The following are archival events for August 11-30 23 as taken from the Archivist's Daybook <http://www.southwestarchivists.org/HTML/Daybook.htm>. ***** August 11-12 On this date in 2004, Archives Council Nunavummi (Titiraqtauhimaqarvikmi Katimayiit Nunavutmi) held its inaugural meeting in Cambridge Bay Nunavut, Canada. August 14 SOLINET Live Online workshop, "Metadata for Digitization and Preservation." August 15 Amigos Preservation Live Online Class, "Introduction to EAD." August 17 Amigos Preservation Live Online Class, "Introduction to EAD." August 19-24 Seminar, “Preserving Photographs in a Digital World;” George Eastman House, Rochester, New York. $1,495. Contact: Stacey VanDenburgh at (585) 271-3361 ext. 323 or [log in to unmask] 23 SOLINET workshop, "Disaster Preparedness;" Memphis, Tennessee. August 24 On this date in 1814, Stephen Pleasonton, a senior clerk in the US Secretary of State's office, hastily bundled the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, international treaties, and George Washington's correspondence into coarse linen bags and took them 35 miles from Washington to Leesburg, Virginia. There, he hid them in an abandoned house to safeguard them from British troops, who were in the process of burning government buildings in Washington. August 24 Today in 2005, the Cambodian Parliament passed the country's first Archives Law. The law was drafted with the assistance of the French National Archives as part of a long term project to develop the National Archives of Cambodia. The law provided the National Archives of Cambodia with the powers it previously lacked to acquire records that had been accumulating since 1979 in various Cambodian Government Ministries and agencies. August 27 Deadline to complete the MIC Evaluation Survey, an attempt to assess the effectiveness of the Moving Image Collections initiative, a collaborative between the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) and the Library of Congress.August 28 Amigos Preservation Live Online Class, "EAD2HTML." August 28-31 1º Congresso Arquivístico da América, Arquivos Públicos e Privados: métodos e tecnologias; Santa Fé, Argentina. August 30 Amigos Preservation Live Online Class, "EAD2HTML." ***** 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 Miller Tulane University 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]>