Invitation to the ACA 20/1000 Celebration at SAA

It is our great pleasure to invite you to join us for food, fun, cheer, and dancing—and one or two mystery guests—as the Academy of Certified Archivists celebrates two happy milestones in 2009: membership exceeds 1,000 archivists, and the Academy is now 20 years old. The Academy is pleased to invite you to this celebratory fête to be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Society of American Archivists, in Austin Texas, on August 13, 2009.

Please bring your friends and guests, your dancing shoes, and your appetite, but not your wallet—this celebratory event is free. We expect an old-fashioned Texas party, featuring the live music from Cornell Hurd Band of Austin, truly a first-class down home celebration, great food and great company.

The party will kick off at 8 pm in Salon K of the Governors Ballroom on the 6th Floor of the Austin Hilton hotel. Thanks to the sponsorship of several generous donors, including Scotiabank Group, George Blood Audio (Safe Sound Archive), Hollinger/Metal Edge, The American Philosophical Society, and Capitol Hill Management Services, the party promises to be a certain highlight of the week!

We are eager to have you join us!

With all best wishes,
Marty Levitt, ACA President
Jane Nokes, Chair, 20/1,000 Celebration

P.S. We would appreciate your RSVP to Jane Nokes, Chair 20/1000 Event Committee, by August 3, 2009. Jane Nokes may be reached at jane.nokes(at)scotiabank.com.

Southwestern Archivist call for conference papers

The August 2008 issue of Southwestern Archivist featuring condensed versions of papers presented at the annual meeting was so well received that we've decided to do it again!

If you presented a paper at the conference in Shreveport, please consider submitting a version of your presentation for publication. Papers should be between 500-1000 words in length, and should include at least one accompanying image (photograph, chart, screen shot, etc).

The deadline for conference papers to be published in the August issue is July 1. (The deadline for all other newsletter content is July 10). Please contact Katie Salzmann at salzmann@txstate.edu if you plan to submit your conference paper or if you have any other questions.

Michael McColgin

Melanie Sturgeon, Arizona State Archivist, reported that Michael McColgin passed away at 5:00 a.m. this morning (Friday, June 12, 2009). Michael, long-time conservation officer for the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, served as president of the Society of Southwest Archivists from 2006-2007. Michael will be sorely missed by his many friends and colleagues.

There will be a memorial service for Michael this Sunday afternoon (June 14) at 3:00 p.m. at the Desert Heritage Church, located at 1020 N. Horn in Mesa, AZ.

SAA Brings MPLP Workshop to Austin in June

SAA has scheduled the workshop Implementing "More Product, Less Process" for June 26 in Austin. Early registration is available through May 26. SSA members, as always, will receive a $25 discount off the SAA non-member rate by entering the promotional code MPLP09SSA. You may register now by going here and logging into the registration system. Any questions, e-mail SAA Director of Education Solveig De Sutter at sdesutter@archivists.org.

SLOTTO 2009

Attention SSA Members! When packing for the annual meeting, don't forget to bring your SLOTTO items! Books, knickknacks, posters, c.d.s, T-shirts... anything worth raffling in support of your colleagues and the SSA scholarships!

Don't forget to bring a little extra cash for SLOTTO tickets - you never know what prize you'll bring home!

There will be a sign-up sheet near the registration desk to work the SLOTTO table. See if you can sell the most tickets!

Contact Emily Hyatt, SSA Scholarships Committee Chair, with questions.
ehyatt@consolidated.net
936-829-3543

2009 Election Results

Thanks to the 169 members who voted in the recent election! You are helping to chart the course for SSA's future. Thanks also to all who agreed to run for office. We had an extremely strong slate of candidates, and any of the people on the ballot would have served SSA well.

Society of Southwest Archivists officers, board, and elected committee chairs are:

Vice-President/President Elect: John Slate
Treasurer (2009-2011): Gerrianne Schaad
Executive Board (2009-2011): Amanda Focke, Michelle Mears, and Pati Threatt
Nominating Committee (2009-2011): Ellen Brown
Scholarship Committee (2009-2012): Brian Collins

The newly-elected officers and committee members will be presented at the annual meeting in Shreveport. Please be sure to offer them your congratulations - and offer to help with SSA's work!

SSA Nominating Committee

Carol Roark, Chair
Ann Massmann
Joel Minor

Deadline for Shreveport hotel reservations April 23

Hotel conference rates for the SSA 2009 annual meeting have been extended through April 23. Even if you have not yet registered but think there is a possibility that you might, you should reserve a hotel room by April 23 in order to get the conference rate. Local Arrangements cannot guarantee the conference rate after that date. Check the SSA Meeting Wiki for a list of alternative hotels should the need arise.

Thanks,

Laura