland-related archives themes. We still plan on showing the GSU panel as soon as the situation resolves.
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