<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Colleagues,</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Due to the uncertainty of COVID restrictions that might prevent an in-person workshop in the fall, the AABC is pleased to work with our CCI colleagues to present the "Digital Preservation" workshop in an interactive and online format.</font></span><p style="border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;margin:15px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Curators, Collections Managers, Conservators, Archivists and other personnel responsible for the preservation of digital assets, particularly in smaller institutions will be interested in this workshop that outlines best practices for preserving digital information. Topics covered include appropriate selection criteria for physical carriers as well as tools for taking stock of existing digital assets and for developing digital preservation policies, plans and procedures. Software and hardware solutions for digital preservation in small to medium-sized heritage institutions are also recommended.</font></p><p style="border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;margin:15px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54)"><em style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px;padding:0px"><strong style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px;padding:0px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">A COVID-friendly format!</font></strong></em></p><p style="border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;margin:15px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The workshop will be presented over 3 online sessions, held in succession. Participants will be expected to attend each session online and will be required to prepare with an assignment and/or readings prior to each session (no more than 1 hour of prep time per session). Workshop materials will be supplied 1 week before the workshop starts.</font></p><p style="border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;margin:15px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54)"><span style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px;padding:0px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><strong style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px;padding:0px">Dates: </strong>September 15-17, 2020 (10:00am - 12:00pm each day)</font></span></p><p style="border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;margin:15px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><strong style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px;padding:0px">Registration Open:</span></strong><span style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px;padding:0px"> July 31 - September 4, 2020 (or until spaces filled)</span></font></p><p style="border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;margin:15px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px;padding:0px"><strong style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px;padding:0px">Registration Fee</strong>: </span>AABC Members - $250.00; Non-members - $350.00</font></p><p style="border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;margin:15px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54)"><span style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px;padding:0px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><strong style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px;padding:0px">Workshop enrollment: </strong>max 21 participants</font></span></p><p style="border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;margin:15px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(54,54,54)"><strong style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px;padding:0px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Attendees must have:</font></strong></p><ul style="border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style:inside none square;color:rgb(54,54,54)"><li style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px 16px;padding:0px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Computer with an active internet connection, and web browser</font></li><li style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px 16px;padding:0px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Any plug-in necessary to access <em style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px;padding:0px">Zoom</em> webinar/meeting software</font></li><li style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px 16px;padding:0px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Microphone and speakers (internally in computer, or external)</font></li><li style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px 16px;padding:0px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">A spreadsheet application capable of opening and editing an Open Office Spreadsheet (xlsx) document (eg: MS-Excel).</font></li><li style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px 16px;padding:0px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">A word processing application capable of opening and printing an Open Office Document (docx) file (eg: MS-Word).</font></li></ul><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Registration for this workshop is now open! </b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Further information and registration links can be found on the AABC website at: </b><a href="https://aabc.ca/15156.aspx" target="_blank">https://aabc.ca/15156.aspx</a></div><div><span style="font-weight:inherit"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-weight:inherit"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-weight:inherit">Regards,</span><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><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"><br></div></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"><span></span><span></span><br></font></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"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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