ICA - International Council on Archives
http://www.ica.org

Welcome to ICA

Archives constitute the memory of nations and of societies, shape their identity, and are a cornerstone of the information society. By providing evidence of human actions and transactions, archives support administration and underlie the rights of individuals, organisations and states. By guaranteeing citizens’ rights of access to official information and to knowledge of their history, archives are fundamental to democracy, accountability and good governance.

The mission of ICA is to promote the preservation and use of archives around the world. In pursuing this mission, ICA works for the protection and enhancement of the memory of the world and to improve communication while respecting cultural diversity.

 

ICA in Brief

The International Council on Archives (ICA) is a decentralized organisation governed by a General Assembly and administered by an Executive Board. Its branches provide archivists with a regional forum in all parts of the world; its sections bring together archivists and archival institutions interested in particular areas of professional interest; its committees and working groups are engaging the contribution of experts to the solution of specific problems. The ICA Secretariat serves the administrative needs of the organisation and maintains relations between members and cooperation with related bodies and other international organisations.

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Secretariat: International Council on Archives
60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois
75003 PARIS, France
Tel : 33 (0)1 40 27 63 06
Fax : 33 (0)1 42 72 20 65
E-mail : ica [at] ica [dot] org

The Mission of ICA

The aim of ICA is to promote the management and use of records and archives and the preservation of the archival heritage of humanity around the world, through the sharing of experiences, research and ideas on professional archival and records management matters and on the management and organisation of archival institutions.

The objectives of ICA are to:

ICA Strategies and Priority Areas

Adopted Vienna 2004

Strategies Guiding ICA’s Current Programme

Background - ICA History

Early Beginnings

The idea for an international council on archives had long been around (the Institute for Intellectual Co-operation had made a first attempt after the First World War) when it finally became a reality in 1948. There were several contributory factors. The first was the choice of Paris as the site of the headquarters of UNESCO, the United National Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which in the immediate post-war years was concerned with promoting non governmental organizations (NGO) in its field. In 1946, under the influence of an American conservator Chauncey J Hamlin, an international council for museums (ICOM) was set up. Following the establishment of an Experts Group and a first general assembly in Mexico, a general conference met in Paris from 29 June to 3 July 1948 and Georges-Henri Rivière was appointed director of ICOM. On a very similar model, following the distribution of proposals at the international level in the autumn of 1947, and under the influence and tenacity of Dr Buck, then Archivist of the United States, a small group of experts met in Paris and agreed on 9 June 1948 to establish an "International Council on Archives", with the Director-General of the Archives de France, Charles Samaran, as chairman. Charles Braibant succeeded him in 1950. The first assembly of the Council was held following a meeting of the group of experts in Paris, on the 21 and 22 August 1950, at the UNESCO headquarters.

ICA Today

From an association of directors of national institutions, the ICA has evolved towards a more complex organisation bringing together professional associations and individual archivists interested in researching, developing, and sharing their full range of archival expertise. Today, the ICA has become the professional organisation for the world archival community, dedicated to promoting the preservation, development, and use of the world's archival heritage. It brings together national archive administrations, professional associations of archivists, regional and local archives and archives of other organisations as well as individual archivists.

The activities of the ICA complement those of national associations and institutions and continue to be an exclusive source and channel of professional expertise in those regions where national associations do not yet exist. Through its branches, ICA provides a basis for exchange and common initiatives at the regional level, more closely aligned to specific needs resulting from particular environments. ICA sections, established along professional interests, address other types of concern and stimulate research and information exchange in more specific areas: they bring together in their respective forums leaders of professional associations, archival educators as well as archivists of international organisations, municipalities, businesses and labour bodies, churches, universities, parliaments and political parties as well as those specialised in architectural records. Other sections are currently being formed for specialists in archival standards and best practices, literature and art archives, notarial records, sports archives, military records and sigillography. ICA forms ad-hoc committees and working groups at various levels to work on specific projects and activities in support of its four strategic priority areas: advocacy and promotion; electronic records, records management and automation; preservation and protection against disasters; and professional education and training.

