PARBICA has held fifteen successful conferences since its foundation in 1981.  Knowledge gained at the conferences is taken back to the islands of the region by participants to inform their work and to provide in-country training for other archives and records staff.  PARBICA 16 is an opportunity for:

•Training, professional development and identification of concrete implementation plans in areas identified as most necessary by PARBICA's members

•Strategic planning for the next two years of PARBICA's work to improve the conditions of archives and recordkeeping in the Pacific

•Presentation of results and discussion of next stages for PARBICA's current projects

•Reports on the range of activities being undertaken by Pacific Archives

•Networking and meeting colleagues working in the same field across the Pacific