From arussell@stevens.edu Wed Oct 30 16:29:52 2013 Return-Path: X-Original-To: nethistory@ietfa.amsl.com Delivered-To: nethistory@ietfa.amsl.com Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ietfa.amsl.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9E3E11E81D9 for ; Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:29:52 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at amsl.com X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -4.602 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.602 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[BAYES_50=0.001, GB_I_INVITATION=-2, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, MIME_QP_LONG_LINE=1.396, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-4] Received: from mail.ietf.org ([12.22.58.30]) by localhost (ietfa.amsl.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id J-PIoHd0LlzF for ; Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:29:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from na3sys009aog124.obsmtp.com (na3sys009aog124.obsmtp.com [74.125.149.151]) by ietfa.amsl.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 3AC5E11E810C for ; Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:29:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nexus.stevens.edu ([155.246.14.12]) by na3sys009aob124.postini.com ([74.125.148.12]) with SMTP ID DSNKUnGWaOE+LmRQzQytWpMQ2oRmKCJ9kRiD@postini.com; Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:29:47 PDT Received: from alr.home (pool-72-76-119-24.nwrknj.fios.verizon.net [72.76.119.24]) (Authenticated sender: arussell) by nexus.stevens.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 64B0617FD9D; Wed, 30 Oct 2013 19:29:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Andrew Russell Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_4E706BD0-F3D8-46EE-A715-4C8472A5FEF3" Message-Id: <02603282-0DDA-4B62-B492-C9DC6224CC91@stevens.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 19:29:45 -0400 References: <95CD40EB-A01E-4B64-9617-51EDBEABA7DF@umn.edu> To: "nethistory@ietf.org" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) Cc: "Thomas J. Misa" Subject: [Nethistory] Fwd: [SIGCIS-Members] Archiving Workshop on ACM History (21-22 May 2014) ---> Call for Participation deadline 15 Jan. 2014 X-BeenThere: nethistory@ietf.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Matching net historical materials with institutions that may preserve them List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:29:52 -0000 --Apple-Mail=_4E706BD0-F3D8-46EE-A715-4C8472A5FEF3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Greetings -=20 I thought that list members would be interested in the call for = participation, below, which is aimed at members of the "computer-history = community who are *creating* archives. It's an excellent opportunity for = collaboration, Cheers, Andy Begin forwarded message: > From: "Thomas J. Misa" > Subject: [SIGCIS-Members] Archiving Workshop on ACM History (21-22 May = 2014) ---> Call for Participation deadline 15 Jan. 2014 > Date: October 30, 2013 4:24:01 PM EDT > To: sigcis > Cc: "Thomas J. Misa" >=20 > Hi all, >=20 > The ACM History Committee will be sponsoring an ARCHIVE-centered = workshop at CBI during 21-22 May 2014. It is aimed at ACM members and = others in the computer-history community who are *creating* archives --- = not at historians using archives to do research. Please apply **if** = you have an archiving project, paper and/or digital, that would benefit = from some discussion and visibility at this workshop. >=20 > (Last year, ACM HC anticipated holding a *research* oriented workshop = in 2014 . . . but this has been pushed forward a year to 2015. ACM HC = awardees from this past year can look forward, then, to an invitation to = a spring/summer 2015 research workshop sponsored by ACM-HC. There will = _not_ be a research workshop in 2014.) > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >=20 > The Association for Computing Machinery's History Committee is = sponsoring a two-day archiving workshop to help diffuse knowledge of = professional archival practices into ACM's membership and others with an = active interest in preserving our computer heritage. Applications are = invited to a two-day archiving workshop, to be held 21-22 May 2014 at = the Charles Babbage Institute (CBI) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For each = successful application, one person's expenses for workshop travel, = lodging, and meals will be paid by the ACM History Committee. Project = proposals are due by 15 January 2014. >=20 > Who should attend? ACM members and others who are planning or actually = doing archival projects. The audience is people who are creating = archives, or thinking about doing so; this workshop is not focused on = researchers who are mainly using archives. The workshop should be of = special interest to ACM officers and staff, SIG leaders, historically = minded ACM members, and others working on computer history archiving = projects. Priority will be given to ACM members and members of other = national computer societies affiliated to the ACM, but sufficient places = have been reserved for non-affiliated individuals who are actively = engaged in preserving computer history.=20 >=20 > Workshop activities include: [a] presentations on basic archiving = processes and principles (paper and digital), including identification, = priorities, assessment, and processing; privacy and legal issues; = preparation and use of finding guides; archival file formats; archival = use and project goals; and preparing for public deposit; [b] hands-on = individual exploration of CBI holdings, including ACM records; [c] short = presentations on each attendee's archiving project/plans, with group = discussion; [d] CBI archival cavern tour; [e] ample networking time, = including lunches and workshop dinner. Participants will leave with a = "tool kit" of practical, useful procedures as well as insight into = professional archiving practices.=20 >=20 > Small workshop format to permit maximum hands-on character and = personal interaction: 20-25 maximum attendees.=20 >=20 > The ACM History Committee will fund one person per accepted project = (including travel, hotel, meals). Applicants should send a 2-page CV as = well as a 250-word project description that [a] explains the = significance of the proposed archiving project and its importance; [b] = describes the archiving project's raw materials including types of = images, documents, reports, publications (including format of digital = materials); and [c] affirms your willingness to make a short = presentation to the workshop and participate fully in its two-day = agenda. Project proposals are due by 15 January 2014. Proposals should = be submitted as a single pdf-format document to = history-webmaster@acm.org. Notification of project acceptance will be = made within eight weeks. Questions about the workshop or requests for = clarification may be directed, at any time, to = history-webmaster@acm.org.=20 >=20 > The announcement of this call for papers is also available in = pdf-format = . > _______________________________________________ > This email is relayed from members@sigcis.org, the email discussion = list of SHOT SIGCIS. The list archives are at = http://sigcis.org/pipermail/members/ and you can change your = subscription options at http://sigcis.org/mailman/listinfo/members --Apple-Mail=_4E706BD0-F3D8-46EE-A715-4C8472A5FEF3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii

Cheers,

A= ndy

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From: "Thomas J. Misa" = <tmisa@umn.edu>
Subject: = [SIGCIS-Members] Archiving Workshop on ACM History = (21-22 May 2014) ---> Call for Participation deadline 15 Jan. = 2014
Date: October 30, 2013 4:24:01 PM EDT
To: sigcis <members@sigcis.org>
Cc: "Thomas J. Misa" = <tmisa@umn.edu>

Hi all,

The ACM History Committee will be sponsoring an = ARCHIVE-centered workshop at CBI during 21-22 May 2014.  It is = aimed at ACM members and others in the computer-history community who = are *creating* archives --- not at historians using archives to do = research.  Please apply **if** you have an archiving project, paper = and/or digital, that would benefit from some discussion and visibility = at this workshop.

(Last year, ACM HC anticipated holding a = *research* oriented workshop in 2014 . . . but this has been pushed = forward a year to 2015.  ACM HC awardees from this past year can = look forward, then, to an invitation to a spring/summer 2015 research = workshop sponsored by ACM-HC.  There will _not_ be a research = workshop in 2014.)
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

The = Association for Computing Machinery's History Committee is sponsoring a = two-day archiving workshop to help diffuse knowledge of professional = archival practices into ACM's membership and others with an active = interest in preserving our computer heritage. Applications are invited = to a two-day archiving workshop, to be held 21-22 May 2014 at the = Charles Babbage Institute (CBI) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For each = successful application, one person's expenses for workshop travel, = lodging, and meals will be paid by the ACM History Committee. Project = proposals are due by 15 January 2014.

Who should attend? ACM = members and others who are planning or actually doing archival projects. = The audience is people who are creating archives, or thinking about = doing so; this workshop is not focused on researchers who are mainly = using archives. The workshop should be of special interest to ACM = officers and staff, SIG leaders, historically minded ACM members, and = others working on computer history archiving projects. Priority will be = given to ACM members and members of other national computer societies = affiliated to the ACM, but sufficient places have been reserved for = non-affiliated individuals who are actively engaged in preserving = computer history.

Workshop activities include: [a] presentations = on basic archiving processes and principles (paper and digital), = including identification, priorities, assessment, and processing; = privacy and legal issues; preparation and use of finding guides; = archival file formats; archival use and project goals; and preparing for = public deposit; [b] hands-on individual exploration of CBI holdings, = including ACM records; [c] short presentations on each attendee's = archiving project/plans, with group discussion; [d] CBI archival cavern = tour; [e] ample networking time, including lunches and workshop dinner. = Participants will leave with a "tool kit" of practical, useful = procedures as well as insight into professional archiving practices. =

Small workshop format to permit maximum hands-on character and = personal interaction: 20-25 maximum attendees.

The ACM History = Committee will fund one person per accepted project (including travel, = hotel, meals). Applicants should send a 2-page CV as well as a 250-word = project description that [a] explains the significance of the proposed = archiving project and its importance; [b] describes the archiving = project's raw materials including types of images, documents, reports, = publications (including format of digital materials); and [c] affirms = your willingness to make a short presentation to the workshop and = participate fully in its two-day agenda. Project proposals are due by 15 = January 2014. Proposals should be submitted as a single pdf-format = document to history-webmaster@acm.org. = Notification of project acceptance will be made within eight weeks. = Questions about the workshop or requests for clarification may be = directed, at any time, to history-webmaster@acm.org. =

The announcement of this call for papers is also available in = pdf-format <ht= tp://history.acm.org/public/public_documents/ACM-HC_2014.pdf>.
_= ______________________________________________
This email is relayed = from members@sigcis.org, the = email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://sigcis.org/pipermail/= members/ and you can change your subscription options at http://sigcis.org/mail= man/listinfo/members

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