As the leading international non-governmental organisation (NGO) for archives and archivists, ICA continues to work in cooperation with UNESCO and NGOs in related areas to realise shared objectives. ICA's close cooperation with UNESCO is demonstrated by the publication of the RAMP (Records and Archives Management Programme) Studies. Currently, it is supported through regular financial contributions to support various ICA projects.

Governance

The highest decision-making body in ICA is the Annual General Meeting. Between Annual General Meetings, the government of ICA is in the hands of the Executive Board, which includes chairs of all regional branches and most sections, thus ensuring broad representation internationally and professionally. The work of the Executive Board is supported by two commissions:

The CITRA Bureau is responsible for the organisation of the annual International Conferences of the Round Table on Archives (CITRA) and draws up the CITRA programme.

The Audit Commission is responsible for the evaluation of the performance of the ICA programmes and of its external and internal communications.

 

Executive Board

Composition of the Executive Board
As of 7 January 2008

President
Member of the Management Commission
Mr Lorenz MIKOLETZKY
Director General
Österreichisches Staatsarchiv
Generaldirektion
Nottendorfer Gasse 2
1030 Wien
Austria


Senior Vice-Chair, Congress Host 2008
Member of the Management Commission
Mr Sidek Jamil
Director General
National Archives of Malaysia
Jalan Duta
50568 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia


Vice-President delegated to the preparation of CITRA
Member of the Management Commission
Representative of member instituions in article 4.a
Mr Mitsuoki KIKUCHI
Director
National Archives of Japan
3-2 Kitanmaru Park Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-0091
Japan


Vice-President
Member of the Management Commission
Chair of SPA
M. Didier GRANGE
Archiviste de la Ville de Genève
Archives de la Ville de Genève
Palais Eynard
Rue de la Croix Rouge 4
1211 Genève 3
Suisse


Vice-President for Marketing and Promotion of ICA
Ex-officio member of the Management Commission
Mr Abdullah A. Kareem EL REYES
Director General
National Centre for Documentation and Research
P.O. Box 5884
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates


Treasurer-Vice-President in charge of Finances
Member of the Management Commission
Mr Tomas LIDMAN
Director-General
National Archives
BOX 12541
102 29 STOCKHOLM
SWEDEN


Chairs of Regional Branches / Présidents des Branches régionales
President of ALA
Mr Jorge Ruiz Dueñas
Diretor Geral
Archivo General de la Nación
Eduardo Molina y Albaniles
Col. Penitenciaria Ampliación
15350 Mexicó D.F.
Mexico


President of ARBICA
M. Abdelmajid CHIKHI
Directeur général
Archives nationales d'Algérie
B.P. 61
Alger Gare
Algérie


President of CARBICA
Ms Helena LEONCE
Government Archivist
National Archives
P.O. Box 763
105 St Vincent Street
Port-of-Spain
Trinidad and Tobago


President of CENARBICA
M. Antoine LUMENGANESO Kiobe
Directeur général
Archives nationales de la République démocratique du Congo
42/A avenue de la Justice
B.P. 11.122
Kinshasa 1
Congo (R.D. du)


President of EASTICA
Member of the Management Commission
Mr Mitsuoki KIKUCHI
Director
National Archives of Japan
3-2 Kitanmaru Park Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-0091
Japan


President of ESARBICA
Mr Peter MLYANSI
Director
Records and Archives Management
President's Office
Civil Service Department
PO Box 2006
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania


Substitute Member of the Management Commission
President of EURASICA
Mr Vladimir KOZLOV
Director
Russian Federal Archival Agency
ul. Ilyinka 12
103132 Moscow
Russia


President of EURBICA
Mme Martine de BOISDEFFRE
Directrice
Direction des Archives de France
56 rue des Francs-Bourgeois
75141 Paris Cedex 03
France


