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SAA Education Policies and Procedures
The Society of American Archivists is committed to providing quality continuing education that is relevant and accessible to professional archivists via a variety of delivery methods. The following Education Policies and Procedures are presented for your information.
Co-Sponsorship of SAA Workshops
Organizations/Entities that co-sponsor workshops with SAA receive the following support from SAA as standard policy:
- Instructor(s) with travel and expenses paid;
- Instructional materials, including handouts and readings, nametags, registration of participants, and Continuing Education Certificates for registered participants.
- One complimentary registration if minimal beverage breaks (coffee, tea, water), appropriate classroom space and AV equipment are provided at no cost to SAA.
- Logistical requirements and classroom set up vary per workshop.
Product Endorsement
SAA Education will include the following disclaimer statement on any material, including announcements and correspondence, which includes software/tool product name and/or logo:
“The instructor utilizes [name] to facilitate teaching the content of this workshop. The use of [product] does not represent or imply SAA endorsement of this product.”
- SAA Education encourages the use of software and tools that are open source (i.e., meet the ten criteria of open source software cited at
http://opensource.org/docs/osd).
SAA Workshops
Registration for Workshops
Full payment must accompany registration submissions. Registrations not accompanied by payment will be placed on hold until payment is received. Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. To avoid being double-billed, do not send your registration via more than one method. To register, participants may submit completed registration forms online, via mail, or via fax (with credit card number) Please do not fax your registration if you’ll pay by check.
SAA accepts checks made payable to SAA, as well as credit cards issued by VISA, MasterCard, or American Express. Payment must be made in US funds.
Early Registration Discount
Participants who submit a completed SAA Registration Form including payment 30 days prior to the workshop start receive a $50 discount.
Registration Limits
For a workshop to be offered, a minimum enrollment based on specific workshop expenses must be reached 30 days prior to the workshop.
Workshop Cancellation
SAA Workshops are subject to cancellation 21 days prior to the scheduled date of the event if the minimum enrollment is not attained. Instructors and registered participants will be notified immediately after the 21-day deadline in the event of cancellation.
Workshop Refunds / Transfer
Workshops canceled by SAA will result in full and prompt refunds to registered participants. In the event that a participant must cancel his/her registration the following stipulations apply:
- Participants who cancel their registration, in writing (e-mail is acceptable), 5 business days prior to the first scheduled day of the workshop will receive a full refund, minus a $35 administrative fee.
- Participants may not receive a refund for a workshop if cancellation is received less than 5 business days prior to the first scheduled day of the workshop.
- If you prefer to transfer to an alternate workshop, notice is required (e-mail is acceptable), 5 business days prior to the first scheduled day of the workshop and a $15 administrative fee is required.
Modified on
November 24, 2008
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