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Subject: New England Archivists Meeting
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Date:    2/23/98 5:10 PM
 
 
New England Archivists
25th Anniversary Meeting
Sheraton Inn Riverfront
Lowell, MA 01852
April 24-25, 1998
     
The New England Archivists, one of the oldest regional archival 
organizations in North America, will celebrate its 25th anniversary at its 
upcoming spring meeting on April 24-25 at the Sheraton Inn Riverfront in 
Lowell, Massachusetts.
     
A gala 25th anniversary reception will be held Friday evening, April 24, at 
the Tsongas Industrial Center in the Boott Mills Museum in Lowell. Also on 
Friday, two educational workshops "Caring for Historical Records" and 
"Disaster Preparedness" will be offered.
     
Saturday's program will include a keynote address, "Looking at the 
Twenty-first Century: What it Means to be an Archivist," by Brenda Banks, 
past president of the Society of American Archivists. Other plenary and 
panel sessions will address such topics as "Changing Demographics in New 
England," "Legal Issues and the Internet," "Documenting Minorities in New 
England," "Finding Aids Using HTML and EAD," and "Educational Needs and 
Opportunities for Archivists." A reception on Saturday afternoon will 
conclude the anniversary meeting.
     
Members of NEA should receive registration materials in the mail. Others 
who wish to obtain a pre-registration packet, or who would like more 
information about the meeting, should contact: Aimee M. Felker, Public 
Relations Coordinator, e-mail: [log in to unmask]; phone: 860-726-3844 
or Robert Johnson-Lally, Registrar, e-mail: 
[log in to unmask]; phone: 617-746-5795.