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Thank you to all our candidates for standing in the 2022 Design Records Section election! Members, please review their candidate statements below so that you can make an informed choice. You will be voting for: • Junior Co-Chair • Steering Committee member • Steering Committee member We are also voting on making the Digital Design Records Task Force (DDRFT) a sub-committee under the Design Records Section, as detailed below.  The election will be managed by SAA staff; please keep an eye on...
Jun 2, 2022   Design Records Section
Thank you to all our excellent candidates for standing in the 2022 Congressional Papers Section election. Please take some time to review their candidate statements and get to know them so you can make an informed choice. You will be voting for: One Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, for a two-year term; and Three Steering Committee members Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through Survey Monkey; keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens. Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect Candidates The following...
You will be voting for: One Vice Chair/Chair-elect, for a two-year term Two Steering Committee Members, each for a three-year term Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through Survey Monkey; please keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens! Vice Chair/Chair-Elect (select one) Name: Hilarie Pitman Pozesky Professional title, institution, or affiliation: Cofounder and Archivist, Sepia Archival Management Biographical Information:  Hilarie Pitman Pozesky is a co-founder of Sepia...
May 31, 2022   Women Archivists Section
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2022 Encoded Archival Standards (EAS) Section election. The EAS Section has two open positions for the 2022 election and two candidates running unopposed. Please take some time to review each candidate statement below. You will be voting for: One co-chair, for a two-year term, serving in year one as junior co-chair and in year two as senior co-chair; and One Steering Committee member, for a two-year term. SAA staff will manage...
You will be voting for: One Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, for a three-year term; and Two Steering Committee members (two-year terms).  Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through Survey Monkey; keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens!  Vice Chair/Chair-Elect Candidates The following candidates are running for the Vice Chair/Chair-Elect position: Veronica DenisonUniversity Archivist, Kansas State University Biographical statement: Veronica Denison is the University Archivist at Kansas...
The Archivists and Archives of Color Section Steering Committee is excited to announce the excellent slate of candidates running in this year’s election. Please review their bios and statements before casting your votes. You will be voting for: 1 Co-chair (2-year term) 3 Steering Committee Members (2-year term) 1 Newsletter Editor (2-year term) SAA staff administer ballots through Survey Monkey and will email you the ballot when voting opens. Co-chair Joseph R. (Bob) DiazAssociate Librarian...
Vice-Chair/Chair Elect Candidates Helena Egbert Biography:Helena Egbert is the Processing Archivist at Kansas State University Libraries. After being hired in April 2020 she led disaster recovery efforts to bring the archival collections back into the building following the Hale library fire in 2018. She continues to lead efforts related to long lasting effects from the disaster. She also oversees processing and collection management efforts. Previously she worked at Oregon State University at...
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2022 Accessibility & Disability Section election. Please take some time to review their candidate statements. You will be voting for: Vice Chair/Chair-Elect (three-year term) Steering Committee members (three-year terms) Early-career member (one-year term) Ballots will be sent by SAA through Survey Monkey — keep an eye on your inbox for when the ballot opens! Vice Chair/Chair-Elect Candidates The following candidate is...
Call for nominations!  Please send any nominations immediately by June 1! Are you seeking an opportunity to expand both your own knowledge of archival history and your network of colleagues with similar interests? If so, consider joining the Archival History Section as a member of our Steering Committee or as our Early Career Member. Steering Committee members aid the section in our newsletter (https://archivalhistory.news), help us sponsor annually an award about archival history, and work in...
May 31, 2022   Archival History Section
Vice Chair / Chair Elect Alexandra (Lexy) deGraffenreid, Interim Co-Head of Collection Services & Processing Archivist, Penn State Univeristy's Eberly Family Special Collections Library  Biography Alexandra (Lexy) deGraffenreid is the Interim Co-Head of Collection Services & Processing Archivist at Penn State University’s Eberly Family Special Collections Library where she stewards the ingest, accessioning, processing, and collection maintenance of their archival and special...
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2022 Metadata and Digital Object Section (MDOS) election. Please take some time to review their candidate statements and get to know them so you can make an informed choice. You will be voting for: 1 Co-chair (three-year term) 1 Steering Committee member (three-year term) 1 Web Liaison (three-year term) 1 Education Coordinator (three-year term) Ballots will be managed by SAA staff through Survey Monkey; keep an eye on your inbox...
The SAA Public Library Archives and Special Collections Section seeks candidates to serve in leadership positions for the next fiscal year, 2022-2023! Getting involved in PLASC leadership is a great way to engage in professional development and public service, and connect with colleagues throughout the United States. Time commitment is approximately 3 hours/month, including attendance at a virtual monthly meeting. Annual meeting attendance is NOT required. Over the past year PLASC has been...
The Performing Arts Section (PAS) is seeking nominations for both the Co-Chair and a Steering Committee Member positions.  Serving in a leadership role on the Section is a wonderful way to become more involved with PAS and SAA and get to know other archivists.  In order to hold a position as an officer and/or member of the Steering Committee, you must be a member of both SAA and PAS. The term for each office is one year, beginning at the close of the SAA annual meeting in August 2022 and ending...
