COVID-19 is arguably the greatest challenge facing Australia today. Documenting and preserving the effect of the pandemic on society is vital to ensure future generations understand its impact and how we responded.

Hear leading representatives from government, collecting institutions and academia discuss what needs to be preserved and the challenges involved.

This full-day virtual symposium will examine issues such as:

• What kinds of documentation do we need to target for preservation?

• Who is taking responsibility for the different kinds of documentation?

• How do we ensure that we are capturing the best and most representative documentation?

• How do we make sure we are not duplicating efforts in one area, while neglecting important documentation in another area?

Presented by UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Program and the National Archives of Australia.

Supported by AUCloud

Speakers

• Dr Daniel Angus, Queensland University of Technology
• Tatiana Antsoupova, National Archives of Australia
• Dr Fackson Banda, UNESCO Documentary Heritage Unit
• Kevin Bradley PSM, National Library of Australia
• Adrian Cunningham, UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Committee
• Jenny Fewster, Performing Arts Heritage Network
• David Fricker, National Archives of Australia
• Dr Lauren Carroll Harris, critic and digital curator
• Dr Anthea Hyslop, historian
• Gayle Lake, National Film and Sound Archive
• Craig Middleton, National Museum of Australia
• Dr Brendan Murphy, Department of Health
• Dr Terhi Nurmikko-Fuller, Australian National University
• Dr Roslyn Russell, UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Committee
• Scott Stephens, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• Jaye Weatherburn, University of Melbourne

For the full event program and speaker biographies, please visit our website.