SAOA Meeting

Event Logistics

Date: 
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Time: 
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm Mountain Time
Location: 
Denver, CO
Contact: 
Neel Agrawal - nagrawal@crl.edu
Program: 

The South Asia Open Archives (SAOA) will hold its annual business meeting in Denver on Saturday, March 23, in conjunction with the Association for Asian Studies Conference. The meeting will take place in the Director's Row E Room at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel from 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm Mountain Time.

SAOA member libraries contribute resources for open access projects, infrastructure, and staffing for SAOA. The SAOA Executive Board and three Working Groups will provide updates and seek input from attendees.  

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