Colleagues, Next October, the Midwest Archives Conference (MAC) will hold its annual Fall meeting in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. As we develop the meeting's program offerings, we would like to enlist your help in cultivating session and workshop ideas. The South Dakota venue is a first for MAC, and one that will offer unique opportunities for an innovative program. The location suggests a few thematic concentrations upon which we would like to build. These are: · Archives basics for small repositories. · Archives and allied professionals, such as museum curators, librarians, records managers, historic preservationists, educators and interpreters. · Exploring the history, geography and culture of the region itself. This mix will make the meeting a "must attend" not only for archivists, but for historians and anyone who works with cultural resources as well. And besides, who could resist a trip to the Black Hills?! The dates of the meeting are October 10-12, at the peak of the Black Hills' autumnal beauty. Attendees will meet at the historic Hotel Alex Johnson in Rapid City. This will be our headquarters for an enlightening array of sessions and workshops, and the launching point for excursions into the scenic wonders of southwestern South Dakota. If you have suggestions for programming (regardless of how detailed), please contact either of the Program Committee Co-Chairs listed below. And feel free to forward this message to any colleagues and discussion lists that you feel could benefit from the message. Our work on this is reaching a frenzied peak, so please forward your suggestions by the end of December, 2001. Thank you for your help. For more information on the Midwest Archives Conference and updates on the Fall 2002 meeting as they become available, visit www.midwestarchives.org. And even if you have no suggestions to offer, mark your calendar NOW for a trek to the Black Hills of South Dakota, October 10-12, 2002! Erik C. Nordberg MTU Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Michigan Technological University 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, MI 49931 Tel: 906-487-2505 Fax: 906-487-2357 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Stephen G. McShane Calumet Regional Archives Indiana University Northwest 3400 Broadway Gary, IN 46408 Tel: 219-980-6628 Fax: 219-981-4289 e-mail: [log in to unmask] A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List! To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>