SAA 2014 is just around the corner now. Some of you may even arrive in Washington D.C. this weekend for continuing education classes. Here are some final thoughts for conference preparation. Good luck, and have a great conference!
Annual Meeting Question:
Any final advice for first-time attendees and SNAP members?
Still working out your conference schedule? We’ve got you covered! Today’s post is the fourth entry in the 2014 Annual Meeting Advice series. You can review past entries here or select the Annual Meeting Advice category in the righthand column of the blog.
Question 4:
How do you plan your time at the conference?
The Conference Veterans have plenty of tips today for navigating the conference like a pro (and saving your sanity in the process). Today’s post is the third entry in the 2014 Annual Meeting Advice series. You can review past entries here or select the Annual Meeting Advice category in the righthand column of the blog.
Question 3:
What do you wish you had known for your first annual meeting?
For our second entry in the 2014 Annual Meeting Advice series, the conference veterans offer tips on how to grow your professional network, break the ice with new colleagues, and connect with senior archivists. Stay tuned later today for a bonus networking post from President-Elect Kathleen Roe!
Check out previous entries in the series here or select the Annual Meeting Advice category in the right-hand column of the blog.
Question 2:
What are your tips for networking and connecting with people you don’t know (especially more “senior” members)?
Today’s post is the first entry in the 2014 Annual Meeting Advice series. The blog series grew out of SNAP’s annual meeting advice Twitter chat (check out a Storify of the 2014 chat or our summary of the 2013 chat). From August 4 through August 8, the SNAP blog will feature extended responses in a five post blog series leading up to the 2014 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
We will have a new post for you every day this week. Check out the series so far at https://snaproundtable.wordpress.com/category/advice/annual-meeting-advice/.
Question 1:
In addition to sessions, roundtables, and section meetings, what events do you like to attend at the Annual Meeting?
On June 24th, 2014, the SNAP Roundtable hosted its second annual SAA advice chat on Twitter. If you missed the live chat, you can catch up via Storify (a browsable collection of #snaprt tweets). The Annual Meeting advice chats in 2013 and 2014 had outstanding participation from new, mid-career, and experienced archivists.
From August 4 through August 8, the SNAP blog will feature extended responses in a five post blog series leading up to the 2014 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. If you are a conference veteran, we invite you to contribute to this series. We hope it will be a great service for new members and first-time meeting attendees.
Select the Annual Meeting Advice tag to view the series, and be sure to check back each day this week for a new post! The survey is no longer active, but you can view the questions here.
The Society of American Archivists’ Annual Meeting will take place in Washington, D.C. this year from August 10-16. If this will be your first annual meeting, check out the Official Guide for First-Time Conference Attendees. Produced by SNAP Members, this guide has tons of advice to help you prepare, pack, network, and choose sessions. You can also browse the results of last year’s annual meeting Twitter chat. Here are a few tips to help you prepare for SAA 2014.
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