This international conference will take place within the premises of Břevnov Archabbey and is co-organized by our colleagues from the Národní archiv in Prague.
The conference is being made possible as a final result of the activities and efforts that have been successfully accomplished within the EU-funded ENArC-project – the European Network on Archival Cooperation. Throughout the past few years, ENArC has advanced the network of archives and other cultural institutions that safeguard written European cultural heritage – while it simultaneously made exactly this heritage freely accessible via the internet as Europe’s Memory.
Here you will find all necessary information in order to register for the conference, view the programme, study the individual panel’s programmes and make accommodation arrangements.
The Power Point presentations of the conference are available via our ICARUS SlideShare account. Just click on the link below:
This time our meeting will take place within the premises of Břevnov Archabbey and is co-organized by our colleagues from the Národní archiv in Prague.
The entire conference is being made possible as a final result of the activities and efforts that have been successfully accomplished within the EU-funded ENArC-project – the European Network on Archival Cooperation. Throughout the past few years, ENArC has advanced the network of archives and other cultural institutions that safeguard written European cultural heritage – while it simultaneously made exactly this heritage freely accessible via the internet as Europe’s Memory. Thus, this event will also mark the final closing conference of our ENArC-project.
Here you will find all necessary information in order to register for the event, view the programme, study the individual panel’s programmes and make accommodation arrangements.
Registration has been closed. Please contact Kerstin Muff (kerstin.muff[at]icar-us.eu) in case of questions.
(c) Bildungshaus St. Hippolyt
Our second network meeting of 2015 will take place in St. Pölten (AT) at the Bildungshaus St. Hippolyt within the frame work of the project “co:op – community as opportunity. the creative archives’ and users’ network“. The programme of the meeting offers a special event counting on our network’s active input:
Archive material in the Middle East between menace and solidary
Almost every week the public – likewise experts and laypersons – are alarmed by terrifying news coming from the crisis-shaken Middle East region, regarding the repeating barbaric destructions of the oldest cultural heritage of mankind by fanatic and ideologically blinded forces. But not only the archaeological finds are endangered. The archival treasures of the region are facing similar threats and the erasement of millennia-long traditions seems to be possible.
ICARUS recognises its responsibility in this matter and wants to contribute by giving information and offering help, where it is needed mostly. Beside others P. Najeeb Michaeel (Dominican Fathers Church, Paris) and professor Andreas Schmidt-Colinet (Institute of Classical Archaeology at the University of Vienna) will give an overview about the current situation of the archives in Iraq and our colleague István Kenyeres from the City Archives in Budapest will share his practical experiences during a recent helping mission in the Ukraine. One of the main aims of the workshop is to find out the most urgent needs of the colleagues on-site and how to organise the most effective help.
It is furthermore a special honor to have Patriarch Louis Raphaël Sako (Chaldean Catholic Church, Baghdad) and Bishop Shlemon Warduni (Chaldean Catholic Church, Baghdad) with us during the meeting.
Travel
You can reach St. Pölten easily from Vienna airport via train. There is a direct ICE with no changes. Please visit the official site of the ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railway) for more details.
Registration
Registration was open until 15 November 2015. Please register via kerstin.muff[at]icar-us.eu
Accommodation
Deadline for making reservations at the Bildungshaus St. Hippolyt was 25 October 2015. If you wish to inquire about available rooms, please contact Kerstin Muff at kerstin.muff[at]icar-us.eu directly.
International workshop
The current act of wars in Syria and Iraq post a devastating threat to the region’s cultural heritage, thus to the written archival records.
The ICARUS network consisting of more than 170 archival and academic institutions from all over the world shows solidarity with the colleagues that are relentlessly working on safe-guarding this cultural heritage in the current menacing circumstances.
This workshop aims at facilitating exchange between representatives from the ICARUS network and colleagues from Iraq on current developments and possibilities for future projects and cooperation. Engaging the latter into the activities of ICARUS and its members will offer the opportunity to become part of this community and thus profit from and take part in international knowledge and experience exchange as well as specific projects.
