Community/Camps/York2017

We're excited to announce the first Archivematica Camp being held in Europe, cohosted by the University of York and Artefactual! Inspired by similar events like Hydra Camp, Islandora Camp and Fedora Camp, Archivematica Camp is intended to provide a space for anyone interested in or currently using Archivematica to come together, learn about the platform from other users, and share their experiences.

Dates & Location

April 4-6, 2017 - The Ron Cooke Hub at the University of York

The Ron Cooke Hub is located just outside of York, UK at the University of York's Heslington East campus. It is located approximately 15 minutes by car and 25 minutes by bus from York city centre.

For information about directions to the Ron Cooke Hub, transit options, and parking, please see the Ron Cooke Hub website.

Camp Counsellors

At all of the camps that Artefactual hosts, we seek to provide attendees with counsellors who have a wide range of experience with the software. Supplementing members of the Artefactual crew will be counsellors who have extensive experience with Archivematica as users and administrators. Sit tight for counsellor announcements!

Schedule

The schedule is a work in progress. Depending on the make-up of the campers, sessions range from Archivematica 101 for absolute beginners to command line tools to systems administration. We look forward to welcoming campers with a wide range of experience with Archivematica!

April 4: Day One (optional)

9:00am - 12:00pm	Archivematica for Absolute Beginners	During the morning of Day One we'll ensure that everyone is comfortable with Archivematica, whether they're archivists, developers, or systems administrators. This is a half-day session intended for participants with no previous Archivematica experience whatsoever.
1:00pm - 5:00pm	Archivematica and AtoM	The afternoon of Day One will be spent looking at how Archivematica integrates with AtoM, a widely-used archival description system. This half-day session will be spent exploring Archivematica and AtoM integration, including both present functionality and future possibilities.
9:00am - 5:00pm	Advanced Archivematica Drop-In Help Clinic	All day we'll have experts available to help you with your Archivematica problems. No appointment necessary - just drop by with a laptop and a problem and we'll be happy to chat!

Note: participants are welcome to join the morning session, afternoon session, or both sessions as they wish. Participants may also wish to join the Camp on Day Two.

April 5: Day Two

9:00am - 9:30am	Arrival and registration
9:30am - 9:45am	Camp orientation
9:45am - 11:00am	Workflow and deployment tours
11:00am - 11:15am	Coffee/tea break
11:15am - 12:00pm	Workflow and deployment tours, continued
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Lunch
1:30pm - 2:30pm	Metadata deep dive
2:30pm - 2:45pm	Agenda adjusting
2:45pm - 3:30pm	Concurrent sessions
3:30pm - 3:45pm	Break
3:45pm - 4:30pm	Concurrent sessions
4:30pm - 5:00pm	Wrap-up

Note on agenda adjusting: based on camper interest, the schedule may be adjusted to accommodate topics of interest that will be covered during the concurrent sessions.

April 6: Day Three

9:00am - 10:15am	Concurrent sessions
10:15am - 10:45am	Coffee/tea break
10:45am - 12:00pm	Concurrent sessions
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Lunch
1:00pm - 2:15pm	Concurrent sessions
2:15pm - 2:45pm	Concurrent sessions de-brief
2:45pm - 3:00pm	Coffee/tea break
3:00pm - 4:00pm	Wrapping up sessions (TBD)
4:00pm - 5:00pm	Wrapping up sessions (TBD)

Registration

Professional rate: £425

Registration opens on Wednesday, February 22nd at 10:00am GMT.

Hotels, travel, etc.

Staycity Aparthotels Paragon Street

Staycity Aparthotels Paragon Street

We have booked a block of rooms at the Staycity Aparthotels Paragon Street for a nightly rate of £74. There are 20 rooms available for attendees who wish to stay from 3-6 April. The hotel is a 15 minute walk to York city centre, and a 15 minute transit ride (10 minute drive, 45 minute walk) to The Ron Cooke Hub. Every room includes with a small kitchenette.

• One Bedroom Apartments: The rooms can accommodate up to 4 people, with a choice of 1 double bed or 2 single beds. There is also a twin sofa bed in the lounge area.

• Breakfast: Price includes a Grab and Go breakfast box.

• Car Parking: There is a Q Park car park located on Kent Street, priced from £11 per 24hours. More information can be found on the following link: http://www.q-park.co.uk/parking/york/q-park-barbican

• Booking: Please note that to book at the preferred rate, you must contact Staycity York directly. Contact information, as well as the booking reference code, will be included in your registration confirmation email.

Code of Conduct

The Archivematica community is dedicated to providing a welcoming and positive experience for everyone, whether they are in a formal session or a social setting related to an Archivematica event, or are taking part in activities online. Archivematica community participants come from all over the world and bring with them a wide variety of professional, personal and social backgrounds; whatever these may be, we treat colleagues with dignity and respect. We are sensitive to the fact that the international nature of the Archivematica community means that we span many different social norms around language and behaviour and we strive to conduct ourselves in ways that are unlikely to cause offense. In the event that someone’s conduct is causing offense or distress, the Archivematica Camp has a detailed Anti-Harassment Policy, details below, which can be applied to address the problem.

The first step in dealing with any serious misconduct is to contact a member of the organizing group, or a counsellor at an Archivematica Camp (please see counsellors, above). These people will be made known before and during any Archivematica Camp event.

Anti-Harassment Policy

The Archivematica community is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference/camp experience for everyone. If you have been harassed, please consult this protocol for conflict resolution which makes clear how we can help.

The Archivematica community has established the following policy to make it clear that we do not tolerate harassment in any form. Sexual or discriminatory language and imagery are not appropriate for any event venue, including talks, or any other communication channel used during the conference (such as social media).

Harassment includes:

• offensive verbal comments related to sex, gender, ethnicity, nationality, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, age, race, religion;
• sexual or discriminatory images in public spaces;
• deliberate intimidation;
• stalking;
• harassing photography or recording;
• sustained disruption of talks or other events;
• inappropriate physical contact; and
• unwelcome sexual attention.

The lingua franca of Archivematica Camp is English; however, English may not be the native language of Archivematica Camp participants. Further, cultural norms around what may be considered obscene and offensive communication will vary among Archivematica Camp attendees. Campers are asked to please be mindful of the international character of Archivematica Camp, and to use respectful and clear language free of slang to facilitate communication.

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, event organizers and Archivematica representatives (or their designees) may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender, expulsion from Archivematica Camp, or contacting a higher authority such as a representative from the offender’s institution.

If a participant raises a concern relating to actions covered by this policy in good faith, there will be no retaliation for bringing forward their concern. Threatening or taking action against someone for invoking this policy or for participating in any related investigation will be considered a violation of this policy.

Participants are expected to follow the anti-harassment policy at all Camp-related venues, Camp-related social events, and online communication channels.

We expect attendees and speakers past and present to be respectful to each other, and we will deal with any incidents that arise, including on social media.

We value your participation in the Archivematica community and your support in keeping the Archivematica community a safe, welcoming, and friendly space for fellow participants.

Acknowledgments

This policy is based on the PASIG Code of Conduct, portions of which were modified from the Open Repositories’ code of conduct, which was itself modified from Seattle Attic’s code of conduct and the Ada Initiative’s event harassment policy.

License

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