| 1 | Apologies |
| S. Beckley (West Glamorgan); A. Venables (Anglesey); E. Thomas (UW Bangor); L Tomos (WIN); H Malaws (RCAHMW); A. Rhydderch (Gwynedd); K. Matthias (Denbighshire). |
| 2 | Minutes of last meeting |
| The minutes of the last meeting held on 28 March 2003 were confirmed. |
| 3 | Address by Professor Hywel Roberts, Archives Task Force (ATF) |
| 3.1 | Archives Policy for Wales |
| Copies of the policy and the SoA briefing notes had been prepared for the new Assembly members and to Alun Pugh. ME reported that a revised version was available on the Web. |
| 3.2 | Archival Statistics |
| ME reported that a draft version was available on the ACW website. Comments were to be sent to EJ by 13 July. Agreed that John Watts-Williams be asked to translate the report into Welsh. |
| 3.3 | ELWa |
| EJ had drafted ACW's response to the e-learning strategy. Agreed that ACW should respond in general terms because of uncertainty until CyMAL had been established. |
| 4 | Chair's report |
| 4.1 | CyMAL Working Party |
| ME reported that the CyMAL Working Party had met several times and had discussed accommodation, staffing and structure. The final version of a paper on accommodation and staffing had been approved. She had been invited to join the CyMAL Implementation Group along with LT and John Marjoram to oversee the changes and the operational plan, which was to be in place by next April. The Group was to meet monthly until December. See also Minute 8 |
| 4.2 | ME reported that the future of CWLIS was uncertain. A consultation paper was to be drawn up. |
| 5 | Vice Chair's report |
| 5.1 | Inspiring Learning To All |
| SE reported that she had attended a meeting Inspiring Learning To All in the Assembly, but that nothing will happen until CyMAL had been established. |
| 5.2 | Skills Foresight Analysis |
| Lilian Cameron had offered her services. SE suggested that it might be possible to include this in ACW's strategy document. SE to provide ME with a copy of the Skills Foresight Analysis |
| 6 | Secretary's report |
| 6.1 | GJ reported that an invitation had been received to a seminar entitled Working Together: Communicating Strategies in Action to be held in Cardiff on 29 July. |
| 6.2 | Subscriptions for 2002-3 were now due. |
| 7 | ADO's report (circulated to members before the meeting) |
| 7.1 | WARM strategy |
It was agreed
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| 7.2 | Archive Awareness Month |
| EJ reported that the NCA was providing Welsh versions of national publicity posters, leaflets and balloons. The cost would be met by the NCA. The NCA will evaluate the month's activities, the effectiveness of the campaign and the press coverage. It was agreed to spend the £3000 allocated to Wales by the NCA on
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| 7.3 | Archival Taskforce Meeting |
| Resource was pleased with the meeting held at Pencerrig on 19 May. |
| 7.4 | Pencerrig Meeting, 2 July |
| EJ reported that Katie Norgrove had pulled out of the meeting two days earlier. She (KN) has promised to try and get an alternative speaker. She has suggested a name and confirmation was expected later today. The remainder of the programme remained unchanged. |
| 7.5 | Meetings |
| EJ reported on meetings that she had attended since the last ACW meeting |
| 8 | CyMAL and ACW |
| The future of ACW was discussed in relation to establishing CyMAL. ME reported that CyMAL has no advocacy role; this would be the remit of an Advisory Council chaired by the Minister. This was unacceptable. It was agreed
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| 9 | Any other business |
| 9.1 | SJ passed on contact details for the recently appointed Information Commissioner for Wales |
| 9.2 | SJ also announced that the teams responsible for inspecting record repositories in the PRO and HMC were to be amalgamated to form the Record Management Advisory Service. |
| 10 | Date of next meeting |
| The next meeting will be held on 14 November at the Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff. |
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