May 18, 2022   Performing Arts Section
SOLO, the newsletter of the Lone Arrangers Section of the Society of American Archivists, seeks submissions for the Fall 2022 issue. The newsletter relies entirely on submissions from LAS members or anyone wishing to contribute to the community of solo archivists. Please consider sharing your work, news, and accomplishments with your colleagues!  We're looking for articles, photos, and shorter announcements relevant to solo archivists. Possible topics include your collections; your successes...
May 16, 2022   Solo Archivists Section
Greetings OHS Members! This year, the Electronic Records Section (ERS) and Oral History Section (OHS) will host a joint section meeting in early August during SAA's 2022 hybrid conference. In hosting a joint session, our goal is to encourage dialogue between our members and to reflect on our shared interests and challenges, particularly in the ways that our work has been impacted by a remote working environment and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  All section meetings are virtual this year, and...
May 14, 2022   Oral History Section
The Native American Archives Section is seeking nominations for the Steering Committee positions! The Society of American Archivists (SAA) Native American Archives Section (NAAS) is seeking nominations for Vice Chair/Chair-Elect and three Steering Committee members. Anyone is welcome to apply, including students and early-career archivists. If you work with Native American archival materials, or are interested in learning more about the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials, this is...
Help shape the future of the Society of American Archivists’ Metadata and Digital Object Section (MDOS) by joining the Steering Committee. Service on the MDOS Steering Committee is a manageable time commitment that offers you valuable experience as you contribute to our profession by fostering discussion, education, and collaboration among archivists interested in digitization, digital archival objects, and the metadata that enables their access, management, and preservation. The MDOS Steering...
Would you like to get more involved with SAA and expand your leadership experience? Maybe it's time to help lead the Preservation Section! We are seeking candidates for two positions: Vice-Chair/Chair Elect  Member-At-Large  If you are interested in nominating yourself, or would like to nominate someone else, please send the name and a 4 or 5 sentence statement of interest/professional bio to Kara McClurken (kmm6ef@virginia.edu) by Monday, May 23rd. The work: Section projects include planning...
Apr 28, 2022   Preservation Section
The Encoded Archival Standards (EAS) Section is seeking candidates for three positions: One co-chair for a two-year term (2022-2024) -- first year as junior co-chair and second year as senior co-chair One Steering Committee member for a two-year term (2022-2024) One early-career member for a one-year term (August 2022 - August 2023) Please feel free to email current co-chairs Bo Doub (bdoub@usc.edu) and Irene Gates (gatesbir@gmail.com) with any questions regarding the nominations/election...
The Public Library Archives and Special Collections (PLASC) Section is calling for presenters at our virtual section meeting, Wednesday July 20th from 11am-12:30pm PST. We are looking for lightning talks, 10-15 minutes in length, that highlight projects and initiatives from your repositories that further efforts in diversity, equity, and inclusion, particularly with regards to collections development. Examples of this work might be: Projects with External Partners Community Collecting...
  "Performance in the Archives" [Virtual Coffee Table Discussion" April 29, 2022, 3:00 pm EDT/2:00 pm CDT/12:00 pm PDT, via Zoom SAA's Performing Arts Section (PAS) invites SAA members, affiliates, colleagues, and friends to a discussion about the encounters, interactions, and mutual influences between the world of archives and performing arts. The panel features Lynn Garafola, Professor Emerita of Dance, Barnard College, Columbia University; Zachary Whittenburg, dance journalist and Arts...
Apr 15, 2022   Performing Arts Section
  The Reference, Access, & Outreach section of the Society of American Archivists seeks nominations for election to the following roles:  Steering Committee Member-at-Large (2) 2 year commitment Vice-chair/Chair-elect 3 year commitment All roles begin at the conclusion of the 2022 Annual Meeting. Nominations can be made via our 2022 Nominations Form by the end of the business day on June 24, 2022. For more information and details on roles and responsibilities you can review the...
The updated Museum Archives Guidelines were approved in February 2022 and are available! These assist all types of museums—both independent museums and those contained within larger institutions—in the development and administration of archives programs. The document outlines the components of a successful museum archives program.
Apr 11, 2022   Museum Archives Section
The Collection Management Section Webinar: "Turning Disaster into Opportunity" took place on April 5th, 2022. The recording is available at the SAA Youtube Channel When the unexpected hits our collections, it can be a time of stress and uncertainty but can also be a time to look at collection management practices, storage design and processing to come out stronger on the other side.  Hear from three presenters who faced the unexpected and learn some of the lessons they took away from their...
Call for Presenters! UnBOXed: LAS Treasures Do you have unique and interesting items in your collection? Most of us do! The Lone Arrangers Section is looking for 5 presenters to participate in a show-and-tell about the highlights of their collections for our next Section event.  When: The event is scheduled for Thursday, April 28 at 4pm Eastern (3pm Central / 1pm Pacific time). Format: Show your treasures live or via a slideshow.  Contact: lonearrangersectionsaa@gmail.com
Apr 5, 2022   Solo Archivists Section