To all interested parties. Please share with colleagues and students. EAC-CPF: Moving Forward with Authority Location: National Archives and Records Administration (Archives I) 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20408-0001 Date: Monday, August 9, 2010 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. With the release of the Encoded Archival Context - Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families (EAC-CPF) schema in March of 2010, questions regarding implementation are looming large within the American archival community. The National Archives and Records Administration is hosting a preconference that will bring together stakeholders to discuss the important role that authority control plays in archival description and strategies for implementing EAC-CPF in order to continue the ongoing transformation and enhancement of archival description. The preconference will consider U.S., European, and Australian EAC-CPF initiatives and projects, and also explore the potential for collaboration with the Virtual International Authority File and the library and museum communities. Primary objectives for the day will be to answer two key questions: Why should my archive or library implement EAC-CPF? What are practical strategies for implementing EAC-CPF? A panel discussion and break-out sessions will constitute the schedule for the day. Question about the developing schedule and program content can be addressed to Kathy Wisser at the email below. There is no charge, and we encourage all interested information professionals and students to attend. Though there are no charges or formal registration, preconference organizers would like to have a running count of attendees. If you plan to attend EAC-CPF: Moving Forward with Authority, please email Kathy Wisser [log in to unmask] -- Mark A. Matienzo Digital Archivist, Manuscripts and Archives Yale University Library