Call for Volunteers: #75YearsICA Instagram Account Takeover

To celebrate our 75th anniversary, the ICA will launch its official Instagram account with an Instagram Takeover campaign! Would you like to participate and become one of our guest collaborators? 

Any member of the ICA can participate (institutional or individual members). We are looking for ICA members willing to share their day-to-day professional activity on this social media platform. We want our followers to get to know different archivists and records management professionals from all seniorities, positions, languages and regions of the world. 

Take part in ICA’s Africa Programme survey!

Have you taken the Africa Programme Survey? We would love to hear from you, whether you are a professional of archival science or a non-professional! The goal is to identify the needs regarding access to archival resources in Africa. The survey is anonymous and shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes to complete! 

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The ICA believes that effective records and archives management is an essential precondition for good governance, the rule of law, administrative transparency, the preservation of mankind's collective memory, and access to information by citizens.

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Friday, June 2, 2023

One Week Left – Africa Programme Survey

Whether you are an archivist or not, come take our survey! The aim is to identify the needs regarding access to archival resources (access to information, training, documents, professional networks etc.) in Africa. Help us map out archival resources on the African continent! 

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Congress

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Statement of Concern About the Mutual Support Group in Guatemala [GAM]

The International Council on Archives [ICA] is an international association created in 1948 to promote the development of archives, with advisory status to UNESCO in the field of archives and documentary heritage.  Its Section on Archives and Human Rights [SAHR] assesses the role of archives as evidence for human rights violations and monitors the loss and potential loss of significant archives in this context. 

Congress

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Project Coordinator - Call for Applications

The International Council on Archives invites applications for the role of Project Coordinator. Qualified applicants are invited to apply no matter their country of residence. The residence and work location of the successful candidate can be Paris or the successful candidate’s current country.  

Congress

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Less than one week until International Archives Week!

We can’t wait to celebrate #IAW2023 with you next week, and to celebrate the ICA’s 75th Anniversary!  

There are several ways to join us in celebration! Join the ICA community in a variety of webinars and hear from the ICA President and Elected Officers, various ICA Sections, the ICA Active New Professionals, and many others!  

Congress

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Audio-Visual Archiving And Preservation - Africa 2023

Recent surveys of industry experts carried out by Broadcast Media Africa (BMA) for the Preserve Africa Archive (PAA) programme confirm an urgent need for legacy audiovisual content – still primarily stored in analogue formats – to be carefully digitised, diligently catalogued, archived and...

Congress

Friday, May 26, 2023

Resource of the Month - ICA Timeline: 70 Years of International Influence

This year, the ICA is celebrating 75 years of international influence (#75YearsICA)! As part of that celebration, we want to update the timeline that was created for the 70th anniversary celebration. This timeline was a collaborative work, and we want to once again ask for your help as we add to the timeline and seek to grow the virtual exhibition to help reflect the diverse group of figures and milestones that have shaped the ICA’s international presence and influence over the last 75 years. 

Congress

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

EURBICA Lectures Series: The European Digital Treasures Project – Register now!

Have you registered for the first talk in the EURBICA Lecture Series, taking place next Tuesday 30 May? Dr. Karl Heinz, co-founder and general manager of ICARUS (International Centre for Archival Research), will be talking to us about the European Digital Treasures Project. 

Congress

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

One Month Left - Call for Nominations: FAN President

Now that the term of the current President of the Forum of National Archivists (FAN), Jeff James, is coming to an end, a call for nominations has been opened to elect a new President. In close collaboration with the members of the FAN Steering Committee, the FAN President sets the strategic direction of the Forum and ensures its good governance. 

Congress

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

One Month Left - Call for Nominations: Elected Asia and Oceania Member of the FAN Steering Committee

A call for nominations is currently open in order to elect the Asia and Oceania member of the Forum of National Archivists (FAN) Steering Committee. 

Congress

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Monday is the deadline! - ICA Fellows Call for Nominations

Do you know someone who has made a significant contribution to archives at an international level? Has a member of ICA made an outstanding contribution to this organisation? Then nominate them to be recognized as an ICA Fellow. Monday 15 May 2023 is the deadline to nominate someone as an ICA Fellow. 

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Take part in ICA’s Africa Programme survey!

Have you taken the Africa Programme Survey? We would love to hear from you, whether you are a professional of archival science or a non-professional! The goal is to identify the needs regarding access to archival resources in Africa. The survey is anonymous and shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes to complete! 

Complete the survey

Call for Nominations: FAN President & Elected Asia and Oceania Member of the FAN Steering Committee – The deadline is June 16!

This is the moment to step up your involvement with FAN, the Forum of National Archivists! The call for nominations is currently open for the position of both the FAN President and the Elected Asia and Oceania Member of the FAN Steering Committee. Both positions have a 2-year term – starting from the ICA Abu Dhabi Congress 2023 and ending at the Conference/Congress held two years later. 

SLMT Webinar: The Archives as a Destination

In this webinar, organized by the Section of Local, Municipal and Territorial Archives (SLMT), we will explore an important topic in the field of archives: how to make users feel welcome and accommodated in archival spaces and reading rooms.

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