Registration for EASTICA 2011 Now Open : NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF JAPAN

Invitation to the 10th General Conference of EASTICA & Seminar

EASTICA was established in 1993 as the East Asian regional branch of the International Council on Archives, an international non-governmental organization of institutions and persons related to archives. The 10th EASTICA General Conference and Seminar is held in Tokyo this year. The theme of the Seminar is access and preservation of information, records and archives in the Digital Age, and legal systems which support them. Through keynote speeches and country/regional reports, it is sought to strengthen the connection of archival parties and to share information among them.

Outline of the Conference & Seminar

Theme: “Archives Today: Legislation, Access, and Preservation in Digital Age”
Date: Tuesday, November 15 to Friday, November 18, 2011
Venue: Grand Arc Hanzomon, 1-1 Hayabusa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0092
Organized by: National Archives of Japan

East Asian Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (EASTICA)

Schedule

Date	Morning		Afternoon		Evening
Nov. 15, Tue.	Registration (10:00~)		-	EASTICA Executive Board Meeting	-
Nov. 16, Wed.	Opening Ceremony	EASTICA General Conference	Lunch	Presentation by ICA Congress 2012 Session 1: Keynote Speech 1 Keynote Speech 2 Keynote Speech 3 (60 min. of each)	Welcome Dinner Reception hosted by National Archives of Japan
Nov. 17, Thur.	Session 2: Country/Regional Reports Session 3: Retrospect and Prospect: the 10 Years of JACAR		Lunch	Professional Visit in Tokyo Area (Toyo Bunko/Oriental Library etc.)	Dinner hosted by EASTICA
Nov. 18, Fri.	Visit to National Archives of Japan (optional)		[EASTICA affiliated event] International Symposium on JACAR's 10th Anniversary at Waseda University

Keynote Speakers

•Barbara Berce, Director, Policy and Strategic Projects, the National Archives of Australia
“Records Management and Open Government Reform - the Australian Experience”
•Akira Baba, Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies and Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, the University of Tokyo
“Digital Archives towards Knowledge Creation”
•Katsuya Uga, Professor, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, the University of Tokyo
“The Enactment of the Public Records and Archives Management Act in Japan and Future Challenges”

Registration Fee

JPY 10,000
Participation to Session 1-3 only (held on November 16 and 17) is free of charge, and prior registration is required of all participants.

Please refer to the brochure for further information. We look forward to seeing you in Tokyo.

English Brochure of the Conference[PDF]

~~English Registration Form[PDF]~~ ~~English Registration Form[MS Word]~~

→Registration is closed.

◊For inquiries regarding the program:
    Secretariat of EASTICA 2011
    National Archives of Japan
    3-2 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0091
    Phone:+81-3-3214-0641  FAX:+81-3-3212-8809
    E-mail: eastica2011@archives.go.jp

◊For inquiries regarding registration:
    Registration Office of EASTICA 2011
    c/o ICS Convention Design, Inc.
    1-5-18 Sarugakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8449
    Phone:+81-3-3219-3541  FAX:+81-3-3219-3577
    E-mail: eastica2011@ics-inc.co.jp

3-2 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0091
TEL:+81-3-3214-0641