A meeting was held in Pittsburgh on 29 August 1999 primarily to discuss future governance of EAD and the pressures for internationalization. The consensus of the group was to broaden the international membership of the WG, but that SAA should maintain governance at least until a more fully international model presents itself. To that end, membership of the WG has shifted around a bit-some of the players remain the same, but there are some new faces.
More international representation is needed, and that issue is being worked on.
The current membership roster is attached. The meeting was attended by approximately 90 archivists from fourteen countries. We want to support the growing interest in EAD in Europe, and as is often the case, simply being able to put faces to the names assists the dialogue. EAD publications continue to sell well. The Tag Library was made available online at the LC EAD web site last October, and we will consider making the Guidelines available online as well.