Meeting the Information Challenge

This changing information landscape presents great opportunities -- and challenges.  You won't want to miss the NAGARA 2009 Annual Meeting when we visit Seattle.  To view the full program, click here.   To register online, click here.

Among the scheduled presentations:

• Pre-conference workshops on disaster preparedness, email management, and establishing archives and records programs.
• An opening forum on accountability and open records law featuring Washington state government officials and moderated by the Washington Coalition for Open Government.
• Sessions on a wide range of topics, including:
  • Records Management and the New Rules of Civil Procedure
  • You Say Outreach -- We Say Researcher Education
  • The Washington Digital Archives: Five Years Bringing the Past into the Future
  • Case Studies in Records Management: Oregon's ERMS Implementation Case Study
  • So Where Do I Put the Wiki?: Resources for Collaborative Compliance
  • Archives On-Line: Digitizing Archival Holdings for Web Presentation
• And...The View from the Bench - observations on archives and records management from Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerry Alexander.

We will also be holding an entire day of functions at the Microsoft campus!

ANNUAL MEETING FACTS:
Date:    Wednesday, July 15 - Saturday, July 18, 2009
Site:     Crowne Plaza Seattle Downtown, 1113 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 * phone: (206) 464-1980
Registration Fee:  Member - $275, Non-Member - $325, Daily - $150, Guest - $105; please note that Member & Non-Member rates increase $25 after June 26, and Daily rates increase $15 after June 26
Hotel Rate: $169 (single/double occupancy) + 15.6% tax

ANNUAL MEETING HOTEL REGISTRATION

The 2009 NAGARA Annual Meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Seattle Downtown, 1113 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA.

To register for overnight rooms, click here.

Exhibitors and Sponsors: Join us in Seattle! When the National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators visits Seattle for our 2009 Annual Meeting July 15-18, we will offer an expanded exhibitor schedule that we are sure our sponsors will like.  Our Wednesday night Welcome Reception will be held in the exhibit area, as will the Thursday breakfast and luncheon; this is all in addition to the regular Coffee with the Exhibitors hours! For more about exhibiting and other sponsorship opportunities, click here.  We look forward to seeing you in Seattle!