Science Sub-Group meeting - River Room, 9th floor, Tower Building, University of Dundee
2.00-4.00
Steering Committee meeting - River Room, 9th floor, Tower Building, University of Dundee
6.00-8.30
City of Discovery: A night of music, poetry and history.
Introduced by Professor Chris Whatley, Vice Principal, University of Dundee
David Kett, Local History Centre, Dundee Central Library
Iain Flett, City Archivist, Dundee City Archives
Elisabeth Flett, 11 year old singer and fiddler
Followed by wine reception
D'Arcy Thompson Lecture, Tower Building, University of Dundee.
Tuesday 14 August
9.00-9.15
Welcome: Dr David Duncan, University Secretary, University of Dundee
Session 1: The nature of archives in the 21st century: changes and challenges
Chair: Pat Whatley, University of Dundee
Keynote speakers:
9.15-10.00
George MacKenzie, National Archives of Scotland Archives in Scotland and the World: An International Perspective
10.00-10.45
Megan Sniffin-Marinoff, Harvard University The 'Scope and Content' of today's universities: what 21st century archivists should expect
10.45-11.15
Coffee
Panels:
11.15-12.15
Chair: Susanne Belovari, Tufts University, Boston
Gatis Karlsons, University of Latvia; Juliane Mikoletzky, Vienna University of Technology; Lucia Maria Velloso de Oliveira, House of Rui Barbosa Foundation, Brazil; Samar Mikati Kaissi, Archives and Special Collections, American University of Beirut/Jafet Library, Lebanon
Do We Know How We Differ?: University / Science Archives Across the Nations
12.15-1.00
Marian Matyn, Central Michigan University; Maria José Justo Martin, Historical University Archives of the University of Santiago de Compostela The Changing Nature of University Archives
1.00-2.00
Lunch
Session 2: Culture and Evidence: Identifying and Understanding Differing User Needs.
Chair: Caroline Brown, University of Dundee
Keynote speaker:
2.00-2.45
Maygene Daniels, National Galleries, Washington DC Considering archives and users in the internet age
Panels:
2.45-3.45
Rachel Hart and Norman Reid, University of St Andrews; Portia Vescio, Michigan State University; Ellen Swain, University of Illinois Identifying and Serving Users
3.45-4.15
Coffee
4.15-5.00
Lucia Maria Velloso de Oliveira, House of Rui Barbosa Foundation; Christopher Prom, University of Illinois Users and the Internet
Evening event:
6.00
Visit to St Andrews
7.30-9.00
Wine reception, buffet and music.
Hosted by University of St Andrews, Lower College Hall
Wednesday 15 August
Session 3: The archival workforce: new users, stakeholders and skills
Chair: Peter Anderson, National Archives of Scotland
Keynote Speaker:
9.00-9.45
Nick Barratt, Historian, Writer, Broadcaster Archives and the Media: The challenges for the 21st century
Panels:
9.45-10.30
Siobhan Convery, Aberdeen University; Norman Reid, University of St Andrews Who are 21st century archivists? Managers, promoters, diplomats or technicians?
10.30-11.00
Coffee
11.00-12.00
Elaine Penn, University of Westminster; Jane Stevenson, Archives Hub; Sonia Yaco, Wisconsin Historical Society New users, stakeholders and skills
12.00-12.45
Anne Barrett, Imperial College; Richard Szary, North Carolina University; Gatis Karlsons, University of Latvia; Magnús Guðmundsson, University of Iceland. Staffing archives: the international perspective
12.45-1.45
Lunch
Afternoon excursion:
1.45-5.30
Dunkeld and Edradour Distillery, Pitlochry
Conference dinner and dance
6.45-late
Fingask Castle, Rait, Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire. After dinner speaker: Professor Tom Devine, University of Edinburgh Scotland's Tartan Identity: Myth or Reality
Thursday 16 August
Session 4: Society, memories and histories
Chair: Ann Jones, Heriot-Watt University
Keynote Speaker:
9.30-10.30
Randall C. Jimerson, Western Washington University Orwell in the Archives: Memory, Politics, and Records
10.30-11.00
Coffee
Panel:
11.00-12.00
John Benson, queerupnorth Festival Archives; Dr Allan Beveridge, Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline Memory and History
SUV Annual General Meeting
12.00-1.15
SUV General Meeting and presentation by David Leitch, Senior Programme Manager, International Council on Archives, Paris
1.15-2.15
Lunch
Session 5: The impact of new technologies on record keeping
Chair: Helen McLaughlin, University of Melbourne
Panel:
2.15-3.30
Victoria Peters, University of Glasgow; Rebecca Schulte, University of Kansas; Alan Bell, University of Dundee New technologies and standards
Session 6: Archivists and Public Affairs
Keynote Speaker:
3.30-4.15
Tom Nesmith, University of Manitoba University Archivists and Public Affairs:
Toward a new Archival Public Programming
Closing remarks:
4.15-4.30
William Maher, University of Illinois
Evening event:
6.30-8.30
Wine reception, Discovery Point Antarctic Museum, Dundee
Guest speaker: Professor Charles McKean, University of Dundee The forgotten seaport: using archives to change perceptions of Dundee
Friday 17 August
Full day excursion: Boat trip on Loch Lomond, followed by lunch in the beautiful village of Luss, after which we will visit the Falls of Dochart, Killin, Perthshire. Limited number of places left. Book now to avoid disappointment. Price £
25.00
