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THE ARCHIVES IN THE LATIN-AMERICAN CITY OF CULTURE AND BOOK 2007 We are pleased to inform you that our "Documentation Sciences Foundation" has been included in the ARCA project (Congress-academy articulation) which is promoted and directed by the Senate of the Republic of Colombia. The aim of this project is to provide greater transparency to the law creation process by the active participation of universities, institutions, thought centers, observatories and civil community academic organizations which will have the opportunity to contribute their ideas and knowledge. Thanks to this contribution and due to the fact that the city of Bogotá (Colombia) will be setting of multiple cultural programs in the context of the city having been named "Latin-American Capital of Culture in 2007" by UCC, and "World Capital of the Books" by UNESCO, the Documentation Sciences Foundation is organizing together with Archiblios Foundation (Colombia), with the back up and participation of the Senate of the Republic of Colombia, an "International Exhibition and Conferences of Archives" in Bogotá from 23rd to 27th May, 2007. The Honorific Presidents of this event are Dra. Dilian Francisca Toro Torres, Chairwoman of the Honorable Senate of the Republic of Colombia, and from Spain, the scientist and treatise writer of "Documentation Sciences" Dra. Emilia Curras, among other personalities in the Honor Committee - Dr. Antonia Heredia Herredia, Dr. Alfredo Cuello Baute (President of the Honorable Cámara de Representantes of the Republic of Colombia), and others who are also prestigious personalities in the archival, academic and scientific world of Latin-America, Spain and Colombia. AIMS 1- To show the advancement and management of archives (any format and type) in Europe and Spain taking them as reference for current and future development of archives in Colombia and Latin-America, thus being able to improve the quality of the archival task in all our Latin-American peoples. To have the opportunity to broaden the scientific knowledge that is involved in the Documentation Sciences by means of forums, conferences and a graphic, photographic, bibliographic exhibition, as well as high technology equipment for the development and improvement of archives. 2- To allow event participants to establish a reference framework for the archival management performed in Spanish, Latin-American and Colombian archives. 3- To put pressure on our governments, administrations and politicians, drawing their attention with proselytizing, philosophical and epistemological activities, so that they understand the importance of archives in the economic, cultural and welfare development of our societies and begin to improve the archive economic conditions and their infrastructure. INVITATION This is why we are pleased to invite you to participate and spread the word among all your collaborators, similar institutions, friends, university professors and students so that we are able to gather a cultural and social International Archives and Information Society Exhibition. If you are a NOT COMMERCIAL INSTITUTION, we would also like to invite you to send us any kind of material -neither returnable nor commercial- related to the Exhibition and which you would like to show in this international mega event. CALL FOR PAPERS The conferences and the exhibition will take place in the "Cultural Center New Santa Fe", in center of Bogota. In the "National Capitol" the diplomatic acts of Excol'07 will be made. You can send "papers online" for the presential conferences (only those entities who will be present in the Conferences). For further information in English, please visit: www.documentalistas.org/eventos/excol07/index1.php Regards. -- Javier M. Information Department Documentation Sciences Foundation Protectorate - Spanish Ministry of Culture www.documentalistas.org Phone: +34 927 416 606