Past Co-Sponsor's Testimonials

Here's what your colleagues have to say about co-sponsoring workshops with SAA:

University of Kentucky — "Being able to have this workshop on a major standard at our institution allowed me to get all of my staff trained at the same level for very little expense. I would definitely arrange to have more SAA workshops at UK. The experience was pretty painless. I’m way too busy to be relied on to organize these sorts of things. SAA makes it easy to host a major, significant workshop even if you are too busy."

 California Museum of Photography, Riverside – "We're quite glad we co-sponsored and the event itself was excellent.  Because of the various budget freezes affecting our institution, we would not have been able to attend this workshop.  We also saw attendance from three other local organizations, so it was nice to know that we helped proved a needed service to other professionals in our community."

UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections — "It’s been an honor to feel that I’ve contributed both to SAA and to the process of bringing my colleagues together and thinking collectively along the same lines in terms of archival description. It was also a pleasure to serve as host to archivists/librarians from institutions across the county."

 Society of California Archivists — "Everything went very smoothly from the selection and planning of the workshop to the day of the event. Our overall experience as an SAA co-sponsor was outstanding!"

Society of Georgia Archivists — "Everyone we dealt with at SAA was very professional, efficient, and above all, extremely pleasant. It was a very positive experience, across the board. I wouldn’t change anything."

Delaware Archivists Group (DVAG) — "SAA Education staff was a pleasure to work with. Especially appreciated prompt communication."

Pennsylvania State University — "I truly enjoy hosting the workshops; they bring an invaluable educational experience to folk who would never be able to afford to attend a workshop at an annual conference." 

The University of Akron — "Many people from this area were able to attend because there were no travel fees. It all ran very smoothly!"

GSLIS Simmons College — "Offers GSLIS a chance to partner with SAA to better serve our profession. Staff at SAA provide all materials, etc, with thoroughness and efficiency…it makes co-sponsoring the events a pleasure."

Florida Center for Library Automation – “Extremely well organized and excellent education staff.”

UCLA Friday Forums, Los Angeles – “It was a pleasure working with SAA."  Questions were answered promptly and the workshop preparations were handled well.”

Briscoe Center for American History, Austin – “Getting a needed workshop into our city where more of my staff attends eliminates travel costs for which we don’t have funds was most valuable.  We also enjoy the PR value in our community for bringing this opportunity to other repositories.”

University of Kentucky Libraries in collaboration with the Kentucky SHRAB – “To facilitate archival education, specifically to professionals in the State of Kentucky is a tremendous opportunity for growth.”

Smithsonian Institution – “SAA handled all of the administration, and my responsibility was limited to venue and refreshment arrangements.  Everything went very smoothly.  The quality of the workbooks was very good.”

Society of Georgia Archivists – “It was wonderful to not have to find a presenter on my own and wonder if they were actually qualified and how skilled a presenter they were.  SAA takes that, the most important element of any workshop responsibility so co-sponsors are only left with providing a location, breaks, and local logistics.”

Newport News Public Library System, Virginia – "The ability to have a high quality workshop brought to our area at a negligible cost.  Every went smoothly.”

Society of South Carolina Archivists – "Good communication, receipt and return of materials straightforward, instructor required little assistance and showed up ready to go."

New England Archivists – "Bringing important professional development to our region and the ability to attract archivists (especially from the outside of our region) to the conference were most valuable to us."

Chicago History Museum – "Being of service to the archival community, being seen as a resource for the archival community, being able to attend the workshop at a discount and without travel expenses, being able to make contacts with the archival community (in particular with the instructor) were most valuable to us."