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The article focuses on Bielefeld conspiracy is a satire of conspiracy theories that claims that the city of Bielefeld, Germany that affects the archives of everyone archive sectors and beyond that also affect other cultural institutions such as libraries, museums. It mentions archives different sponsorship in questions of inventory formation exchange and vote and public law tasks and the greater importance by non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

The article reports on 2018 activities of working groups of the Verband deutscher Archivarinnen und Archivare archivists' association on records, archival education, and archival appraisal including the establishment of a lexicon for modern records, archival education workshops, and a June 15-16, 2018 archival education conference in Darmstadt, Germany.

The article presents reports from conferences of working group divisions of the Verband deutscher Archivarinnen und Archivare e.V. archivists' association of Germany. Information is offered on October 26, 2016 and April 4, 2017 conference of the education and vocational education working group, a May 19-20, 2017 conference of the archive education and historical education working group and a June 1, 2017 conference of the archival appraisal working group.

The article reports that the working group demands from all actors in the archives, in particular also by the representatives of specialist bodies in the federal government, countries and municipalities have an increased commitment to more training and professional further qualification.

The article presents a report on a seminar for archivists, held in Kassel, Germany, from November 14-16, 2012, which was dedicated to trends in archival access and use. Topics discussed included the effect of the increasing digitization of archival materials and availability of electronic information resources on archives user attitudes and archival reference services, legal aspects of archival services in Germany, and the use of the Internet and Web 2.0 and social media technologies in archival public relations.

The article presents a report about the Second Workshop that took place within the framework of the Bremen Archive Day 2011, and which concerned the theme of communal archives. The workshop concentrated on the theme: "Access - Fees - Administrative Assistance: Dealing with Civil Status Documents in the Third Year after the Reform".

The article reports on a November 2007 international conference of archivists held in Quebec, Canada and titled "Cooperation to Preserve Diversity." Organized by the International Council on Archives (ICA), the meeting's topics of discussion included digitization of archive materials, the deficient management of African facilities, and internal exchanges of archivists.

The article presents a report from November 2, 2015 and April 7, 2016 meetings of the education and corporate image working groups of the Verband deutscher Archivarinnen und Archivare archivists' society on their role in the Deutscher Archivtag archives conference, revisions to an recruitment flyer for prospective archivists, and education of German archivists.

The article reports on a conference on the archival appraisal of born-digital materials, convened in Münster, Germany, from June 11-12, 2013. Topics of discussion included principles of digital preservation and records retention, questions of electronic privacy, and the use of databases in the archiving of electronic documents.

The article discusses November 19, 2014 and September 2, 2015 conferences of the educational division of the Verband deutscher Archivarinnen und Archivare e.V. archivists' society on topics including the connections between recents archival graduates and the Deutscher Archivtag archivists' conference, professional certifications of archivists' continuing education, and a paper to be published by the division. News briefs pertaining to subdivisions of the division are also presented.

A report is offered from a June 24, 2014 conference of the "Ausbildung und Berufsbild" archival education division of the Verband deutscher Archivarinnen und Archivare e.V. (VdA) archivists' association of Germany. The appointment of Katharina Tiemann to the head of the division is announced and the planned online publication of employment information for archivists of the home page of the VdA and strategies to train the next generation of archivists in the Deutscher Archivtag archive conference are announced.

The article describes a discussion held between the German archivists' association Verband deutscher Archivarinnen und Archivare e.V. (VdA) and the the German federal civil status association Deutsche Standesbeamtinnen und Standesbeamten e.V. (BDS) on October 24, 2008 in Berlin, Germany. Talk focused on civil status changes throughout German history, regional differences in civil status archiving, and the interpretation of civil status data. Goals for the next discussion are also noted.