<div dir="ltr">please excuse the cross postings<div><br></div><div>Colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div>The AABC is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2-day workshop "Understanding Copyright for Archivists" that will be held November 8-9, 2017 in Vancouver, BC. </div><div><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">This two-day workshop provides background information and interactive practical applications enabling archivists to apply sound copyright practice in day-to-day activities. </span><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The workshop demystifies this complex subject with an introduction to some underlying general principles about how copyright law works and also includes detailed presentation of provisions of the Canadian </span><em style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Copyright Act</em><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> that are directly related to the activities of archival institutions in the Digital Environment. The most recent changes to the law are highlighted and there is discussion of the obligations and rights of both copyright owners and users. Practical strategies are introduced to enable archivists to comply with the complexities of copyright law while carrying out professional responsibilities. </span><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Interactive practical case studies consolidate and move copyright principles and provisions into real-life practice. </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The workshop will be led by Nancy Marrelli who</span><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> is Archivist Emerita at Concordia University in Montreal and Archivist of the emerging Italian-Canadian Archives of Quebec. </span><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Nancy has published extensively on archival topics and various aspects of Montreal history. She has been a speaker at a wide variety of workshops and conferences across Canada, the United States, and elsewhere. She is the Special Advisor on Copyright for the Board of Directors of the Canadian Council of Archives and she participates in copyright committee work within the Canadian library and museum communities. She gives a series of webinars and workshops in English and French on copyright for the Canadian Council of Archives. </span></div><div><br></div><div><p style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><strong>Registration dates: </strong> October 1-27, 2017 </p><p style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><strong>Registration: </strong> 25 spots</p><p style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><strong>Registration Fees:</strong> </p><p style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Participants will be charged the AABC's standard 2-day workshop fee: </p><ul style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><li> members $350.00</li><li> non-members $450.00 </li></ul><p style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><strong>Catering & coffee breaks:</strong> Lunch along with an AM/PM coffee break will be supplied for both days.</p><p style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><strong>Accommodations:</strong> No accommodations have been pre-booked, participants are required to secure their own accommodations and/or transportation to the workshop.</p><p style="color:rgb(54,54,54);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">For further information about the workshop outline, please visit the <a href="http://aabc.ca/events/understanding-copyright-for-archivists/">AABC website</a>. Alternately, you can <a href="https://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=1831&EID=24752">register online here</a>. </p><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Lisa</div><div><br></div><div>Lisa Glandt, MAS</div><div>Education and Advisory Services (EAS) Coordinator</div><div>Archives Association of British Columbia</div><div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:aabc.advisor@aabc.ca" target="_blank"><font size="2">aabc.advisor@aabc.ca</font></a></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">phone: 778-680-2273</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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