Every fall the Society of American Archivists, University of Texas at Austin Student Chapter, hosts Archives Week. A specific theme is chosen by members of the chapter, and speakers from all over the country, as well as local archivists, come to discuss their work. Usually, it is declared by Mayor's Proclomation, and ends with the Archives Clinic at the Austin History Center, which is a time for the public to come and learn about preserving their familial posessions.

Past Archives Weeks:

2008:Archives City Limits: A Celebration of Music Archives
Website | Photos | Poster | Concert Poster | Wiki

2007:Power, Privacy, and the Public Good: the Politics of Archives
Website | Photos

2006:Documenting Underrepresented Communities: Women and Gender in Archives
Website | Flyer

2005:Reel Preservation: Archives and the Preservation of Moving Images
Website

2004:Balancing Power: Secrecy and Government Records
Website | Flyer

2003:Who Controls the Past?: Archives and Political Legitimacy
Website | Archives Clinic Flyer

2002:Archives under Attack
Website | Flyer

2001:Archives: They're Virtually Everywhere! (Archives and Technology)
Website | Photos

2000:Where in the World are Archives?
Website | Flyer