AMIA 2018 Call for Proposals
The AMIA Conference Committee
Invites Proposal Submissions for Papers, Sessions and Workshops
For the 2018 Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon
November 28 – December 1, 2018
The 2018 Call for Proposals is closed.
The goal of the AMIA Conference is to present a broadly-based program that speaks to a wide range of attendees with a balance of theory and practice, inviting new ideas and concepts that stimulate additional interest, involvement, and educational benefit. In keeping with ongoing membership discussions about diversity and inclusion, we urge proposers to use AMIA Conference sessions as an opportunity to include new voices and offer diverse viewpoints.
In addition to general programming, there are two Program Streams identified for the Conference this year. Each of these streams will be up to five 60-minute sessions. You may submit a proposal as a general session or you may submit to one of the streams. All session proposals are peer reviewed
- Open Source Toolkit: Usable Solutions for Audiovisual Archivists. Open source software solutions are increasingly part of the toolkit used by media archivists. The AMIA community has become an active part of this development, working in collaboration with archival professionals and technologists to build solutions and workflows that can benefit anyone seeking to preserve our audiovisual resources and heritage. This stream will present archival practices using open source technologies, often in combination with familiar proprietary tools, that solve problems common to anyone working to preserve and make accessible digital media formats. Curated by Dave Rice and Jack Brighton with the AMIA Open Source Committee (Kara Van Malssen, co-chair).
- No Islands In This Stream: Building, Maintaining and Sharing Regional and Community Archives. Regional and Community Archives professionals will come together to share knowledge, resources, and tools in a stream designed to foster dialog in a welcoming and open environment. This stream will begin at the foundations, with a discussion about how to start a regional or community archive, and then build from there to consider funding, workflows, outreach and engagement. Curated by Afshee Nomai, Laura Treat, and Sandra Yates, in collaboration with the AMIA RAVA Committee, Local Television Task Force, and Community Archiving Workshop.
We encourage you to read the Call for Proposals FAQ. The FAQ explains the review process and offers information and tips on what the reviewers and the Conference Committee consider in the proposal process. Note: If you have questions about putting together your proposal, please contact our Proposal Help Desk (helpdesk@amiaconference.com). Committee members are available to answer your questions and provide advice about the process.
If you’re interested in past sessions at the conference, you can download a spreadsheet of all 1998-2017 sessions here.
Also, the Conference Committee has created a Google spreadsheet to connect individuals seeking ideas and/or collaborators for session and workshop proposals. The spreadsheet is provided as a means of communication only: the Committee does not monitor the document and it is not part of the official submission process.
The Deadline for Proposals is May 15, 2018.