The following excerpt is from an article posted in the August 21, 2012 edition of psnews.com.au:
More than 1,000 archivists from 90 countries have come to Brisbane this week to try and solve the challenges of the digital age. Hosted by the National Archives of Australia, the International Council on Archives (ICA) Congress is being held until Thursday (24 August) at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. The ICA is dedicated to the effective management of records and the preservation, care and use of the world’s archival heritage through its representation of records and archive professionals around the world.
It is the first time the four-yearly congress has been held in Australia and this year’s theme A Climate of Change will be explored by a number of keynote speakers including the Head Archivist for the United States of America, David Ferreiro, who will present the topic, ‘Archives in a world of social media’.
The former Director-General of the British Security Service (MI5), Dame Stella Rimington will also speak on the topic of ‘Secrecy and accountability: Archives in a Wikileaks world’; while Judge Magistrate of Spain’s central criminal court and human rights lawyer, Baltasar Garzón Real will explore ‘Truth, justice and reparation’.
