{"id":3518,"date":"2023-04-18T11:27:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/saasc\/?p=3518"},"modified":"2023-04-18T11:33:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:33:25","slug":"conference-recap-saasc-at-the-society-of-california-archivists-annual-general-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/saasc\/2023\/04\/18\/conference-recap-saasc-at-the-society-of-california-archivists-annual-general-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Recap: SAASC at the Society of California Archivists Annual General Meeting!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, three members of SAASC\u2019s Executive Board and two members of the chapter made it up to Sacramento, California\u2019s historic Grand Sheraton hotel for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calarchivists.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Society of California Archivists <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(SCA) Annual General Meeting. For those unfamiliar with SCA, this organization works to \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">support and develop the education of those who collect, care for, and provide access to the documentary heritage of California and adjoining areas,\u201d while also promoting public interest of archives through programming and events (SCA, n.d.). This year\u2019s Annual General Meeting was titled \u201cHistory of the People,\u201d and featured tours of local libraries and archives, two afternoons of sessions with speakers from institutions across California, social receptions, and our favorite, a poster session that featured some of the amazing projects of our own SAASC members and fellow iSchool classmates!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3523 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/saasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"431\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/saasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Picture1.png 480w, https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/saasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Picture1-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/saasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Picture1-148x116.png 148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California State Capitol, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assembly.ca.gov\/public-services\/visit-state-capitol\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.assembly.ca.gov\/public-services\/visit-state-capitol<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thursday featured a tour of the California Room at the Sacramento Public Library, a workshop introducing transfers from VHS tape with the Bay Area Video Convention, and a reception at the historic Elks Tower in downtown Sacramento. Friday was just as action packed, starting with a new-member meet-and-greet breakfast and a plenary address by Dr. William J. Bauer, co-author of We Are the Land: A History of Native California. We moved into an afternoon of speaker sessions \u2014 a few highlights included:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaborating to Share \u201cHidden\u201d History<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which explored the historic Broadway neighborhood in Santa Monica, California through archival and outreach efforts made by the Quinn Research Community, Santa Monica Public Library, and the Santa Monica History Museum\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Level Up! Archivists Are Unlocking the &#8220;Extra Life&#8221; for Video Games, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where SJSU iSchool and SAASC Executive Board Member alumna Alison Quirion presented an overview of the current state of game archives, the types of materials archived, the unique needs of their end users, and the challenges of building and maintaining game archives,\u00a0 using examples from her own work and the work of colleagues within the\u00a0 industry.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next on Friday afternoon came the poster sessions! The list below gives you an idea of the breadth of subjects covered at the conference, and the photo below shows SAASC Executive Board Members Katrina, Mia, and Erin in front of their poster, repping SJSU! Are you curious about what it\u2019s like to present your work at a conference, or have thought about it but are hesitant to apply? We strongly encourage you to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8fxM-2g5xFo&amp;ab_channel=SJSUSAASC\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">watch a recording<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of our last event, \u201cWriting and presenting: Students share their conference experiences,\u201d where we discuss this exact topic and hear from SJSU student\u00a0 presenters!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Enemies to Friends: Incompatible prints<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Hannah Rogers, Krystel Jimenez<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Collaborative Approach to Engaging Students in Meaningful Career Exploration<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Katrina Williams, et al.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Historia: Creating a sustainable community archive <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Rosa Pena<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAA Dataverse<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Maggie Hughes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Forward Clubhouse Turns 100<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; a case study in archival outreach in an all-volunteer historical society &#8211; Sarah Lewis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digitizing and Describing the Southeast Asia Community Resource Center Collection <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Elyse Fox, Lynn Drennan, Pachia Lucy Vang<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready &#8211; Or Not Emergency Preparedness for Cultural Collections<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Hillary Ellis, et al.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All\u2019s Fair in People and Archives: The Los Angeles County Fair and the Celebration of Culture, Heritage, and History of Southern California <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Andrew Kopp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3524 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/saasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/saasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Picture2.png 372w, https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/saasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Picture2-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/saasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Picture2-87x116.png 87w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAASC Executive Board Members Katrina, Mia, and Erin in front of their poster!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturday concluded with a few more great sessions, including <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community-Centered Archives Practice and the Institution: Transforming Education, Archives, and Community History, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where speakers Speakers from UC Irvine, the California Digital Library, and Orange County Heritage Museum illustrated community-centered archives partnerships and initiatives that support social justice and ethnic studies educational objectives in California. The three panelists described their efforts to identify actionable strategies to support ethical and responsible representation of marginalized histories in digital collections, exhibits, and documentation projects. The Sheraton Grand in Sacramento was bustling with excitement from the nearby Kings game, but sadly it was time for the archivists to pack up and head home! We hope you\u2019ll consider staying engaged with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calarchivists.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Society of California Archivists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for their future meetings, events, and opportunities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As always, if you are interested in becoming a member of SAASC, you can find out more <a href=\"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/saasc\/become-a-member\/\">here<\/a>. This Thursday, April 20th we will officially begin the call to sign up for SAASC&#8217;s Personal Archive Project! You can find out about it via the <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsu.instructure.com\/groups\/123320\/discussion_topics\/4885841\">SAASC Group Discussion<\/a> on Canvas. Also, be sure to attend <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZMtcOGgrDgqH9QroIFC5uzz5IoEzVAZHJXT\"><em>The Personal Archive Introduction with kYmberly Keeton<\/em><\/a> next Tuesday, April 25th for all the details. We would love to see you on our social media platforms <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sjsu_saasc\/\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/29671378601\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/saasc-sjsu\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sjsu_saasc\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sjsusaasc\">TikTok<\/a>, or you can email us directly at <a href=\"mailto:SJSUSAASC@gmail.com\">SJSUSAASC@gmail.com<\/a> if you have any questions or comments. Thank you for reading!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">References:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Society of California Archivists. (n.d.). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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