Category Archives: News and events

Looking ahead to Abu Dhabi, October 2021

Posted on 13 October 2020 by David Sutton

As we have previously announced, the four-yearly ICA Congress in Abu Dhabi has been rescheduled from November 2020 to October 2021, as a result of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Planning is now well underway for the Congress – the most … Continue reading →

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Safe Havens for Archives at Risk: Guiding Principles

Posted on 18 September 2020 by David Sutton

The Guiding Principles for Safe Havens for Archives at Risk have been approved by ICA and published on the official ICA website. They were produced by an international group of experts, convened by swisspeace, with input from ourselves, among many … Continue reading →

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Latest edition of ‘Comma’

Posted on 3 August 2020 by David Sutton

Congratulations to the editorial team of Comma, who have produced a really interesting new issue in mid-pandemic. Entitled Yaoundé Conference 2018/Miscellany, issue number 2019-1 (published 2020) includes papers from a number of sessions at the ICA Annual Conference in Cameroon, … Continue reading →

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COVID-19, UNESCO and documentary heritage

Posted on 2 July 2020 by David Sutton

The latest issue (June 2020) of the Newsletter of SCEaR – the Sub-Committee on Education and Research of the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme – includes a number of important reflections on the effect of the current pandemic on … Continue reading →

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Rescheduling of ICA Abu Dhabi Congress

Posted on 16 May 2020 by David Sutton

The ICA four-yearly Congress, to be held in Abu Dhabi, has been rescheduled to October 2021. The new dates for the Abu Dhabi Congress are 19-22 October 2021, and the venue is as previously announced: at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition … Continue reading →

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Postponement of ICA Abu Dhabi Congress

Posted on 7 April 2020 by David Sutton

ICA has announced that its four-yearly Congress, scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi in November 2020, will, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, be postponed to a 2021 date to be announced. The full message follows: Dear all, … Continue reading →

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ICA supports Blue Shield statement on cultural sites in Iran

Posted on 9 January 2020 by David Sutton

ICA supports the Blue Shield International statement on potential specific targeting of cultural sites in Iran Blue Shield International notes with grave concern the recent statements by the President of the United States of America that he is seriously contemplating … Continue reading →

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T. S. Eliot letters opened after 60-year closure

Posted on 3 January 2020 by David Sutton

Princeton University has announced that the letters from the Anglo-American poet T. S. Eliot to his friend and “muse” Emily Hale have finally been opened for research, as from 2 January 2020. This follows one of the longest and most … Continue reading →

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SLA Committee / Bureau / Comité Directeur, 2020-2024: decision / décision

Posted on 14 December 2019 by David Sutton

Dear SLA Colleagues, I am pleased to announce, after the closure of nominations, that the following Committee has been elected for the period 2020-2024: Leonor Calvão Borges Fatoumata Cissé Diara Heather Dean André Derval Sebastian Gurciullo Veno Kauaria Annantonia Martorano … Continue reading →

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Asian Diasporic Literature: Past, Present and Future

Posted on 24 November 2019 by David Sutton

Details have been announced of an international conference entitled Asian Diasporic Literature: Past, Present and Future to be held on 29-30 July 2020 at the School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia. In this 2020 conference special attention will be paid … Continue reading →

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