Western Roundup 2010 Preliminary Program of Events
For detailed workshop and session descriptions, click
here.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
- Pre-conference workshop 1: When Disaster Strikes: Emergency Preparedness & Response*
Instructors: Julie A. Page and Gary Menges
- Pre-conference workshop 2: Grant Writing*
Instructor: Daniel Stokes
- Pre-conference workshop 3: Implementing “More Product, Less Process”*
Instructor: Jennifer Meehan
*Each of the pre-conference workshops has a fee not covered by registration fees. See descriptions for fee information.
- Pre-conference Tours (for detailed descriptions of the tours, click here):
- Backstage at the Experience Music Project, 1:00-4:30
- Seattle Underground Tour, 1:30-3:30
- Locks Cruise, 3:00-6:00

Thursday, April 29, 2010
All Day: Vendor Exhibits (8:00-5:00)
Plenary Address, Speaker: Peter Gottlieb, (President, Society of American Archivists) 9:00-10:00
Morning sessions
- Session 1: The Nuts and Bolts of Grant Agencies
Julie Graham, chair; Daniel Stokes; Elizabeth Joffrion; Chrita Williford; Tim Hawkins; Nathan Bender
- Session 2: Web 2.0 and Archives
Polina Ilieva, Chair and presenter; Lori Lindberg, moderator; Tiah Edmunson-Morton; Sherri Berger; John Murphy; Francesco Spagnolo; Mattie Taormina
- Session 3: Connecting With Your Community
Nicolette Bromberg, Chair; Hannah Palin; Anne Frantilla
All Attendee Luncheon, Speaker: Jack Hamann
Early afternoon sessions
- Session 4: MPLP and Photographs: A Marriage Made in Heaven or a Pathway to Hell?
Linda Whitaker, Chair; Anne Foster; Wendi Goen; Rebekah Tabah
- Session 5: Native American Protocols in Action In Action: Users Perspectives
Terry Baxter, Cheryl Gunselman, Vivian Adams, Malissa Minthorn
- Session 6: Challenges of the Weird and Whacky: Managing Collector's Collections
Carla Rickerson, Trevor Bond, Michael Paulus
Business Meetings, CIMA, NWA, SCA, 3:30-5:00
Committee Meetings, SCA, 5:00-6:00
Opening Reception, 6:00
Friday, April 30,2010
All Day: Vendor Exhibits (8:00-5:00)
Poster Session
Morning sessions
- Session 7: ILL for Archives and Special Collections: Enhancing Access to Materials
Elizabeth Nielsen, Chair and participant; Christian Dupont; Geoff Wexler
- Session 8: The Landscape of Memory: Constructing the Meaning of Archives
Susan Searcy, Chair; Scott Cline; Robin Chandler; Josh Zimmerman
- Session 9: Should I Copy That Photograph? Real-world Duplication Quandaries
Daniel Davis, Chair and presenter; Shaun Hayes; Erin Passehl; Chrystal Carpenter
All Attendee Luncheon (will include awards for SCA), Speaker: Elliott West
Afternoon sessions
- Session 10: Your Archives Is A Gold Mine! Developing Fundraising Events
Patricia Rettig, Chair and participant; Gregory Thompson
- Session 11: Change Is Gonna Come: How to Work with the Inevitability of Organizational Change
Liza Posas, Chair; Linda Garnets; Nancy Angelo; Carrie Marsh; Catherine Quinlan
- Session 12: The "Why Arizona?" Project: A Tale of Collaboration
Todd Welch, Chair and participant; Erika Castano; Michael Lotstein
Late Afternoon sessions
- Session 13: Protecting Records At Risk: On the Green River Flood Plain
Jerry Handfield, Chair; Terry Badger; Michael Saunders; Laura Edgar
- Session 14: Shifting Gears to Improve Access: Applying MPLP to Digitization in California
Shan Sutton, Chair and participant; Mary W. Ellings; Cristela Garcia-Spitz
- Session 15: Western Round-Up Pecha Kucha
Donna McCrea, Chair; Glynn Edwards, Katrina Jackson, Caitlan Maxwell, Steve McCann, Karen Peterson, Gina Rappaport, Jamie Weeks, Kristi Young
Saturday May 1, 2010
NWA Membership meeting, 7:30-8:30
Early morning sessions
- Session 16: Something Better Beginning: Documenting and Reclaiming the History of the Arts Advocacy Movement in Postwar Seattle
Helice Koffler, Chair; Brigit Hansen; Jeff Katz; Peter Schmid
- Session 17: Reaching your virtual audience: Using open source software for online exhibits
Waverly Lowell, Leader; Mia Jaeggli; Veronica Reyes-Escudero; Jason Miller
Late morning sessions
- Session 18: LGBTQ Collections: Off the Shelves & Into the Saddle
Lisa Cohen, Chair and participant; Linda Long; Alan Virta; Danelle Moon; Lucinda Glenn
James Fox
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