Keynote:
- Najib Michael (Dominican Fathers Church, Paris): The rescue of archives and libraries in Mosul
Co-keynotes:
- Patriarch Louis Sako (Chaldean-catholic church, Baghdad)
- Bishop Shlemon Warduni (Chaldean-catholic church, Baghdad)
- István Kenyeres (Budapest City Archives, HU)
- Patricia Engel (Danube University Krems, AT)
Transparency – Accessibility – Dialogue. How a creative archival landscape can effect society
The Regional State Archives in Visby is a department of the Swedish National Archive since 2010 and will host our ICARUS-Meeting #17 tackling major topics of the co:op project of how to sustainably and resourcefully bridge archives and the general public.
Early Tourist Brochure from Visby dated 1902.
The Regional State Archives in Visby
The Archive has one of the largest photographic collection in Sweden and is located in the medieval Hanseatic Town of Visby on Gotland – the one and only popular Swedish island rich in medieval churches (92!), historical and natural sites.
And did you know that famous director, writer and producer Ingmar Bergman lived on Fårö just north of Gotland?
Accommodation Travel information Mobility Grant
Kindly supported by Region Gotland.
Our second ICARUS network meeting of 2016 will take place in Budapest, hosted by the Budapest City Archives (HU), co-organized by the National Archives of Hungary and ICARUS within the EU-funded project “community as opportunity (co:op)“.
This meeting combines a variety of interesting topics:
- Within our “Newbies Carousel” we will welcome some of our latest members to the ICARUS network. It is an honour to have colleagues from so many different countries and institutions participate and thus giving our network the chance of deepening knowledge exchange and broaden the horizon of the future of archives in the digital age.
- Our “Companies Market”, recently initiated within the Friends Association ICARUS4all, gives companies as corporate partners within ICARUS4all the space to present their services that support archival institutions on their path into the digital future and thus their adaption to new requirements on the part of society. Archival experts and company representatives can map out possible teamwork and future projects.
- The international conference on “Hungaricana … and beyond” will introduce various aspects of the common website of Hungarian Archives, Museum and Libraries and lead on to further archival activities across Europe. “Hungaricana” is the common website of Hungarian Archives, Museums and Libraries will give valuable insights into the Hungarian Archival Landscape. “Hungaricana” is operated by the Library of the Parliament and aims to give access to the cultural heritage of Hungary through a single online access point. Amongst the over 100 content providers are also the Budapest City Archives, the National Archives of Hungary as well as the National Museum of Hungary.
- The workshop session “Copyright issues concerning archiving and making available of digital heritage” – organized within the EU-funded project “co:op” – will specifically highlight those copyright issues that arise during archiving and provision of protected cultural property. In doing so, the relevant aspects of digitization or duplication of copyrighted works come to play an important role that needs to be explored. These cultural assets should subsequently be made publicly available in a digital format in order to ensure the widest possible distribution. However, this usage is another exclusive right of the rights holders of cultural property which is why this topic should also be discussed with a solution-oriented perspective.
- Furthermore, the “co:op” project partners will come together in order to koordinate their project activities. Additionally, current project ideas within the ICARUS network will be progressed.
More information on the detailed programme available via the link below.
co:operative Estonia
Noora
The host of the first ICARUS-Meeting of 2017 and also 5th partner meeting of the EU-funded project “co:op – community as opportunity” is the National Archives of Estonia in Tartu.
The event’s motto: “co:operative Estonia“.
The event’s location: The brand new archive’s building “Noora“.
Within the meeting not only will the participants be able to learn more about the best of Estonian digital heritage projects as well as the National Archives’ best practices but also about cooperation projects across national borders. Furthermore, the event will inform on Estonian e-Resedency, a transnational digital identity, and how one can even apply for it.
Within the meeting, the ICARUS Didactics Group invites to a workshop on the Topotheques by the example of the Museum of Agricultural Sciences (MUSA) in Italy. More information on the workshop’s content is available here.
The meeting takes place in the cozy university town Tartu – town of students, intellectuals and creatives. We are happy to invite you to the brand new main building of the National Archives of Estonia which is situated in “Silicon Valley” of Tartu.
