Dear Archives Students!
We would like to personally invite you to attend the upcoming Midwest Archives Conference (MAC) annual meeting being held in Chicago, April 22-24. For the incredibly cheap student registration rate of $45, you will have access to educational and informative sessions on a wide variety of archival topics, in addition to having many opportunities to connect and network with others in the profession. Networking is important, and your linking with others could significantly impact your career!
To register online, and to join MAC if you’re not already a member, go to http://www.midwestarchives.org.
Be sure to note on the form if you can attend the New Members Dinner (see below).
Of special note for students are the following events:
Students’/Young Archivists Night on the Town! (Thursday) Spend Thursday evening with your generation while experiencing city nightlife at its best
Archivists’ Show and Tell: An Open Mike Session (Friday) Share your innovative ideas….
A New Members’ Dinner (free!) for any new members who have recently joined MAC or if you are attending your very first meeting (Friday night)
MAC Student Poster Session—check out cutting edge research and network with your generation of archivists at the first-ever MAC student poster session (Friday)
“Landing a Job in This Economy? A special session of great interest (Saturday)
Additional Resources for the Meeting:
Chicago Hostel Listing” which offers probably the best guide to low-cost housing in the city.
http://www.hostels.com/chicago/usa
Roommate matchup for Chicago created by the Chicago LAC:
http://www.midwestarchives.org/mc/bulletinBoard/viewTopicList.do?forumId=220391
Finally,
The MAC 2010 Blog for up-to-date information on getting around:
http://macchicago2010.wordpress.com/
We hope to see you in Chicago!
Douglas Bicknese (Vice President, MAC)
David McCartney (Chair, MAC Membership Committee)
Tanya Zanish-Belcher (President, MAC)
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Anke Voss, PIO, Midwest Archives Conference
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Anke Voss, MSLS, MA
Director, Champaign Co. Historical Archives
Lecturer, GSLIS, University of Illinois at U-C
The Urbana Free Library
210 West Green Street
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217/531-7040
Fax: 217/531-7088
avoss@tufl.info
http://urbanafreelibrary.org/archives/
“less metadata — more poetry”
Peter J. Wosh
Director, Archives/Public History Program
History Department
New York University
53 Washington Square South
New York NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-8601
Fax: (212) 995-4017
http://history.fas.nyu.edu/object/history.gradprog.archivespublichistory.html