Association of Canadian Archivists 35th Annual Conference

For 2010, the theme is "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 will be held in Halifax, N.S. at the Westin Nova Scotian hotel, running from June 9 to June 12, 2010.

Click here for the preliminary Conference at a Glance, a PDF file. Session submissions are now closed.

• Conference & workshop registration forms are now available; click on the Registration and Forms menu to the right
• SSHRC Travel assistance application is now available; click on the Registration and Forms menu to the right

ACA 2010 begins with an opening reception on Wednesday, June 9th; sessions begin on Thursday, June 10th, continuing through Saturday June 12th.

Two workshops will be preceding the conference on June 8^{th, 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) will be held on June 9th, 2010.

For brief descriptions of the Workshops and TAATU, please see the Conference at a Glance. Registration for these events is now open.  Please join us for ACA 2010 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

For information about past conferences, including the 2009 conference in Calgary, please click here.