Submit a Proposal for AMIA 2018
The goal of the Conference is to present a broadly-based program that speaks to the wide range of attendees with a balance of theory and practice, inviting new ideas and concepts that may stimulate additional interest, involvement and educational benefit. In keeping with ongoing membership discussions about diversity and inclusion, we urge proposers to use the conference sessions as an opportunity to include new voices and offer diverse viewpoints.
In addition to general sessions, there are two Program Streams identified for the Conference this year. Each stream will be up to five 60-minute sessions. You may submit a proposal to one of the streams or as part of the general sessions. All session proposals are peer reviewed. The two 5-session streams are:
- 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 Afsheen 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 Session 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.
In filling out the proposal form, there is information for each question available here. If you have difficulty with the online submission process, please contact us at amia@amianet.org.
Because of the information necessary to complete the form, we strongly recommend that you download a copy of the form so that you may review and prepare to fill out the online submission. All proposals must be submitted online.
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.