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Professional visit to the WHO – some visual impressions

About 40 participants of the ECA2010 made on Friday afternoon a short trip to the World Health Organization (WHO). There they got a profound introduction into the archival environment of such an institution.
A highlight of the visit was the view from the terrace on the 8th floor, with a great view all over Geneva and [...]

Sharing ideas and experience: the ECA mentorship programme

Thanks to a group of active students, an international mentoring programme is being developed in the framework of the ECA. After a difficult start, the programme is becoming popular among the participants of the conference. It will enable students or young professionals in Switzerland and other countries taking the opportunity of this international conference to [...]

Coffee break – time to meet and share impressions

Some impressions from this Thursday afternoon coffebreak

Flying reporters: the making of

ECA 2010 cubes !

Mentoring Program’s poster

The Welcome Cocktail

Mr. Andreas Kellerhals, President of the Scientific Committee and Director of the Swiss Federal Archives, made the 8th European Conference on Digital Archiving opening speech during the Welcome Cocktail that was held at the Conference Center in Geneva (CICG). He emphasized the importance of digital and non-digital archives in our societies, no matter the form [...]