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International Archival Affairs Section (IAAS) identifies and addresses issues and concerns of archives and archivists throughout the world; provides a forum for discussion, dissemination and promotion of issues related to international archival affairs. Below are our current virtual programs open to the public and any member of SAA.
Archival Landscapes virtual seminar series began in 2020. In each seminar, an international guest speaker introduces participants to the issues and advancements in their local context, describing the history, operating environment and unique aspects of archival practice in their country.
Please join us on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 11am EDT with Hungarian archivist Zoltán Szatucsek, Director of the Department of International Relations at the National Archives of Hungary, for the second Archival Landscapes seminar of the year.
Advance registration for this seminar is now available: click here.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Click here to view past Archival Landscapes seminars.
Archival Vistas Briefings virtual program series began in 2023 and discusses a topic or theme of international focus. The theme for 2025-2026 is AI and the Expanding Vistas of Archival Practice. In each seminar, an international guest speaker(s) introduces attendees to how they have interacted with an AI technology in relation to archival work and shares their aspirations, implementation, and development experience with it.
Click here to view past Archival Vistas programs.
Question for the IAAS Section? Please contact us at internationalarchival@gmail.com.
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