n. (abbr. RAAC)a consortium connecting representatives of multistate, state, and local archival organizations with one another and the Society of American Archivists (SAA)Alonzo 2015, 7The Regional Archival Associations Consortium (RAAC) fosters communication and collaboration among all Regionals. In 2013, RAAC was formed by inviting each Regional to join, with one representative per association.Zanish-Belcher 2019a, 10–11Earlier this week, SAA, along with Council of State Archivists (CoSA), National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA), and Regional Archival Associations Consortium (RAAC), hosted a training day completely dedicated to congressional advocacy where volunteers met with congressional legislators and staffers.Miller 2021What is the Regional Archival Associations Consortium, you may ask? The Regional Archival Associations Consortium (RAAC) was founded in 2013 to provide an official venue for information exchange among the leadership of regional archival associations, and among the regionals and the Society of American Archivists (SAA). (As a point of clarification, whenever the term “regional” is used in this blog post, it is meant to encompass multi-state, state, and local archival associations.) RAAC offers formal channels to coordinate efforts intra-state, interstate, and with SAA which facilitate streamlining actions, reducing costs, and increasing services to archivists around the nation.RAAC 2022The Regional Archival Associations Consortium (RAAC) provides a mechanism to connect the leadership of regional, multistate, state, and local archival organizations with each other and to the Society of American Archivists (SAA). RAAC seeks to facilitate information exchange and foster collaboration among these organizations. It offers formal channels to coordinate efforts intra-state, interstate, and with SAA which facilitate streamlining actions, reducing costs, and increasing services.
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The Regional Archival Associations Consortium (RAAC) was established in 2013. Regional, multistate, state, and local archival organizations appoint a representative to RAAC to facilitate communication and foster collaboration between the organizations. RAAC members coordinate efforts to streamline actions, reduce costs, and increase services to archivists around the United States.
