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
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Stephen G. McShane
Calumet Regional Archives
Indiana University Northwest
3400 Broadway
Gary, IN  46408
Tel:  219-980-6628
Fax:  219-981-4289
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