Symposium - We Shape Our Tools, and Our Tools Shape Us

Save the date: February 8, 2013 Hosted by: ACA @ UBC International Symposium Topic: We Shape Our Tools, and Our Tools Shape Us Where: Frederic Wood Theatre, University of British Columbia The 5th Annual ACA@UBC International Symposium, “We Shape Our Tools, and Our Tools Shape Us", will bring together experts in digital forensics, preservation and recordkeeping in order to open a dialogue about the nature of different technologies used along the records lifecycle and the way they have come to influence records creation, maintenance, use and preservation. The presenters are: · Eric Borglund, Mid-Sweden University · Bethany Cron, US National Archives and Records Administration · Barbara Endicott Popovsky, University of Washington · Richard Marciano, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Nancy McGovern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Bruce Miller, RIMtech, Canada · Frank Tompa, University of Waterloo Registration will open in December! Be sure to keep an eye out for further updates on early bird registration specials, Symposium program, and presentations abstracts! For more information, please visit the Symposium website: http://acastudentchapter.sites.olt.ubc.ca/ Please join us in this interdisciplinary dialogue at the 5th Annual ACA@UBC International Symposium, as we investigate the challenges and opportunities of our professional tools! If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us at: aca.slais@gmail.com.