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Archives Association of Ontario Conference 2002

Interne(x)t: Challenges and Opportunities for Archives in a Networked World

Call for Proposals for Sessions to be Presented at the
AAO Conference 2002, St. Catharines, Ontario


The Archives Association of Ontario is pleased to announce that AAO
Conference 2002 will be held at Brock University, St. Catharines, June
19-23, 2002.

The theme of this year's conference is Interne(x)t: Challenges and
Opportunities for Archives in a Networked World.  The conference theme is
meant to provide a forum for issues relating to archives and the Internet.
Conference sessions will explore the challenges and opportunities presented
by the Internet in terms of service delivery, promotion, outreach, and the
future of record-keeping.  Possible topic areas include (but are not limited
to):

*       Archives and e-commerce
*       CAIN
*       outreach through virtual exhibitions
*       representing archives in online finding-aid systems
*       issues relating to digitization
*       Web pages as archival records

The AAO Conference 2002 Program Committee invites you to submit proposals
for consideration for next year's conference in St. Catharines.   Please see
below for submission details.
Submitting Proposals

The Program Committee encourages submissions for session proposals.
Sessions may be either:

*       traditional sessions with one, two or three individuals speaking on
a related topic
*       panel discussions on an issue of relevance to the conference theme


Please include the following information in your submission:

Proposed by:
Your Institution:
Your Mailing Address:
Your E-mail Address:
Your Telephone Number:
Your Fax Number:
Session Title
List of Participants: (Please provide the name, institution, mailing
address, phone, fax and e-mail for each session participant.  Please also
indicate whether they have agreed to participate in the session)
Session Description: (Please provide a description of your proposed session.
Please indicate the overall purpose of the session, its intended audience, a
description of the topic areas to be covered



THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS IS 31 JANUARY 2002

Session proposals and any questions concerning the conference program should
be sent to:

Steve Billinton
AAO 2002 Conference Program Chair
c/o Archives of Ontario, 3rd Floor
77 Grenville Street, Toronto ON  M5S 1B3
Phone: (416) 327-1574  Fax: (416) 327-1999
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

E-mail submissions are encouraged.



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____________________________________________
Steve Billinton
Descriptive Standards Program Coordinator (Acting)
Archives of Ontario, 77 Grenville Street, 3rd Floor
Toronto, ON  M5S 1B3
Tel: 1-800-668-9933 (Ontario Only); (416) 327-1574
E-mail: [log in to unmask]