The Archives And Technology Unconference (TAATU) 2012

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TAATU is a BarCamp for Archivists that takes place the day before the Annual Conference of the Association of Canadian Archivists. A BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees.

9:30 am - 5 pm, Wednesday, June 6th 2012

exact location still tbd, Whitehorse, Yukon

TAATU will be a free, laid-back event designed for all archivists interested in IT and digital culture to meet other professionals, exchange ideas, and have some geeky fun. There is no minimum IT experience requirement, alpha-geeks and wannabe-geeks are equally welcome. The only requirement is that you are expected to participate in some manner, whether that is doing a brief presentation, blogging about the event, facilitating a brainstorming group, participating in the discussion, etc. 

The day's activities includes the annual meeting of the Technology and Archives Special Interest Section (now TaASIS, formerly SISER). TaASIS members in particular are urged to come out for the whole day, and not just the TaASIS meeting - TAATU is an opportunity for minds to meet and archival technology issues to be pondered, debated, and solved.

Registration

Simple. Add your name under the list of Participants below. Then you're registered. Due to room size, registration is limited to 40 participants.

You have to create an account to log in.  Then go to the TAATU 2012 - Whitehorse page, select the EDIT tab (top left), type in your name under Participants, type your name in again under Participation Sign-up, then SAVE (bottom left) and log out. 

In the past, one of the main TAATU attractions was the ability to show off geek cred to archives colleagues with an ironic slacker t-shirt. We currently need ideas for designs and someone to take charge of the t-shirts (in 2011 this site was used: easy to design on-line, good price, good customer service: http://www.customink.com/ ). If you want a TAATU-2012 t-shirt please add your name and t-shirt size to the T-shirt list below. The $TBD will be collected at the start of TAATU. To keep this a free event, t-shirts are optional and will be available (cost:  TBD).

Participants

1. Cindy McLellan, TaASIS Chair, Project Archivist, City of Vancouver Archives
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T-Shirts ($cost TBD - last year it was $16)

Suggest t-shirt designs below.

 

1. Cindy McLellan (S)
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 Questions?

Please post any further questions about this event or issues with this wiki page to the ACA listserv (arcan-l@mailman.srv.ualberta.ca) with the word TAATU somewhere in the subject line.

See also wiki pages from previous four years (it was called 'ArchivesGeekFest' from 2008-2010):

Toronto 2011

http://barcamp.org/w/page/28632108/TAATU%202011%20-%20Toronto

Halifax 2010

http://barcamp.org/w/page/23298583/taatu2010

Calgary 2009

http://barcamp.org/w/page/400053/ArchivesGeekFest2009

Fredericton 2008

http://barcamp.org/w/page/400052/ArchivesGeekFest

 

Thanks!

A big thanks to the Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) for including TAATU in the program and promoting it as part of ACA 2012.

 

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DRAFT Agenda

1. Introductions
2. Finalize agenda/schedule
3. Lightning talks (less than 5 minutes per person, max 6 people)
1. (please sign up)
4. Brainstorming (topics?)
5. lunch
6. TaASIS meeting
7. Something fun to wake everyone up
8. More lightning talks
1. (please sign up)
9. More brainstorming (?)

 

Participation Sign-up (please add your name to at least one item in the list below) 

 

Promotion (2) (post notices to arcan-l & Facebook group about how awesome TAATU is and to remind people to register)

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Local Arrangements: Room, wireless, projector, caffeine

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Event facilitator (1)

1. Cindy McLellan

Person/people in charge of FANTASIC geeky T-shirts

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Archives & IT Lightning Talks (6-12) (please write your topic and your name) 

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Group Brainstorming (2-3) (ideas, willingness to lead brainstorming)

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Post a TAATU summary to this wiki, ARCAN-L, Canadian Archivists Blog, and the ACA Bulletin (3) (please indicate where your summary will appear) 

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Tweet/blog this event (1-3)

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Post TAATU photos and be the event photographer (1-2)

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Facilitate Archives & IT Haiku group writing (1) (so fun last year, we should do this again)

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Prepare Powerpoint Karaoke presentation(2)

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Compete in Powerpoint Karaoke (Battledecks)

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Buy silly prize for winners of Powerpoint Karaoke & Haiku writing contest

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 Collect pictures for "add a funny caption to archival photos" game

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Suggest an activity! Please contribute. . .

 

Suggested Activities

• add your ideas...

Topics I would like to hear about

• add a topic...

 

 

Task List

(please -cross out- when it's done)

Tech

• Wifi
• Projector, White Boards
• Photo
• Video
• Audio
• Streaming or Stickam or Skype

Non-tech

• Lunch
• Coffee/Tea

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