By Lance, on August 17th, 2010
I am starting this post at the airport as I wait for the flight that will bring me home to Michigan from DC and the 2010 SAA Joint Conference. Part of this is because I want to get my thoughts down while they are fresh, and the other part is the couple next to me [...]
By Lance, on August 5th, 2010
Lat year at this time I would have been all “What the hell is a Tweetup?” Now, through a series of misinterpretations and me opening my big mouth one too many times, I am planning one. Luckily for me and all interested parties, @randomarchivist and @sheepeeh are helping me (and by help I mean doing all the work) and @DerangeDescribe is [...]
By Lance, on August 5th, 2010
We had some great cost saving suggestions for SAA 2010 in the comments of our last post. @archivesnext noted on Twitter that finding grocery stores next to where you are staying is a great way to save money on meals. I agree, last year at SAA in Austin I walked into the conference hotel lobby with a CVS [...]
By Lance, on July 26th, 2010
As students and new professionals, we are among the hardest hit by the expenses associated with attending the SAA Annual Meeting in Washington DC. Some of us are lucky enough to get some organizational support while others of us are left to fend completely for ourselves. The question dealing with why it is so expensive and how we [...]
By Lance, on June 30th, 2010
We are teaming up again with Rebecca Goldman of the archives webcomic Derangement and Description to help out us starving NewArchivists afford what can be a very expensive SAA Annual Meeting. If you are looking to spit a hotel room with someone, please use the comment section of this post as a way to [...]