Annual Meeting Registration Open

Friday, October 2, 2015
South Carolina Department of Archives & History (SCDAH)
8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC 29223 
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This year’s annual meeting is taking on a different format! We’re focusing on sharing ideas and building partnerships. A series of lightning rounds will give participants the opportunity to share experiences and highlight ways in which they have connected their archives with diverse user communities. Three concurrent “Bridge Building” roundtables will follow the lightning rounds. These open forums will offer participants the opportunity to engage with one another on specific archival concentrations and trends.

This year’s keynote speaker is Nic Butler, Ph.D. who will be discussing his role as the Public Historian at the Charleston County Public Library and surrounding community. 

$35 members; $50 nonmembers (includes membership); $15 students

Online registration is now closed. You may contact Virginia Ellison for last-minute registration

UPDATE as of 10/1/2015. The un-conference is canceled due to inclement weather. We hope to reschedule soon.

Un-Conference Save the Date

Save the date for the 2015 Un-Conference! 

Date: Friday, October 2, 2015

Location: Columbia – SCDAH facilities

Official Title: Bridge Builders: Connecting Archives with Your Community

Call For Participants coming soon!

Summer Social

Join us for an afternoon with archivists from around South Carolina as we enjoy a social lunch hour at Leaf, followed by a tour of the newly renovated Addlestone Library at the College of Charleston. This event is the fundraiser for the SCAA’s scholarship program, the Darrick L. Hart Endowment Fund.

Link to Flyer

Date: Friday, July 17, 2015
Time: 11:00 - 3:00 pm (11-12 Board Mtg.; 12-1:30 Lunch; 1:30-3:00 Tour)
Location: Addlestone Library, College of Charleston
Cost: $15.00 for SCAA members; $10.00 for students; $20.00 non-members 

Register now

Update: Spring Workshop full, email to be added to the waitlist

 PALMCOP/SCAA Spring Workshop

Every collection is susceptible to damage from water – whether from floods, hurricanes, burst pipes, or from structural leaks. This presentation and hands-on workshop will give participants information regarding salvage of affected collections and experience in recovery of waterlogged materials.

Experienced collections conservator, Ann Frellsen, who assisted along the Gulf Coast after Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina and is a member of the American Institute for Conservation’s Collections Emergency Response Team (AIC-CERT), will lead the one-day workshop on how to recover collections after the water recedes.

Participants will gain hands-on experience in the salvage of typical library and archives materials. Participants will also learn the importance of teamwork in managing an emergency response, including safety, public relations, and the recovery of wet materials.

Workshop Location: James A. Rogers Library at Francis Marion University
Date: Thursday, May 28, 2015
Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Registration is full. Contact Virginia Ellison to be added to the waitlist.

SAA - Harold T. Pinkett Minority Student Award

The application period for the 2015 Harold T. Pinkett Minority Student Award is now open!

The Pinkett Award was established in 1993 and recognizes and acknowledges minority graduate students, such as those of African, Asian, Latino or Native American descent, who, through scholastic and personal achievement, manifest an interest in becoming professional archivists and active members of the Society of American Archivists.
The recipients of the award will receive full complimentary registration to the SAA Annual Meeting and related expenses for hotel and travel for attending the Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists on August 16-22, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. In addition, each recipient receives a complimentary one-year membership in SAA.