Resource of the Month: ICA Poster Award Winners 2023

In 2022, the Programme Commission (PCOM) opened the ICA Poster Award to share the work that our members have undertaken across the world. At this year’s Congress in Abu Dhabi, PCOM was highly impressed with the number and quality of posters submitted for the 2023 Award. Nearly 75 posters were judged by the Poster Award Committee across 2 days, with the results shared at the end of Congress week.  

From these submissions, 5 prizes were awarded: 3 to the most outstanding posters (all categories and themes combined), 1 for the best poster authored by a New Professional (i.e., with less than 5 years' experience in the field), and 1 for the best poster in the category “Originality/Look into the Future”.

Statement of the International Council on Archives on the Destruction of the Central Archives of the Municipality of Gaza

The International Council on Archives (ICA) has learnt of the reported bombing of the Central Archives building in Gaza and the main public library, resulting in the destruction of historical documents dating back 100 years. 

The ICA expresses its deep concern for the future of the...

Our last webinar of the year is tomorrow! ICA/PCOM Webinar - Archivists encountering trauma in archives: introducing the vicarious trauma template

What a year it has been! Have you registered for our very last webinar of 2023? This webinar, which is based on a 2022 PCOM Project, will introduce the concept of trauma within archives, provide an overview of how trauma is currently experienced within the archival profession, and introduce a new resource on vicarious trauma in archives. Please note that the webinar will take place on Wednesday 13 December at 7:00 AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) / Tuesday 12 December at 21:00 CET (Paris time).

Register here!

Fourth Workshop on Scientific Archives

The Committee on the Archives of Science and Technology of the Section on University and Research Institution Archives of the International Council on Archives is pleased to announce...

ICA SAHR – International Human Rights Day (Press release)

The Section on Archives and Human Rights (SAHR) of the International Council on Archives is pleased to take part in the celebrations of United Nations' International Human Rights Day, established to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 

Have you registered for Sunday’s ICA/SAHR Webinar? – Come celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights!

In celebration of this anniversary, the ICA Section on Archives and Human Rights (SAHR) is hosting a webinar which will feature a presentation by Trudy Huskamp Peterson on the close relationship between archival materials and selected articles of the Declaration, in addition to launching a newly developed knowledge base on archives and human rights. Join us on Sunday at 16:00 CET (Paris time) as we celebrate this important milestone! 

ICA Poster Award Winners 2023

The ICA Abu Dhabi Congress 2023 Programme Committee was delighted with the number of posters received for the October Congress. Nearly 75 posters were judged by the Committee during Poster Sessions which took place on 10 and 11 October. The results were announced on Friday, 13 October during the Closing Ceremony. We would like to congratulate all those professionals who presented their posters at the Congress, with a special congratulations to those who received awards.

NPP/FAN Virtual Seminar Series – Call for Presenters

The NPP/FAN Virtual Seminar Series is organized by the New Professional Programme (NPP) in collaboration with the Forum of National Archivists (FAN), to give voice to our current international community of students and new professionals and provide an opportunity to engage with leaders in the profession. The series will commence with three seminars in the first half of the year (details below), with another three to be held in the second half of 2024. 

ICA Training Programme Coordinator - Call for Applications

The International Council on Archives invites applications for the role of Training Programme Coordinator. Qualified applicants are invited to apply no matter their country of residence. 

This is an excellent career development opportunity for a motivated professional who believes in international cooperation. 

Tomorrow! – Final Webinar in the Transforming Heritage Series

Did you know that tomorrow is the final webinar in our series with EUreka3D? This webinar series, titled “Transforming Heritage: From 2D to 3D Digitisation” has featured three different webinars looking at this topic. 

The final webinar is taking place tomorrow at 15:00 CET (Paris time). This webinar, titled “3D Innovation and creativity in the cultural heritage sector” will feature Valentine Charles of the Europeana Foundation.