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The Call for applications for the 2026 InterPARES Summer School in San Benedetto del Tronto (AP), Italy, is now open.

InterPARES Summer School 2026

June 22-26, 2026

The InterPARES Trust AI project, the Italian Ministry of Culture - Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica delle Marche, the University of Macerata and the Municipality of San Benedetto del Tronto are pleased to announce that they are now accepting applications for the 2026 InterPARES Summer School.

The aim of the International InterPARES 2026 Summer School is to offer a unique opportunity for records managers and archivists to catch up on emerging theories, methods, practices and technologies for trustworthy records and archives and on the outcomes of the most innovative research in the sector. The instructors will all be InterPARES researchers from various countries.

Participation in the 2026 edition is free and limited to 30 individuals. The travel, accommodation and living expenses are the participants’ responsibility. The Summer School will take place in San Benedetto del Tronto (AP), a renowned holiday destination in the Marche region of Italy (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Benedetto_del_Tronto), in the Auditorium Comunale , Viale A. De Gasperi 124.

The program is organized into four days of learning modules, taught in English, from Monday, June 22nd to Thursday, June 25th, and a one day Symposium, on Friday, June 26th.

Admission requirements and instructions:

Send a letter of application with your detailed CV to [email protected] by January 31, 2026

● Admission requirements: The Summer School is designed for early career professionals. However, considering that the body of knowledge presented should be incorporated in graduate programs of archival education, a few university instructors in archival science and allied disciplines will also be admitted. The admission requirements for professionals consist of English fluency, a Master’s degree or equivalent, and 4-5 years of professional work in either an archival institution or in an organization as a record manager or archivist, or exercising functions related to records and archives management.

● The selection of the applicants will be carried out by an Admission Committee composed of the representatives of the above organizing bodies, chaired by Prof. Luciana Duranti.

● The applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application on or before February 28, 2026.

Draft programme (full programme will be released by January 31, 2026):

Luciana Duranti, University of British Columbia, Canada: "Authentic Digital Records"

Joseph T. Tennis, University of Washington, USA: "Metadata"

Hrvoje Stančić, University of Zagreb, Croatia: "Technological Authentication & Blockchain"

Tracey P. Lauriault, Carleton University, Canada: "Data as Artifacts and as Records"

Corinne Rogers, University of British Columbia, Canada: "Trustworthy Digital Preservation"

Erik Borglund, Mid-Sweden University, Sweden: "Records in the Cloud"

Pierluigi Feliciati, University of Macerata, Italy: "Trusted and Easy Access to Records and Archives"

Peter Sullivan, University of British Columbia, Canada: "AI Tools for Audio-Visual Archives"

Jessica Bushey, San Jose State University, USA: "Managing and Preserving Digital Images Collections"

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Open to the public at large:

InterPARES Trust AI Public Symposium "Artificial Intelligence to Benefit the Management of Public Records"
Macerata, October 24, 2025 Università di Macerata, Polo Pantaleoni
Aula Verde, vicolo della Pescheria vecchia.

09:00 John Mc Court, rector of UniMC, Luciana Duranti, UBC
Welcome

09:30 Muhammad Abdul Mageed, University of British Columbia
InterPARES Tools

10:10 Victoria Lemieux, University of British Columbia
Clio X

10:50 Jim Suderman
Knowledge Graphs and Privacy in Context

11:30 Jessica Bushey, San José State University
Trust through Transparency in the Generative AI Era

12:10 Eng Sengsavang, UNESCO
The UNESCO Radio Archives

12:40 Break for lunch

14:00 Tracey Lauriault, Carleton University
Digital Twins: Preserving the parts and not the whole

14:40 Scott Cameron, Bank of Canada
Paradata

15:20 Maria Guercio, ANAI
AI and Classification: Case-study and paradata framework

16:00 Pierluigi Feliciati, University of Macerata
Access to Archival Holdings as a Process in the Age of AI

16:40 Richard Arias-Hernandez, University of British Columbia
Developing Teachable AI Materials for Archival Education and Professional Development

17:10 Adjourn

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