Meeting of the coordinators of the Society of Belarusian Archivists primary organizations, 5 October 2009, at the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus

On 5 October 2009, on the eve of the Archivist Day, the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus hosted a meeting of the coordinators of primary organizations of the Society of Belarusian Archivists to discuss the objectives and prospects of this public association.

The chairman of the board of the Society of Belarusian Archivists, L. M. Lisova, congratulated the participants on the occasion of the Archivist Day.

The director of the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, V. D. Selemenev, informed the participants about the archives’ activities and foreign relations. The board deputy chairman and former director of this archives, E. I. Baranovski, made a report on the topic of “Archives and their role in development of social sciences”.

The issues of integration between the professional activity and the work at the society of archivists’ primary organization were dealt in the report by the director of the State Archives of Vitebsk Region, T. M. Svistunova.

The meeting resulted in the adoption of an action plan for the preparation of the 20th anniversary of the Society of Belarusian Archivists, which is to be celebrated in 2010.
In conclusion, the participants visited an exhibition titled “The documentary image of our native land” presenting documents selected from various state archives of the Republic of Belarus.