Past Conferences ACA past conferences and topics are listed here in reverse chronological order. To learn more about the ACA's history, see here. Past conference proceedings are available for members only. If you're curious who won the softball game throughout the history, check the Annual East-West Softball Game Results page. ACA 2024: Future-Proofing: Centering Care Now for Archives Tomorrow Virtually, held in Alberta | 10-13 June 2024 ACA 2023: Belonging - Considering archival bonds and disconnects Charlottetown, PEI |June 28 - July 1 2023 ACA 2022: Unsettled: Redefining Archival Power Hybrid Conference, held in Vancouver, BC., with participants in-person at the University of British Columbia and online from around the world|15 - 18 June 2022 ACA 2021: Home Improvement: Building Archives Through Change Virtual Conference |8- June 2021 ACA 2020: 20/20 Vision - Seeing Archives Differently Virtual Conference | 8-11 June 2020 ACA 2019: Archival Origins Toronto: ON | 5-8 June 2019 List of Attendees ACA 2018: Truths, Trust and Technology Edmonton, AB | 6-9 June 2018 ACA 2017: Archives Disrupted Ottawa, ON | 7-10 June 2017 ACA 2016 : ‘Futur proche’: Archives & Innovation Montreal, QC | 2-4 June 2016 ACA 2015: Perspectives on the Archival Horizon Regina, SK | 8-10 June 2015 ACA 2014: Archivatopia Victoria, BC | 8-10 June 2014 ACA 2013: Community as Archives, Archives as Community Winnipeg, MB | 13-15 June 2013 ACA 2012: In Search of Archival Gold Whitehorse, YT | 7-9 June 2012 ACA 2011: Back to Basics?! Toronto, ON | 2-4 June 2011 ACA 2010: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: The Next Generation of Canadian Archivists Halifax, NS | 9-12 June 2010 ACA 2009: Rights, Responsibilities, Trust: Archives and Public Affairs Calgary, AB | 14-17 May, 2009 ACA 2008: Stemming the Tide: Archives and the Digital World Fredericton, NB | 11-14 June, 2008 ACA 2007: As Others See Us: Archivists and Society Kingston, ON | 21-23 June 2007 ACA 2006: Living on the Edge: The Place of Archives in the Heritage and Cultural Community St. John’s, NL | 28 June -1 July 2006 ACA 2005: Theory & Practice Saskatoon, SK | 9-11 June 2005 ACA 2004: Ethics and Accountability Montreal, QC | 26-29 May 2004 ACA 2003: What's History go to do with it? Toronto, ON, 12-14 June 2003 ACA 2002: Archival Exploration and Innovation: A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Around the World Vancouver, BC | 23-25 May 2002 ACA 2001: The Archival Odyssey Winnipeg, MB | 4-9 June 2001 ACA 2000: Archives -- Looking Back, Looking Forward Edmonton, AB | 22-24 June 2000 ACA 1999: Measuring Up: Standards in Archival Practice London, ON | 31May - 5 June 1999 ACA 1998: Management by Archivists: defining processes, results and future directions Halifax, NS | 25-30 May 1998 ACA 1997: Archives as a Place of Custody, Memory and Information Ottawa, ON | 2-5 June 1997 ACA 1996: Homeland and Frontier: Common Ground to Share Whitehorse, YT | 27 May - June 1 1996 ACA 1995: Defining the Archivist's Role for the 21st Century Regina, SK | 12-17 June 1995 ACA 1994: Living with Change in an Archival World Ottawa, ON | 24-29 May 1994 ACA 1993: Between The Rock and a Hard Place: Archival Theory and Practice St. John’s, NL | 19-24 July 1993 ACA 1992: Dismantling The Tower of Babel: Developing a Common Language Through Descriptive Standards Montreal, QC | 12-15 September 1992 ACA 1991: Archival Appraisal and Acquisition: Building a Selective Memory Banff, AB | 21-25 May 1991 ACA 1990: Facing Up; Facing Out: Reference, Access, and Public Programming Victoria, BC | 30 May - 2 June 1990 ACA 1989: Conservation Issues and Solutions Fredericton, NB | 30 May - June 3 1989 ACA 1988: Into the 90's: Archives and Archivists Look Forward Windsor, ON | 6-10 June 1988 ACA 1987: Archives in the Information Age Hamilton, ON | 1-5 June 1987 ACA 1986: Preservation and Use Winnipeg, MB | 3-7 June 1986 ACA 1985: Hard Time At the Archives Edmonton, AB | 11-15 June 1985 ACA 1984: Society & the Record Toronto, ON | 21-25 May 1984 ACA 1983: Archives and The Law Vancouver, BC | 1-4 June 1983 ACA 1982: Looking Outward: A Dialogue Among Users, Keepers and Sponsors of Archives Ottawa, ON | 30 May - 2 June 1982 ACA 1981: Total Archives: Blessing Or Burden? Halifax, NS | 3-6 June 1981 ACA 1980: The Challenges of Archives Montreal, QC | 2-4 June 1980 ACA 1979: Archives Role In Society: Concepts of Service, Responsibilities To The Public, Professional Obligations And Public Expectations Saskatoon, SK | 1-3 June 1979
London, ON | 1978
Fredericton, NB | 1977
Quebec City, QC | 1976
Edmonton, AB | 1975 |
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