Registration is now open!
Join the Collection Management Section for a spring webinar panel on April 28, 2025 from 3:00-4:30 pm Eastern. This panel will feature presentations on setting strategic priorities and decision-making for collection management with a focus on tools and workflows.
Steven Gentry of the University of Michigan, will present a weighted scoring model that informs processing prioritization. He will talk about the project’s inception, an overview of the model, its various...
The Encoded Archival Standards (EAS) Section is seeking candidates for three positions:
One co-chair for a two-year term (2023-2025) -- first year as junior co-chair and second year as senior co-chair
Two Steering Committee members for a two-year term (2023-2025)
We welcome early career candidates, as well as more seasoned archivists, including those who have held EAS Section leadership positions in the past. The time commitment for Steering Committee members is roughly 2-5 hours per month,...
Many thanks to all of our excellent candidates for putting themselves forward in this election cycle. Please read and consider their statements carefully before submitting your votes.
The positions up for election this cycle are:
Vice Chair / Chair Elect for a 2-year term (1 position)
Steering Committee Member / Member-at-Large with 1-year terms (3 positions)
Secretary with 1-year term (1 position)
SAA will be sending the ballots out to all members via Survey Monkey, so watch your inbox and...
Read candidate statements for the 2024-2025 election.
SAA SNAP is excited to announce that our ballot for next year’s committee is open for voting starting today! Make your voice heard in the selection of the following year’s committee who will steward this section with programming and leadership. The ballot will be open for three weeks, ending on July 15th. Please make sure you are logged in and a part of the SNAP section on SAA Connect to view our ballot. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact SNAP Chair Elias Gabriel Larralde or...
There are two ways to submit comments on the Guidelines for Reappraisal and Deaccessionng.
1. Review the attached PDF here and submit feedback to luglean@uwyo.edu.
2. Go to http://rddrt.forens.es/ and post your comments directly online. Please note that comments posted here will be seen by anyone who visits the page.
Comments must be received by October 16, 2011. The RD-DRT will discuss all comments after this date.
The CDTRWG welcomed Nicola Laurent (she/her) and Kirsten Wright (she/her) from the University of Melbourne to present "Understanding the Need for Trauma-Informed Practice in Archives" on Wednesday, June 28 at 11 a.m. Central Trime. This talk considered what trauma-informed archival practice is and why we need to implement the practice in archives. Nicola and Kirsten provided an overview of the 2022 survey Understanding the International Landscape of Trauma and Archives, which sought to obtain...
June 21, 2022—From grants to awards and scholarships, the SAA Foundation has been active in supporting archivists through initiatives that grow the profession. The Strategic Growth Funds supports many important programs, including the SAA Annual Meeting Awards which provide aid for many archivists to attend SAA Annual Meeting both in-person and virtually.
Donate Now!
We need your help to keep these important initiatives going! Be wicked generous for archivists and donate today! Why Donate?...
ARCS has launched a Facebook page, in order to promote the work of Section members and religious archives in general. You can view the site without having a Facebook account; an account is required to "Like", "Share" or post comments. Address is www.facebook.com/saa.arcs/
If you have questions or comments, send them to any of the Facebook administrators:Carole Prietto (Daughters of Charity) - Carole.Prietto@doc.orgAngelique Richardson (Archdiocese of Atlanta) arichardson@archatl.orgRyan Lee...
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...
Thank you to our candidates for standing for the 2025-2026 Women Archivists Section election.
Section members, please review the candidate statements below to learn more about them before voting.
You will be voting for:
One Vice Chair/Chair-elect, for a three-year term
Two Steering Committee members, each for a three-year term
Amendments to our bylaws. The proposed updates may be found in the attachment section of this page.
Ballots will be managed by SAA staff. Please...
Hello Everyone!
