To build a high-level platform for exchange between archival academia and industry, to offer more effective advice for promoting the digital and intelligent transformation of archival work, and to bring together the young talent of the archival discipline, the organizers have made this forum one of the series of events commemorating the 40th anniversary of the re-establishment of the archival discipline at Wuhan University, and have postponed it to November 1-3. The conference agenda has also been updated; see details below.
Forum Theme
The theme of the main forum is: Digital and Intelligent Transformation of Archival Work
Forum sub-themes include, but are not limited to:
1. Education and training of archival talent from the perspective of a first-level discipline
2. Improving the Effectiveness of Archival and Government Data Governance amid Digital Transformation
3. The value of archival data as a factor of production in the context of developing new quality productive forces
4. Content mining and utilization services for archival data resources
5. Computational archival science research from the perspective of artificial intelligence
6. Archival data governance in the context of "data- and intelligence-driven" technological innovation
7. Hierarchical classification of archival data and intelligent review for archival openness
8. Development of cultural heritage archival data resources and smart services
9. Other topics
Organizers
Organizers: School of Information Management, Wuhan University
Hosts: National Archives Administration Key Laboratory of Intelligent Development and Service of Archives, Wuhan Institute of Data Intelligence, Luojia Huiyun (Wuhan) Archives Service Center
Co-organizers: Hubei Archives Science and Technology Promotion Center, Institute of Data Intelligence of Wuhan University
Media Support: "Archives Science Bulletin", "Archives & Construction", "Shanxi Archives", "Archives Research in China", "Journal of Information Resources Management", "Documentation, Information & Knowledge", etc.
Forum Agenda
Forum dates: November 1-3, 2024, of which:
Friday, November 1, afternoon: Registration;
Saturday, November 2, morning: Commemorative Conference for the 40th Anniversary of the Re-establishment of the Archival Discipline at Wuhan University;
Saturday, November 2, afternoon: Forum Opening Ceremony and Interdisciplinary Forum, with experts from archival science, information science, library science, computer science and other related disciplines invited as guests to exchange views with young scholars on topics such as "Archival Discipline Building and the Development of Archival Work", "Interdisciplinary Archival Research", "Research Career Development of Young Scholars" and "Interdisciplinary Archival Talent Cultivation" in the context of digital and intelligent transformation;
Sunday, November 3, morning: "Journals Meet Scholars" Parallel Sub-forums, with journal editors and reviewers invited to comment on the papers selected for presentation and to exchange views with the young scholars present;
Sunday, November 3, afternoon: Visit and departure.
Venue
Wuhan, Hubei Province, The exact venue will be announced separately.
Conference Arrangements
(1) Conference Fee
The conference fee is 900 yuan per person; for students it is 500 yuan per person (a valid student ID must be shown at registration). Invoices for the "conference fee" will be issued by Luojia Huiyun (Wuhan) Archives Service Center.
(2) Hotel Accommodation
The recommended hotel is Luojiashan Hotel, address: No. 19 Donghu South Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei Province. Participants can enjoy negotiated rates: standard room 350 yuan/night (breakfast for one included) and standard room 400 yuan/night (breakfast for two included). Hotel booking instructions will be provided after successful forum registration. No transfer service will be arranged for this forum; please make your own way to the venue.
Contact and Registration
(1) Contact Persons and Contact Information
Muyan Li: 13667116581
Siyuan Peng: 17371249202
Xueyi Li: 18872862491
Official email: arcids_qnlt@yeah.net
(2) Forum Pre-Registration
Experts, scholars, university faculty and students, and industry colleagues are welcome to register. Please, by August 18, 2024, scan the QR code below or copy the link to complete the pre-registration information.
Please note that seats for this forum are limited. After pre-registration, we will send e-mails in order of registration to confirm attendance and provide information on conference registration, payment, hotel booking and other matters. Scholars who have already registered do not need to resubmit; please wait for a follow-up confirmation email..
Pre-registration link: https://www.wjx.top/vm/rWC4gWc.aspx
(3) Call for Papers and Selection
You are welcome to submit papers to the official email. Papers must not have been submitted to or published in any academic or professional journal in China or abroad. Papers should address the forum theme but are not limited to the listed topics. A length of about 8,000 characters is recommended, and the format may follow the submission requirements of "Archives Science Bulletin" or "Documentation, Information & Knowledge".
The organizers will arrange experts to review the submitted papers, and selected papers will be recommended to journals such as "Archives Science Bulletin", "Archives & Construction", "Shanxi Archives", "Journal of Information Resources Management" and "Documentation, Information & Knowledge".
(4) Schedule
Pre-registration deadline: August 18
Paper submission deadline: September 8
Notification of paper selection: October 8
Registration confirmation and fee payment: October 8-14
