Portland, OR - March Unconference

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Identity Crisis in the Archives:

We know who your grandpa is, but not who we are
March 27th, 2015

The Northwest Archivists, Portland Area Archivists, and Portland Emerging Archivists bring you an unconference dedicated to having a conversation about professional identity. 

Some of the questions we will explore:

-Who are we as archivists, curators, special collections librarians, and what do those labels mean? 

- How do we fit into this new landscape of citizen archivists and where anyone can “curate” something? 

-What sets us apart and how are we similar?

We are meeting in Portland the evening of Friday, March 27^th and extend an invitation to archivists, curators, librarians, and students to join us.  There is an attendance cap, so we require an RSVP by March 20^th. 

More information about the event will come to you during the upcoming months, but please save the date and consider sending your RSVP soon. 

For those outside of the Portland area, we are meeting on a evening which means you’ll have the opportunity to play in Portland for the weekend.  Several of your colleagues have offered “crash space;” let us know if you’re interested in a free place to stay. 

Cost:  NWA members are free;

non-NWA members $20 (waived if you join NWA for $25!)

RSVP to Diana Banning – diana.banning@portlandoregon.gov or 503-865-4110

For questions and additional information you can contact the organizing committee:

Bryce Henry: bhenry@pdx.edu

Max Johnson: johnsmax@ohsu.edu

Diana Banning: Diana.banning@portlandoregon.gov