Member of the Management Commission
Coordinator of NAANICA
Mr Thomas CONNORS
Archivist/Curator
University of Maryland
Hornbake Library
College Park, Maryland 20742-7011
United States


President of PARBICA
Substitute Member of the Management Commission
Mr Setareki TALE
Government Archivist
Government Buildings
P.O. Box 2125
Suva
Fiji


President of SARBICA
Mr Awang Bantong BIN ANTARAN
Director of Brunei Museums
Museums Department
Main Office
National Archives Building
Jalan Menteri Besar BB3910
Negara Brunei Darussalam


President of SWARBICA
Mr Ali Akbar ASHARI
Director
Iran National Archives and Library Organization
Anahita Alley
Africa St.
Tehran 19176
Iran


President of WARBICA
Vacant


President OF PCOM
Mr Olafur ASGEIRSSON
Director General
National Archives of Iceland
Laugavegur 162
P.O. Box R5-5390
121 Reykjavik
Iceland


Chairs of Sections
Chair of SAE
Mr H. Larry EIRING, CRM, FAI
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
650 California Street, 20th Floor
San Francisco, California 94108
United States


Chair of SAR
Maria Luisa CONDE VILLAVERDE
ICA/SAR Chair/Présidente
Fiscalia General del Estado
C/Fortuny n° 4, 28071 Madrid
Spain

 

Chair of SBL
Mr Hans Eyvind NAESS
Director
National Archives of Norway
Stavanger
Bergjelandsgate 30
4012 Stavanger
Norway


Chair of SIO
Ms Bridget SISK
Chief
United Nations Secretariat (UN)
United Nations Archives, Room FF109
New York 10017, NY
United States


Chair de SKR
Vacant

Chair of SMA
Jan E.A. BOOMGAARD
Gemeentearchief
Amsteldijk 67
1074 HZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands


Chair of SPP
Mr Günther SCHEFBECK
Parlamentsarchiv
Dr Karl Renner-Ring 3
1017 Vienna
Austria


Chair of SUV
Ms Juliane MIKOLEZKY
Technische Universität Wien
Universitätsarchiv
Karlsplatz 13
1040 Vienna
Austria


Secretary General
Member of the Management Commission
Mr Joan VAN ALBADA
International Council on Archives
60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois
75003 Paris
France


Deputy Secretary General
Member of the Management Commission
Mme Perrine CANAVAGGIO
Conseil international des Archives
60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois
75003 Paris
France



Deputy Secretary General
Member of the Management Commission
Mr David Leitch
International Council on Archives
60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois
75003 Paris
France

 

Deputy Secretary General
Member of the Management Commission
Ms Mahfuzah YUSUF
Head of Standard and Inspectorate Division
National Archives of Malaysia
Jalan Duta
50568 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

 

Secretariat
Mrs Annick CARTERET
Office Manager
Conseil international des Archives
60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois
75003 Paris
France

 

Management Commission

Composition of the Management Commission

As of 7 January 2008

President
Mr Lorenz MIKOLETZKY
Director General
Österreichisches Staatsarchiv
Generaldirektion
Nottendorfer Gasse 2
1030 Wien
Austria


Senior Vice-Chair, Congress Host 2008
Mr Sidek Jamil
Director General
National Archives of Malaysia
Jalan Duta
50568 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia


Vice-President delegated to the preparation of CITRA
Representative of member instituions in article 4.a
Mr Mitsuoki KIKUCHI
Director
National Archives of Japan
3-2 Kitanmaru Park Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-0091
Japan


Vice-President
Chair of SPA
M. Didier GRANGE
Archiviste de la Ville de Genève
Archives de la Ville de Genève
Palais Eynard
Rue de la Croix Rouge 4
1211 Genève 3
Suisse


President of EASTICA
Mr Mitsuoki KIKUCHI
Director
National Archives of Japan
3-2 Kitanmaru Park Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-0091
Japan


Substitute Member for EASTICA
President of PARBICA
Mr Setareki TALE
Government Archivist
Government Buildings
P.O. Box 2125
Suva
Fiji

