CITRA, Malta, 17-21 novembre 2009
The CITRA is the annual meeting of Directors of
National archival institutions, of presidents of
national professional associations and of chairs
of ICA Sections, who are members of the
International Council on Archives. Participation
in the CITRA is by invitation only.
The theme of this year's conference is
«Imagining the 21st Century Archivist : New
Strategies for Education and Training ».
Professional programme:
WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER
Opening address
PLENARY SESSION 1
What do employers expect from archivists today?
Parallel session 1
Developing a competency model
Parallel session 2
Developing a training policy
Parallel session 3
What is the relevance of archival education
and training for indigenous and marginalized communities?
PLENARY SESSION 2
Training and education: what have we got and what is needed?
Parallel session 4
Training in developing countries, needs and expectations
Parallel session 5
Associations and professional development
Parallel session 6
Sharing of expertise and mutual benefit-learning from other professionals
THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER
PLENARY SESSION 3
Developing new curricula and training programmes
to meet the challenges of the modern profession
Parallel session 7
New developments in archival training courses
Parallel session 8
A new Vision and a new Tool for Training Trainers
Parallel session 9 / Séance parallèle 9
Certification: What is the Need? What are the Benefits?
PLENARY SESSION 4
Archival education: our vision for the 21st century
Parallel session 10
Online education and training programs, an opportunity to be developed
Parallel session 11
Discussion group: Continuing professional development (CPD)
Parallel session 12
Mentoring, a different way to train new professionals
CONCLUSIONS
Nolda Römer-Kenepa, ICA Vice-President for CITRA,
& Lew Bellardo, ICA Vice-President for Programme