Annual Meeting Program Committee
Formulates and organizes session topics and speakers for the annual meeting. Program ideas or suggestions for next year's annual meeting should be submitted to the committee chair. The Chair is appointed by the president. Other members are appointed by the chair.
2022 Committee
Annual Meeting Virtual Committee
Plans and coordinates virtual arrangements for the association's annual meeting. Committee chair is appointed by the president. Other members are appointed as needed by the chair.
2022 Committee
Andrew Weaver (Washington)
2023 Annual Meeting Site Selection Committee
At this time we are planning for an in-person conference during late Spring 2023 in Anchorage, Alaska. If you have any questions, ideas, or would like to volunteer to assist with planning the conference, please connect with the Alaska State Rep Sara Piasecki
Professional Development, Education, and Awards Committee
Reviews scholarship applications and awards archival education and professional development scholarships sponsored by the association. Recognizes retiring members who have offered significant service to the organization and the profession. Develops a long range continuing education plan for Northwest Archivists. This committee also coordinates continuing education opportunities with other western regional archival organizations, as well as the annual Archives Month funding opportunity for NWA members. The committee Chair or Co-Chairs is/are appointed by the president. Other members are appointed by the Co-Chairs or Chair.
2021-2022 Committee:
Nominating Committee
Recruits and reviews nominations for association's officers and board members. The chair is the Past President. Two other members are appointed by the chair based on geographic representation.
2021-2022 Committee:
Positions Needed:
Communications Committee
Members of the committee collect and write articles for inclusion on the blog, maintain the NWA website and social media sites, develop projects for promoting archives and archival programs, and coordinate Archives Month grants.
2021-2022 Committee TBD
NWA Paid Internship Exploratory Committee
Rachael Woody (Chair, Oregon)
The purpose of interest groups is to give members a chance to gather around a common archival subject or topic in the northwest region. Please note that membership is not limited to members of Northwest Archivists. See Guidelines for more information.
Please complete the Interest Group Template and Petition and submit it along with any additional supporting material to the current president of Northwest Archivists. The creation of interest groups is at the discretion of the Executive Board of Northwest Archivists and each petition is judged on its individual merit, based on the information provided in the petition. Submission of this petition does not guarantee or imply an interest group’s formation.
NWA interest group: