To be held at St. George’s Grenada
A Collaboration of the Government of Grenada,
the International Council on Archives and the Caribbean Archives Association
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
DAY 1 : Tuesday 14 February
8:45 a.m. Registration
9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks
To Be Announced
WELCOME SPEECH
Mrs. Rita Tjien Fooh, President, Caribbean Archives Association, Suriname
INTRODUCTION
Mrs. Margaret Crockett, Deputy Secretary General, Paris
The International Council on Archives
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Dr. Didacus Jules, Director General of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
Keynote Speaker
10.00 - 10.15 a.m. Coffee Break
10.15 - 11.30 a.m. Why Archives? The Case for Records & Good Governance Margaret Crockett
11:30 – 12:00 noon Discussion
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Buff et Lunch
1.15 – 3:00 p.m. Round Table on Archival Legislation
Margaret Crockett, Moderator
Case studies from Suriname (R. Tjien Fooh); Trinidad & Tobago (Avril Belfon); Jamaica
(Dr. Stanley Griffi n) & Curaçao (Max Scriwanek)
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Discussion and Questions
DAY 2: Wednesday 15 February
9:15 a.m. Archives and Records Management
Margaret Crockett, Stanley Griffi n and Emilie Leumas
10.00 - 10.15 Coff ee Break
10.30 – 12:00 noon Archives and Records Cont……
12.00 – 1:15 p.m. Buff et Lunch
1:15 – 3:30 p.m. Archives and Records Cont…
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Discussion
DAY 3: Thursday 16th February
9:15 a.m. Emergency Management & Disaster Preparedness
Jonathan Rhys-Lewis & Emilie Leumas
10.00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 12:00 noon Emergency Management….Cont
12:00 - 1:15 p.m. Buffet Lunch
1:15 – 3:30 p.m. Emergency Management….Cont
Discussion & Evaluation
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks :
The Hon. Anthony Boatswain, Minister Responsible for Archives
Issue of Certificates
Margaret Crockett, Deputy Secretary International Council on Archives
Vote of Thanks: Rita Tjien Fooh, President of Caribbean Archives Association