Spring Conference 2011

This year's conference will focus on the ways archives are engaging with their communities, both online and onsite. We will get an update on the Nova Scotia Provincial Heritage Strategy, celebrate CNSA Award winners, and hear the latest news from colleagues.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Register by April 15 and Save!
Members	Non Members	Students
Full Conference (2 days)	Full Conference (2 days)	Full Conference (2 days)
$125 before April 15	$165	$50
$150 after April 15
One Day Only	One Day Only	One Day Only
$70 before April 15	$95	$25
$80 after April 15
CNSA Awards Banquet	CNSA Awards Banquet	CNSA Awards Banquet
$25 per person	$25 per person	$25 per person
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If you have comments, suggestions or questions please contact a member of the Education Committee or Karen White in the CNSA office.

The Annual General Meeting will be held May 5, 2011 from 12:20 to 1:30 pm (no cost).

Preliminary Schedule

Conference Day 1: May 5 Trends in Promotion and Outreach
9:00 - 9:15 am	Welcome & Introductions
9:15 - 10:30 am	Keynote Address: Archives and Public School Education Jennifer Burke, Social Studies Consultant, NS Department of Education A session with the Social Studies Consultant with the Nova Scotia Department of Education about linking curriculum to archives across the province. The aim of the discussion is to highlight primary resources in the public school curriculum and underscore how archives can assist in this process.
10:30 - 11:00 am	Refreshement break
11:00 - 12:00noon	Web 2.0 -- Development, Demographics and Defining It Anatoliy Gruzd, Director, Social Media Lab, Dalhousie University This session looks at current research on this emerging field from the Director of the Social Media Lab at Dalhousie University. Where did Web 2.0 come from? Who is using it and why? What are the latest developments and expectations of users? What are the benefits and the challenges? What are the current trends that the archival community needs to address?
12:00 - 1:30 pm	Catered Lunch and Annual General Meeting (starts 12:20)
1:30 - 1:45 pm	Announcements and Introductions
1:45 - 2:45 pm	Reaching Out -- Social Media Opportunities Lauren Oostveen, Nova Scotia Archives and Jessica Goreham-Penney, Shearwater Aviation Museum This practical panel session looks at how archives across Nova Scotia can reach out to new audiences. It will answer the questions - “How do I make my archives more accessible in the virtual world? How do I reach a specific student audience or similar demographic of interest?
2:45 - 3:00 pm	Refreshement Break
3:00 - 4:00 pm	Members Hall Session Conference Attendees Last year's CNSA Award winners will give brief presentations on their winning projects: Kathleen MacKenzie, University Archivist of St. Francis Xavier University Archives on its digitization project and website Masters of Their Own Destiny: the Coady Story in Canada and Across the World and Carolyn Gimian and others from the Shambhala Archives on their Audio Recovery Project. As well, we'll hear from Aimee Brown of Anna Leonowens Gallery about her experience combining historical research and blogging in her Gatekeeper’s Lodge blog.
6:00 to 8:00 pm	CNSA Awards Banquet Chase Room, Public Archives of Nova Scotia Catered by Creperie Mobile

Conference Day 2: May 6 Trends in Promotion and Outreach
9:00 - 9:15 am	Welcome & Introductions
9:15 - 10:30 am	Keynote Address: The Provincial Heritage Strategy: Where does the CNSA fit? Bill Greenlaw, Executive Director, Heritage Division This address will offer a discussion about the development and implementation of this new strategy. The Executive Director of the Nova Scotia Museum will also offer his thoughts on the newly minted Communities, Culture and Heritage Department. He will talk about this new paradigm and what the renewed vision will be going forward.
10:30 - 11:00 am	Refreshement break
11:00 - 12:00noon	Not for Profit Archives: How do I make it all happen? Denise Green, Campaign Director, United Way of Halifax This session led by the Campaign Director of the United Way of Halifax Region will answer questions including: How do I get my community or user audience more engaged? How do I create sustainable volunteerism? How do I make my day to day operations more viable? What other funding opportunities exist that I may not know about?
12:00 - 1:00 pm	Catered Lunch
1:00 to 1:30 pm	ArchWay Update Jane Arnold, Beaton Institute and Thea Wilson-Hammond, Eastern Shore Archives Members of the ArchWay Committee will provide feedback on the User Survey and lead a discussion on our options for the future of our union database of descriptions.
1:30 - 1:45 pm	Announcements and Introductions
1:45 - 3:00 pm	Bridging the Gaps...with Our Sister Community Karin Kierstead, Association of Nova Scotia Museums Karin will address similarities and differences between the approaches of the museum and archival communities. She will offer different perspectives and suggestions that will speak to current social media developments and other challenges our communities currently face.
3:00 - 3:15 pm	Closing Remarks