For the third time since the founding of ALHHS in 1976, Kansas City is delighted to host the LAMPHHS annual meeting on May 8-9, 2024.
For full details, see the 2024 Annual Meeting page here. The AAHM Annual Meeting will be taking place from May 9-12, 2024.
Call for Proposals: Getting it Done: Real World Problem Solving in Museums, Libraries, and Archives
Librarians, Archivists, and Museum Professionals in the History of the Health Sciences (LAMPHHS) invite you to submit a proposal for its annual in-person meeting on Thursday, May 9, 2024, to be held in Kansas City, MO. (dinner May 8). This meeting will be live streamed. A virtual half-day meeting will be held via Zoom on Thursday, May 23, 2024 (on demand, pending sufficient submissions).
We welcome all proposals, but we are especially interested in hearing about:
- Sensitive Collections: How our membership has addressed the stewardship of ethically challenging items in their collections.
- Tackling Boundaries: Collaborations working (or not) across museums, archives, and libraries.
- Implementing AI: Across museums, archives, and libraries.
- Across Disciplines: Working with non-archivists, non-librarians, and non-museum professionals (e.g., IT specialists, records managers, and administrators).
The Program Committee encourages submission of proposals that may include, but are not limited to, the following formats:
- Individual presentations: Speakers should expect to give a presentation of no more than 15 minutes followed by 10 minutes of discussion. Individual papers may be combined into panels.
- Panel discussion: Open session with a panel of 3 to 4 individuals informally discussing a variety of theories or perspectives on a common topic. Please confirm participation with all panelists before submitting the panel proposal.
- Lightning talks: Five-minute presentations on a theme. Individual lightning talks may be combined into joint sessions.
- Roundtable: 60-minute session designed to highlight innovative archives or museum programs, new techniques, and research projects. (12-15 minutes for each participant + 12-15 minutes for Q&A).
Please submit your proposal via this submission form: https://forms.gle/jJFmMY7FZrfy4Wfa9
The deadline for submitting proposals is Friday, February 23, 2024.
You must be a LAMPHHS member to submit a proposal. Not a member? Join here.
If you have any questions, please contact the LAMPHHS Program Committee 2024