Please join the Annual Business Meeting of the Oral History Section on Tuesday, July 9th at 11-12:30 pdt/ 2-3:30 edt. We will review the Oral History Committee's work over the past year before turning over the floor to our speakers, Dr. Tyler Reed, Doug Boyd, and Jennifer Keil, who will speak about utilizing AI in oral history work. We will conclude the meeting with announcements and our agenda for the coming year!
Please be sure to register here.
The time for 2015 elections for open SNAP positions is upon us. Take a few minutes to read over the candidate statements!
Vice-chair/Chair Elect Candidates
Kelly Kietur – Private archive
I'm Kelly and I currently work as an archivist at a private archive in the Detroit area. I'm interested in serving as Vice Chair/Chair-Elect because as a new archivist as well as a first generation professional I am all too familiar with how daunting it can be when one is just starting out. I want to help...
Thank you to all our excellent candidates for standing in the 2021 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; and
2 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 candidates are running for...
Join us for an informal meeting to discuss Section updates, Archives Month, and share your latest news!
When: Friday, October 27 at 2pm Eastern / 1pm Central / 12pm Mountain / 11am Pacific / 10am Alaska / 8am Hawaii
RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/57nsh98f
This link will take you to the PLASC Marketing and Advocacy Toolkit, a Wordpress site.
RAO will host its 6th annual Marketplace of Ideas at the SAA Annual Meeting in Portland, OR on Wednesday, July 26, from 2:30–3:45pm, The Marketplace will kick off with each "vendor" giving a 2-minute infomercial to entice "shoppers." After that, we'll divide up and vendors will "sell" their ideas to shoppers in two 20-minute rounds. If you're interested in participating as a vendor, you'll find more information here.
A recap of our facinating December Coffee Chat with Dr. Ian Milligan is now live on our blog. Read more about Dr. Milligan's efforts to make web archives easier for historians and researchers to use.
SAA RAO Annual Meeting Agenda - As Of May 30, 2018
Date: Thursday August 16, 2018
Time: 4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Room – as of May 30, 2018 – on the SAA website – is “To Be Determined”. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DC 20008.
Business Portion of Meeting: From 4:15 p.m. to 4:55 p.m.
Welcome! - Alison Stankrauff
RAO Leadership and Election Update: - Su Kim Chung
Communication Committee Update: - Rebecca Bizonet, Kris Bronstad, Julie Porterfield,...
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...
by Jill Severn
Regular review of an organization’s bylaws is a great way to ensure that the organization remains nimble, responsive, and current. (It is also a great way to make sure that the organization’s image isn’t marred by the presence of typos.) Last year the RAO steering committee included this review as one of its tasks for the year. After careful scrutiny, the group determined that a few revisions would clarify and reflect current practice and a broad slathering of spell check...
Seeking a few good members!
Please send us any nominations for Steering Committee for the Reference, Outreach, and Access Section. And of course, you’re welcome to nominate yourself!
Here are the (short) by-laws that explain the duties and terms of the officers: http://www.archivists.org/saagroups/rao/bylaws.asp
Serving as a section leader is a great way to get involved with—or continue to be involved with—SAA, and a chance to benefit your profession. The Nominations Committee would be...
The 2013 RAO Program Committee seeks Hot Topics and Cool Demonstrations for provocative conversation and deep thinking in a hotel in New Orleans. On August 15th 2013 RAO will host its second annual Marketplace of Ideas and seeks purveyors of hot topics and cool demonstrations to sell their wares to a savvy audience of RAO archivists.
What is an RAO Hot Topic?
An RAO hot topic is an issue, a concern, an idea that has sparked recent attention in RAO circles. It can be something that seems...
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...
Thank you to all of our excellent candidates for standing in the 2023 Performing Arts 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 two Co-chairs, each for a two-year term.
The ballot is now open through August 13, 2023, and every PAS member's vote counts! The ballot is available under your SAA user profile or via this link.
Elizabeth K. Batiuk
elizabeth.k.batiuk@vanderbilt.edu...
