http://flyingreporters.ica.org/geneva2010 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:46:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://flyingreporters.ica.org/geneva2010/2010/04/30/professional-visit-to-the-who-some-visual-impressions/ Richard Blake's  intervention tackles with the importance of having good software as a prerequisite for good records management. However, even if the software is a good application, it may not ensure records management if bad configured. Some ISO standards already deal with this issue, namely ISO 15489 (records management) and ISO ... http://flyingreporters.ica.org/geneva2010/2010/04/30/implementation-of-globally-harmonised-software-specifications-for-records/ During the ECA2010 the Flying Reporters had the chance to exchange a few words with Christopher Prom. His practical e-records blog aims to share his experience evaluating software and conceptual models for archivists and record manager that he aquires within his research project at the Center for Archive and Information ... http://flyingreporters.ica.org/geneva2010/2010/04/30/interview-with-chris-prom-hes-evaluating-digital-archiving-software-for-you/ The FR used the ECA2010 to have a little chat with Mr. Nuorteva about the archival und scientific world and how the could better work together. Jürg: What is your role at the ECA2010, Mr. Nuorteva? J. Nuorteva: I‘m a member of the scientific committee. I already participated in the 7th conference ... http://flyingreporters.ica.org/geneva2010/2010/04/30/interview-with-dr-jussi-nuorteva-director-general-of-the-national-archives-of-finnland/ Andreas Kellerhals, director of the Swiss Federal Archives and host of the conference was kind enough to give the FR a short interview. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fce7JHgZhu0 http://flyingreporters.ica.org/geneva2010/2010/04/30/interview-with-andreas-kellerhals-director-of-the-swiss-federal-archives/ Richard Blake from the National Archives of the UK kindly accepted the invitation to talk about collaboration between the DLM Forum and the ICA, and summarized ICA-Req. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9EYGT9lEMY http://flyingreporters.ica.org/geneva2010/2010/04/30/interview-with-richard-blake/   [caption id="attachment_1016" align="aligncenter" width="199" caption="Rooms of Société de Lecture (photo by N. Meystre)"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1008" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The organisation team (photo by N. Meystre)"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1015" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="E. Blumer (l., one of the organisers), J. Schlegel (r., Flying Reporter) and an YP from Burundi (photo by N. Meystre)"][/caption]   [caption id="attachment_1014" align="aligncenter" width="300" ... http://flyingreporters.ica.org/geneva2010/2010/04/30/the-networking-event-a-meeting-for-the-youngs-professionals/ 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 ... http://flyingreporters.ica.org/geneva2010/2010/04/30/sharing-ideas-and-experience-the-eca-mentoring-programme/ At the beginning of the session, Marc Fresko made a distinction between the past and the future of Moreq 2. About the past, Jef Schram from the European Commission wrote “Moreq 2: development of a European standard” in which the author describes the history of Moreq, DLM Forum and the ... http://flyingreporters.ica.org/geneva2010/2010/04/29/moreq-2-as-a-vehicle-for-best-practice-in-records-management-establishing-a-solid-platform-for-future-collaboration/ Some impressions from this Thursday afternoon coffebreak http://flyingreporters.ica.org/geneva2010/2010/04/29/coffee-breaks-the-place-to-meet-and-exchange/