2015 SMA Call for Papers and Posters!

2015 SOCIETY OF MISSISSIPPI ARCHIVISTS CONFERENCE 
DATE: APRIL 15-17, 2015 
WHERE: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST LIBRARY, LONG BEACH, MS 
In preparation of the 2015 Society of Mississippi Archivists Conference in Long Beach, MS, the Society of Mississippi Archivists seeks paper and poster proposals on a variety of topics that can include, but are not limited to:
ARCHIVAL TRAINING INITIATIVES 
ARCHIVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
FUNDRAISING 
EMBRACING DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES 
OUTREACH 
USE OF ARCHIVAL RESOURCES IN GRADUATE RESEARCH 
 
Panels are typically 45 minutes to 1 hour in length and include 3 papers/presentations. For panel proposals please include title, brief description, and the names of the organizer and each presenter with affiliation and contact information. For individual papers and posters please submit the same information listed above. Panels will be created from submitted individual papers.
We also seek proposals for panels that will include paper presentations by library science students featuring their research and or panels that includes paper presentations by students who have used archival collections in their research. We also encourage students to create posters on research projects or activities for a poster session and display.
Please submit session and individual proposals to Ryan Semmes 
(rsemmes@library.msstate.edu) by February 15, 2015