| Event Title | ESOPI2 Project [Public Information Stewardship: A 360° View] |
| Location | Frank Porter Graham Student Union, Room 3411 |
| Sponsor | School of Information Library Science |
| Date/Time | 01/30/2015 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM | Event Price |
Welcome to the 2015 ESOPI2 symposium registration page!
The event, “Public Information Stewardship: A 360° View,” will be held on January 30, 2015 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Student Union, room 3411. Continental breakfast will be served from 8:30 am until 9:00 am. The registration fee is $50. This charge covers attendance of all lectures, continental breakfast, hot lunch, and snacks. The student registration fee is $25 for students who will be eating lunch at the event. For students not eating lunch at the event, the registration fee is $15.
Topics for the day include emerging issues in public information management, changes in techniques for citizen engagement, necessary skills for a modern record-keeping workforce, and border-crossing collaborations between state archives to address electronic records preservation. Experts sharing their knowledge and experience in a series of presentations and panel sessions include (but are not limited to):
· Sarah Koonts, State Archivist of North Carolina
· Andrew Perrin, Professor of Sociology at UNC-Chapel Hill
· Matt Veatch, State Archivist of Kansas
· Theresa Pardo, Director of Center for Technology in Government at University of Albany
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Regarding ESOPI2: The symposium is part of Educating Stewards of Public Information Infrastructure (ESOPI2), which is collaboration between SILS and the SOG at UNC-CH, sponsored by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). ESOPI2 is based on the belief that the stewardship of public information is a fundamental responsibility of a democratic society. Public information (e.g. agency records, government publications, datasets) serves as evidence of governmental activities, decisions, and responsibilities at the local, state, and federal levels. Providing appropriate access to public information promotes accountability, effective administration of policy, and a citizenry attuned to its history and culture. ESOPI2 develops educational and professional engagement opportunities to prepare students for the stewardship of public information and the integration of administration with information management solutions. The project funds graduate-level Fellows, who are pursuing dual degrees at SILS and the SOG, and provide internships for the Fellows at work sites that include the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Archives and Records Section (NC-ARS), UNC-CH’s University Archives, the Town of Chapel Hill Public Affairs and communications Office, and the Orange County CIO’s Office. The project builds on the work and accomplishments of the DigCCurr I & II (Digital Curation Curriculum) projects, which were also funded by the IMLS. ESOPI2 also benefits from the extensive knowledge of experts who compose its Advisory Board. Directions to the UNC Student Union: https://carolinaunion.unc.edu/about-union/visiting-union Visitor Parking: http://cap.unc.edu/parking/visitor-parking/ (symposium attendees are likely to find the Raleigh Road Parking Lot and Rams Head Parking Deck particularly convenient in distance to the Student Union)
For questions about the event please contact Emily Roscoe at eroscoe@live.unc.edu. |
