Do you have expertise in one of the following areas?
The Programme Commission’s following Expert Groups are looking for participants!
If you have expertise and a keen interest in the following topics, if you are yearning to make a difference and help the international archival community with your experience, knowledge and enthusiasm, please apply to join an ICA Expert Group.
The Programme Commission is seeking additional experts for the following Expert Groups, particularly from Africa, Oceania, Latin America, South Asia and the Caribbean. ICA needs experience from all parts of the global archival community to make sure the work of Expert Groups is useful to everyone, and these geographical areas are currently not as well represented.
- EGABE – Expert Group on Archive Buildings and Environments
- EGMDPR – Expert Group on Managing Digital and Physical Records
- EGEMDP – Expert Group on Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness
- EGIM – Expert Group on Indigenous Matters (Membership composed of Indigenous archivists)
- PAAG –Photographic and Audiovisual Archives Working Group
- EGSAH – Expert Group on Shared Archival Heritage
- EGATTT – Expert Group against Theft, Trafficking and Tampering
Please send an expression of interest outlining your background to programme@ica.org including the subject heading “Expert Group Application” by 26 February 2024 with the following information:
- Expert Group you’re applying for
- CV
- A paragraph describing your expertise in the subject of the Expert Group
- ICA membership number (applicants must be ICA members in good standing or employees of an ICA member organization)
Your application will be reviewed by the Chair of the relevant Expert Group. The ICA Secretariat will let you know the result of your application by mid-April 2024. Depending on the number of applications they receive, the expertise represented, and the geographical distribution of the volunteers, Expert Groups may not be able to accept everyone who volunteers.