Events

One of the goals of the SUCH Project is the organisation of conferences, symposia, and other networking events to facilitate exchange of ideas and best practices, to raise awareness about importance of archives, and provide knowledge exchange among various stakeholders. Below you will find a list of such events, as well as links to more resources and information.



Discussion Forum Archiving During the Pandemic: Ukrainian Heritage Collections in Canada

The Discussion Forum Archiving During the Pandemic: Ukrainian Heritage Collections in Canada was held on August 12, 2020. This successful online event attracted over 70 attendees from all over Canada. The forum consisted of two round tables. The first round table, Archiving During COVID-19: Behind the Scenes, provided an update on the archiving activities at three Ukrainian Canadian heritage repositories: Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre in Toronto, ON, Ukrainian Cultural and Eductaion Centre Oseredok in Winnipeg, MB, and Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives in Edmonton, AB.

Round Table 1 video recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUjG6VjJ3m4

The second round table, Community Archiving: Where to Go for Help, discussed support and services available to Ukrainian Canadian communities and community archives. It included Bohdana Bashuk of the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko, Andriy Sawchuk of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress Archives Committee, and Maryna Chernyavska of the Kule Folklore Centre, University of Alberta, and was moderated by Dr. Natalia Khanenko-Friesen.

Round Table 2 video recording: https://youtu.be/w7EJik_qWtc



In partnership with the UCC National Archives Committee: Webinar on Community Archives

The presenters were the members of the Archives Committee. We talked about our work and projects, including the survey of Ukrainian organizational archives in Canada, and announced the Archiving 101 workshop that was offered in partnership with the Sustainable Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Network.

Webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBUQLbIN8Y8



Ukrainian Archival Collections in Canada: Preserving the Past, Building the Future

The conference Ukrainian Archival Collections in Canada: Preserving the Past, Building the Future was held at the University of Alberta in May 2018. The conference gathered and provided a discussion ground for researchers, archivists, curators, collection managers, and other custodians of Ukrainian Canadian archival collections.

To learn more about this event, access the conference program, as well as recorded presentations, go to the conference website: http://ukrainian-archives.artsrn.ualberta.ca/