CLOSING REPORT
C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE 2021
ARCHIVE COMMITTEE REPORT
INTRODUCTION AND OPENING COMMENTS:
The Archive Committee welcomes both new and returning delegates to the 2021 Archive Committee. Our breakout sessions included a meet and greet with introductions and shares as to why they wanted to be a part of the Archive Committee. We had a slide presentation on “Why have a C.A. Archive” along with an orientation on the projects the Archive Committee is currently working on. We concluded our breakout sessions with a working field trip to the World Service office where we found and scanned early WSOB minutes which will be uploaded the C.A. Documents Library (https://documents.historyofca.org). In addition, we uploaded well over a 100 photos of various C.A. objects to the C.A. Virtual Museum (https://museum.ca.org) and lastly, we all had an opportunity to explore and examine 3 boxes of documents and 1 large box of C.A. shirts donated to the World Office by C.A.’s early Board member and Trustee, Ray G., who recently passed away. All in all, it was a very productive and rewarding start for the 2021 Archive Committee.
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SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE MOTIONS:
Not Applicable
REFERRALS THAT WERE FORWARDED TO OTHER COMMITTEES:
Not Applicable
REFERRALS STILL IN COMMITTEE:
Referral ARCH 2021-01: From the WSBT to Archives: Please would you consider the adoption of the ‘Uniform File Naming Convention Guidelines’ that were developed with your assistance through the WSBT Long Term Planning Sub-committee. We hope that this document may form part of your committee guidelines and may also be available for guidance as a world website download.
RESPONSE: We all amend the Conference approved “WSC Archives Committee Guidelines” and the “Archiving Guidelines for Areas and Districts” and submit it as an SR14 for the 2022 Conference.
Referral Number: ARCH 2016-2. Please create an online archive of World Service Convention shares and workshops accessible through the world website for listening and download.
RESPONSE: We are continuing to build an archive of all C.A. World Convention Speakers and Workshop Facilitators since 1985 to present day. Much of this work requires digitalizing old cassette recording to mp3 formats.
CLOSED REFERRALS:
Referral: Archives 2019-01: From Dawn M. CAUK – Please can a record be created of all conference motions passed and adopted by WS conference committee and WSC year? The purpose of which would be to present the history of changes by conference committee in a user friendly format rather than having to search WSC minutes. I wonder if such a project would flow out of the work that archives are currently doing to create a searchable database of WSC minutes. I appreciate that this referral may also need to be considered by the WSC Conference Committee.
RESPONSE: This referral is complete (https:docs.ca.org) where we now have a complete record of all Conference minutes from inception to present day. However, our Committee continues to build on this platform with the addition of an almost complete record of all WSOB minutes and WSBT minutes from inception to present day. To request access to the documents library: https://ca.org/service/world-service-conference/archives/archive-request-form/
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COMMITTEE STRUCTURE AT END OF THIS CONFERENCE:
(include name, position held on committee, email address and telephone number)
Please use the following format:
|
Position |
Name |
|
Phone |
|
Chairperson |
Cameron F. |
archive@ca.org |
416-533-6024 |
|
Vice-chairperson |
Norma Jean S. |
nojesco@yahoo.com |
626-372-7728 |
|
Secretary |
Cameron F. |
archive@ca.org |
416-533-6024 |
|
Outreach |
Aaron G. |
akgaulding1@gmail.com |
909-480-9365 |
|
CAWS Archivist |
Henry A. |
hallikas@catech.edu |
626-798-0130 |
|
Asst. Curator |
Ruby L.C. |
thesoberjewel@yahoo.com |
801-698-8087 |
|
Member |
Whiz C. |
whizc84@gmail.com |
405-886-3648 |
|
Member |
David V. |
mistervigil66@gmail.com |
505-266-3996 |
|
Member |
Al P. |
aotter1@aol.com |
760-497-9016 |
|
Member |
Sheilah G. |
sheilagw29@yahoo.com |
909-456-6488 |
|
Member |
Tammy H. |
hohansontammy@gmail.com |
602-547-3234 |
|
Member |
Ginger L. |
gingerempowered@gmail.com |
602-380-7357 |
|
Member |
Tom T. |
tom.mobilen@gmail.com |
44-70-322-4490 |
|
Member |
Chris L. |
cflove@live.co.uk |
44-7496 926473 |
CLOSING COMMENTS:
The Archive Committee is excited about the upcoming Post-Conference Committee projects. We also look forward supporting C.A. Area Archive Chairs and Archivists around the world in their efforts to collect, preserve, catalog and re-present C.A.’s history back to the fellowship to facilitate C.A. identity and thus build C.A. unity, on both a local and global front.
Respectfully Submitted:
Cameron F.
Chair/Secretary Archive Committee