The SCA Education Committee is pleased to announce the following workshop in Southern California: OpenRefine and International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF), Friday, December 13th, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Brown Learn Lab, Mary Norton Clapp Library, Occidental College. This 2-part workshop will introduce participants to OpenRefine in the morning session, and to the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) for archival materials in the afternoon. Register and learn more here.

The Society of California Archivists' Nominating Committee is now accepting nominations and self-nominations for the following positions: Vice President / President Elect (3-year term), Treasurer (2-year term), Director at Large (2-year term), Nominating Committee member (2-year term). Submit your name or the name of a colleague by completing the SCA Candidate Nominating Form: https://forms.gle/kNLd6QMHTgVcD9Az9. All nominations must be received by November 8, 2019.

The SCA Education Committee is pleased to announce the following fall workshop: Introduction to Archives Management, Tuesday, November 5th, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Center for Sacramento History, 551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd, Sacramento 95811, Instructor: Nancy Lenoil. Learn more and register here: https://calarchivists.org/event-3583393

The newly formed Ethics and Inclusion Committee (EIC) for SCA is seeking members! We are seeking individuals to join our team as we: establish a Code of Ethics and Statement of Inclusion; develop reporting and appeals procedures for Code of Conduct violations; collaborate with other SCA committees: Program, Local Arrangements, Education committees and other associations for the 2020 Western Archivists Meeting (WAM). We seek library and archives staff from a range of archival institutions and regions. We encourage individuals from all stages in their career and job classifications to consider joining EIC. Individuals must be current members of SCA. If you are interested in joining EIC, please email the co-chairs with your name, institution/affiliation (if any), and one sentence describing your interest by Sunday, October 13, 2019.

Co-Chairs:

Eva Martinez, San Francisco State University & South San Francisco Public Library: evamartinez@sfsu.edu

Zayda Delgado, Sonoma County Library: zdelgado@sonomalibrary.org

The Program Committee invites submissions of session proposals for the 2020 Western Archivists Meeting (WAM) to be held April 22-25, 2020 in San Francisco, California. The submission proposal form is available online at: https://forms.gle/VMA4Eg7Bwz6dj9Y26. The deadline for proposals is Monday, November 4, 2019.