2014 Best Practices Exchange Conference

Creating Capital Connections

Join us in historic Montgomery, Alabama, for the 2014 BPE Conference on November 19-21! 

BPE is a forum for archivists, records managers, government agencies, colleges and universities, and other organizations interested in the management and preservation of electronic records to hold frank and open discussions about their successes, failures, current projects, and lessons learned.

Share ideas and collaborate with your peers while enjoying the rich history and culture of Montgomery, recently voted Best Historic City in America by the readers of USA Today & 10Best! 

HOTEL

BPE 2014 will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Montgomery. The hotel room rate is $99/night plus tax.

To make a reservation visit http://bit.ly/1qtDOu0. Be sure to click the small blue tab that says "add special rate codes" and use code "ADA." 

The hotel offers complimentary shuttle service to the Montgomery airport. Attendees who wish to take advantage of the service must notify the hotel of their flight plans.

CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS

The Program Committee for BPE 2014 invites session proposals based on this year’s theme, Creating Capital Connections. What are your experiences developing partnerships with IT staff, IT vendors, other archivists, records creators, and stakeholders? What are your successes, failures, and lessons learned?

A session proposal form is available at the link below and at the BPE website.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TNi4wjB7cs9K1kKfoI8DVwBvN5QbWPYVXEkhFPT-MLM/viewform   

Proposals are due Monday, September 15.

If you have any questions, please contact Dorothy Fouche at dorothy.fouche@archives.alabama.gov.

Archive-It

The Annual Archive-It Meeting with take place in Montgomery on the Tuesday (November 18) preceeding the start of BPE.  For additional information on the Archive-It Meeting visit https://archive-it.org/learn-more/conferences 

AIRPORTS

• Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM):
  
  •  MGM ground transportation services

• Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM):  95 miles to Montgomery
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport:  150 miles to Montgomery  

VISITOR INFORMATION

• Montgomery Convention & Visitors Bureau 
• Trip Advisor
• Experience Alabama

BPE WEBSITE

Information and resources from previous years' BPE Meetings are available at http://www.bpexchange.org/

BPE 2014 is hosted by the Alabama Department Archives & History

Register Now!