Click here to learn more about unique Estonia!
Come and spend some quality time with colleagues!
The Age of Digital Technology: Documents, Archives and Society
Under the motto “The Age of Technology: Documents, Archives and Society” a wide range of speakers from the Iberian Peninsula will share their experiences and expertise with us. The spectrum of speakers is expanded by further presentations from colleagues of our ICARUS network. The conference promises a truly multi-facetted insight into current projects and developments of the European archival landscape in the digital age.
Furthermore, we will celebrate our 15th anniversary of Europe´s virtual charters archive – Monasterium with a talk show. Colleagues involved in the development of the Monasterium portal will take a look back at the beginnings and discuss options and plans for future developments.
Also, thanks to a cooperation with the Archives Portal Europe Foundation, we can offer a workshop for students within our meeting: On 24 October, Ana María López Cuadrado (Country Manager Archives Portal Europe, Ministerio de Educación Cultura y Deporte. Subdirección de los Archivos Estatales, ES) will conduct a workshop for students and scholars in Spanish, explaining how to conduct research using the Archives Portal Europe. As the largest online archives catalogue in the world, this Portal is a one-of-a-kind innovative tool for conducting archival research online: the Portal allows simultaneous research in hundreds of institutions throughout Europe, and it supports multilingual research.
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Taking Cultural Heritage Outside the Archives
Our ICARUS Meeting #21 will take place at the National Archives of Finland under the motto “Taking Cultural Heritage Outside the Archives”:
National Archives of Finland
In times of rapid technological developments and thus societal changes – especially shifting and adjustments of everyday activities and daily life choices especially in terms of using these modern technologies – archives not only have to keep up with the digital age but to even more importantly ensure a participatory outreach. This meeting will give insight into a variety of topics dealing with how to better connect with communities on the basis of digital technology opportunities.
7th co:op partner meeting
At the penultimate partner meeting of the EU-funded project “community as opportunity“, the project partners will be able to hold a resumé about their accomplishments and start into their next phase of preparing the project`s final event – the Film Festival which will take place at the Croatian National Archives in November 2018.
The ICARUS Meeting #22, hosted by the University of Naples Federico II (IT), will incorporate the second international convention of the EU-funded project “co:op (community as opportunity – the creative archives’ and users’ network)”. The motto of the entire event:
“Cooperation as Opportunity. Historical Documents, Research and Society in the Digital Era”.
The convention’s thematic priority
Thematic priority of the convention will be to discuss how societal changes of the Digital Era affect archive structures, research methods and the handling of historical documents and vice versa.
Not only do archives and historical documents of the Digital Era call for new (digital) research methods by scholars and teachers (hitherto traditional users of this cultural asset). What’s even more remarkable, today, archives are faced with completely new types of users (that have no specific scholarly background).
By tailoring the technological advancement of the Digital Era to the diversified needs of this new, heterogeneous audience, participatory user communities can be explored, served, activated and expanded.
How to reflect on these aspects? Through discussion, exchange, the sharing of experiences and the development of possible solutions and strategies!
The convention’s structure
The convention will act as a sharing place where professionals and user communities will have the possibility to present, discuss and share their ideas, visions and concrete projects, with the aim to prepare new partnerships, as well as the planning and implementation of common new projects.
During the three days of the convention there will be five sessions and equally as many round tables, which will become a unique opportunity for public discussions, actively engaging and encouraging the the participation of the audience.
The keynote “Big Data of the Past” by Frédéric Kaplan (DHLAB) will set the visionary tone of the convention and kick-off the first debate and round table “Big Data of the Past: Vision or Near Future?”
On a not to be overlooked side note: The convention will also celebrate the 10th anniversary of ICARUS – the network that has since its beginning spearheaded the digital advancement of the archive community.
8th co:op partner meeting
This event furthermore marks the final meeting of all partners of the co:op project. Within the administrative co:op meeting, concluding preparations for successfully finalizing the projects will be made.
Click on the image below to enjoy a video introducing the many facettes of Naples:
