The following are archival events for May 5-13 as taken from the Archivist’s Daybook, <http://www.southwestarchivists.org/HTML/Daybook.htm>. --- May 5 On this date in 1972, thirty-five archivists from Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas met at the University of Texas at Arlington and organized the Society of Southwest Archivists. May 5 SOLINET workshop, "Risk Management for Libraries and Cultural Collections: Did Our Insurance Policy Say That?" Jackson, Mississippi. $145 SOLINET members, $185 non-SOLINET members. May 5-6 Canadian Council of Archives Canadian Committee on Archival Description meeting; Ottawa. May 5-7 Three-Day UCLA extension course in document imaging and document Management; Los Angeles. May 6 Arkansas History Commission and State Archives workshop; Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park. May 8 Conference, "Vanishing Bits & Bytes: Preserving Information for the Future;" Houston, Texas. May 8-10 ARBICA - General Assembly and Seminar of the Arab Regional Branch of the ICA; Alger, Algeria. May 8-13 Archives Institute 2006; Edmonton, Alberta. CANCELLED. May 9-12 Audio Tape Reformatting and Restoration Hands-on Seminar; Aurora, Ontario. May 10 NEDCC workshop, "Preservation of Scrapbooks;" Andover, Massachusetts. May 10- 11 Missouri Heartland Records and Information Management Seminar: "Gateway to RIM;" St. Charles , Missouri. Todd Gilliom, CA, will conduct a workshop designed as an introduction to archives for RIM professionals and as a refresher for practicing archivists. Sponsored by the St. Louis and Columbia/Jefferson City ARMA Chapters. May 11 On this date in 1904 was born William Kaye Lamb (d. 1999), Dominion Archivist (1948-1968) and National Librarian (1953-1967) of Canada. May 11 NEDCC workshop, "Intermediate Book Repair," Andover, Massachusetts. May 11-12 SAA workshop, "Encoded Archival Description;" Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May 11-12 CIMA spring meeting; Ogden, Utah. May 12 Kentucky Council on Archives Spring meeting; Lexington. --- The Archivist’s Daybook is another service to the profession of the Society of Southwest Archivists (http://www.southwestarchivists.org). In it you will find information about continuing education and professional development opportunities for archivists around the world. We welcome the opportunity to promote your archival event and especially encourage non-North American archival meeting planners to list their event with us (there is, of course, no charge for listing your event in the Archivist's Daybook). Please help us promote your event by letting us know <[log in to unmask] Daybook> of your meeting, seminar, or workshop by emailing [log in to unmask] ---- Leon C. Miller, Manuscripts Librarian Special Collections, Jones Hall Tulane University Libraries New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 ph: 504-865-5685, fx: 504-865-5761, [log in to unmask] http://specialcollections.tulane.edu A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. 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]>