24th Conference of International Archival Day in Trieste, Italy

Published: November 11, 2014

On 20-21 October 2014 the 24th Conference of International Archival Day took place in Trieste (Italy), which was organised by the International Institute for Archival Science of Trieste and Maribor (IIAS).

The Conference was attended by nearly 100 people from Australia, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, Macedonia, Poland, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, France, Croatia, Montenegro, Czechia, Switzerland and Estonia.

The welcome speech was delivered by David Leitch, Secretary General of the International Council on Archives (ICA), who informed the participants on the key directions in the ICA and the results of the Second ICA Annual Conference held on 13-15 October 2014 in Girona, Spain.

Charles Kecskemeti, former Secretary General of the ICA and honoured member of the IIAS delivered a summary of the papers presented at the 2013 conference and published in Atlanti 2013.

Director of Belarusian Research Institutes of Records Management and Archival Science Andrei Rybakov delivers report at the Conference The conference reports were focused on the four main topics: “Archives and Human Rights”, “Access and Legal Requirements (Copyright and Data Protection)”, “Advocacy and Outreach”, “Education”.

Giulia Barrera, Director General of Italian Archives delivered a presentation on the Draft European Regulation on protection of personal data and its impact on archives.

Andrei Rybakov, Director of Belarusian Research Institutes of Records Management and Archival Science delivered a report-presentation “Education and Training of Professional Archivists and Records Managers in Belarus (in English).

Following the conference, the 30th Assembly of IIAS Members took place on 21st October with the participation of D. Leitch and IIAS Executive Committee. The Assembly heard the report on IIAS activities in 2013-2014, discussed the acceptance of new members (representatives of Hungary and Czechia have been accepted to IIAS, and representatives of Kazakhstan and South Africa are expected to become members in 2014), defined the topics for the next conference of International Archival Day: “Archive Buildings” and “Electronic Records Management, Appraisal and Preservation”.