The Royal Society of Canada's Expert Panel on 'The Status and Future of Canada's Libraries and Archives' is soliciting the engagement of the library and archives community to gather information. Please read the following for details: 

Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel on The Status and Future of Canada's Libraries and Archives

I encourage all AAO members to respond to this invitation, whether individually or institutionally. In addition to letters, the following Ontario public consultations will take place:

• in OttawaundefinedOctober 4-5, 2013 (by invitation only)
  
• in Toronto (in conjunction with The Archive Summit) - January 15-17, 2014
  
• in Toronto (in conjunction with The OLA Super Conference) - January 29-31,
  
• 2014
  

Please re-post the above documents where appropriate and pass along to institutional listservs if possible.

This is a great opportunity to advocate for the importance of not only our profession but also the importance of our provincial and national archival networks, such as the AAO and CCA.

Kelli Babcock
President, 2013-2014
Archives Association of Ontario