Discussion Track Descriptions
The following is a list of the four tracks that will be covered in the 2009 Exchange sessions. Session times for each presentation will be available on the schedule well before the conference.
Below each track is a bulleted list of related subjects. Discussion leaders and participants are welcome to mix and match or discuss matters other than those listed here. Any track may include discussion about technology -- including open source and local vs. hosted solutions, standards, and emerging issues -- and specific areas of concern -- identification and acquisition of digital government information, metadata and discovery, preservation, and project/program management. Topic presentations and discussions should always include successes, failures, and lessons learned.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or need further clarification regarding these tracks, please email us.
Track 1: Finding Funding
- Securing executive support
- Looking to unexpected sources
- Advocating for digital preservation and access
Track 2: Creative Collaboration
- Crossing professional boundaries
- Finding common ground
- Securing a seat at the table
- Finding collaborators in unexpected places
- New tools for collaboration
- Building digital preservation communities
- Sustaining collaboration across time and space
Track 3: Educating Each Other
- Learning new technical skills
- Learning to each others’ language.
- Learning new “soft” skills
Track 4: Living Without Closure
- Moving from project to program
- Defining “finished” in the digital age
- Planning for an unknown future
- Finding new uses for old ideas and tools
- Government in an era of blurring boundaries
- Managing change