The conference is divided into four sessions. Presentations included in the first session address the issues of the development of the heritage policy and cooperation of the memory institutions. They are delivered by Rimvydas Laužikas (Vilnius University), Regina Varniene (Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania), Vlatka Lemič (National Archives of Croatia), and Marietta Minotos (General Archives of Greece).
Presentations included in the second session report on the recent projects implemented by the archives. The presenters are: Valerija Jusevičiūtė (Lithuanian Central State Archives), Arūnas Stočkus (Vilnius University), Lauri Leht (National Digital Archives of Estonia).
The third session is dedicated to the variety of services offered by the archives and the discussion of the new trends. The presenters are: Eirikur Gudmundsson (National Archives of Ireland), Jussi Nuorteva (National Archival Service of Finland), Asbjørn Hellum (State Archives of Denmark).
The Joint EBNA/EAG session is scheduled for October 9. Presentations on the legal and practical aspects of the document access are delivered by Władysław Stępniak (Directorate of State Archives of Poland), Gatis Karlsons (National Archives of Latvia), Mária Španková (Department of Archives and Register of the Slovakia), and Josee Kirps (National Archives of Luxembourg).
Issues to be covered in this session embrace preservation of historical archives, new European Union Regulation on personal data protection and archives, some aspects of the practical document management in the European Commission, and the implementation of continuous projects in the field of the EU archives.
