Association of Canadian Archivists 36th Annual Conference - Toronto 2011
The ACA's 2011 conference will be held in Toronto, ON at the Delta Chelsea hotel, running from June 2 to June 4, 2011. The theme is "Back to Basics??"
The Call for Submissions is now available. Click this link to submit an individual proposal (i.e. paper), or click this link to submit a session proposal. The deadline for submissions is September 24, 2010. A variety of session styles are welcomed and encouraged. Additional conference information will be posted in the coming weeks.
Session Styles
- Traditional: formal presentation of papers; approximately 20 minutes per speaker, with questions to follow as time allows.
- Panel: abbreviated presentation of papers; approximately 10-15 minutes per speaker, with discussion to follow.
- Roundtable: brief 5-7 minute presentations with open discussion
- Focused Debate: brief presentations with open discussion & debate to follow
Association of Canadian Archivists 35th Annual Conference - Halifax 2010
A very successful 2010 Conference in Halifax, NS is now completed. The 2010 information will continue to be displayed on this site until mid-July. After that, the 2010 Program and conference at a glance will be available under the Past Conferences sub-menu.
For 2010, the theme was "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: The Next Generation of Canadian Archivists"
"We are like dwarfs standing upon the shoulders of giants, and so able to see more and see farther than the ancients." (Attributed by John of Salisbury to Bernard of Chartres, 1159)
ACA 2010 was held in Halifax, N.S. at the Westin Nova Scotian hotel, running from June 9 to June 12, 2010.
Click here for the Conference at a Glance, a PDF file. Click here to obtain a full Conference Program in PDF. Click on this link for a list of Conference Delegates including speakers, poster presenters, and trade show exhibitors.
ACA 2010 began with an opening reception on Wednesday, June 9th; sessions ran from Thursday, June 10th, through Saturday June 12th.
Two full-day workshops preceded the conference, both on June 8th, 2010:
- New Tools for Old Things: How Archives Can Benefit from Social Media presented by Kate Theimer (ArchivesNext & author of “Web 2.0 Tools and Strategies for Archives and Local History Collections”)
- Digital Preservation in the Canadian Landscape presented by Library & Archives Canada.
Additionally, The Archives and Technology Unconference (TAATU) was held on June 9th, 2010.
For brief descriptions of the two workshops or TAATU, please see the Conference at a Glance.
A Delegate list, including all speakers, poster presenters and exhibitors is now available; click here to view this document. Please join us for ACA 2010 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
For information about past conferences, including the 2009 conference in Calgary, please click here.