 

Coordinator of NAANICA
Mr Thomas CONNORS
Archivist/Curator
University of Maryland
Hornbake Library
College Park, Maryland 20742-7011
United State


Substitute Member for NAANICA
President of EURASICA
Mr Vladimir KOZLOV
Director
Russian Federal Archival Agency
ul. Ilyinka 12
103132 Moscow
Russia


Vice-President for Marketing and Promotion of ICA
Mr Abdullah A. Kareem EL REYES
Director General
National Centre for Documentation and Research
P.O. Box 5884
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates


Vice-President Finances-Treasurer
Mr. Tomas LIDMAN
Director-General
National Archives
BOX 12541
102 29 STOCKHOLM
SWEDEN


Secretary General
Mr Joan VAN ALBADA
International Council on Archives
60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois
75003 Paris
France


Deputy Secretary General
Mme Perrine CANAVAGGIO
Conseil international des Archives
60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois
75003 Paris
France



Deputy Secretary General
Mr David Leitch
International Council on Archives
60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois
75003 Paris
France


Deputy Secretary General
Ms Mahfuzah YUSUF
Head of Standard and Inspectorate Division
National Archives of Malaysia
Jalan Duta
50568 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

 

Secretariat
Mrs Annick CARTERET
Office Manager
Conseil international des Archives
60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois
75003 Paris
France

Constitution

As approved by the General Assembly, Quebec (Canada), November 2007.

Code of Ethics

Click here to download the Code of Ethics for Archivists in the download section of this web site.

Secretariat

Secretariat

Conseil international des Archives
60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois
75003 PARIS, France

Tel : 33 1 40 27 63 06
Fax : 33 1 42 72 20 65
e-mail : ica [at] ica [dot] org

 

Officers in Paris

Secretary General

Mr Joan VAN ALBADA

Tel direct : 33 1 40 27 63 49
e-mail : vanalbada [at] ica [dot] org

Secretary General Designate

Mr David LEITCH

Tel direct : 33 1 40 27 61 37
e-mail : leitch [at] ica [dot] org

Deputy Secretary General

Ms Perrine CANAVAGGIO

Tel direct :33 1 40 27 61 10
e-mail : canavaggio [at] ica [dot] org

Office Manager

Ms Annick CARTERET

Tel direct : 33 1 40 27 63 06
e-mail : carteret [at] ica [dot] org

Membership Officer

Ms Nathalie FLORENT

Tel direct : 33 1 40 27 61 34
e-mail : florent [at] ica [dot] org

Bank account:

BNP PARIBAS
Agence Paris-Rambuteau

48 rue des Archives
75004 PARIS, France

IBAN Code: FR76 3000 4007 7300 0100 5148 049

Bic/Swift Code: BNPAFRPPPBY

 

Non-resident Officers

Deputy Secretary General

Ms Mahfuzah YUSUF

National Archives of Malaysia
Jalan Duta
50568 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Fax : 60 3 6201 3702
Tel : 60 3 6201 0688 ext. 5923
e-mail : mahfuzah [at] arkib [dot] gov [dot] my

COMMA Editor in Chief

Ms Rosana de ANDRES DIAZ
Directora del Archivo General, Ministerio del Interior

Secretaria General Tecnica
C/ Amador de los Rios no. 7
28071 Madrid, Spain

Fax : 34 91 537 13 12
Tel : 34 91 537 14 19
e-mail : rosana [at] amador [dot] mir [dot] es

Chargé de mission

Mr Ken HALL
e-mail: hall [at] ica [dot] org

Translations into Spanish

Ms Cecilia CAMPIOTTI

Archivo General de la Nacion
Convencion 1474
11.100 Montevideo
Uruguay

Fax/Tel : 59 82 900 7205
e-mail : direccionagn1474 [at] adinet [dot] com [dot] uy

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75003 Paris, France
+33 1 40 27 63 06

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