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Conference Social Events
Enjoy your time in Ottawa and socialize with your fellow archivists and conference attendees at any of our planned social events!Please read social events descriptions carefully before registering. Registration is required for most events, even those without cost. This page is being updated regularly to reflect status and addition of events. Please check back as needed.
Flash your Badge
Tourism Ottawa offers a program of discounts at participating museums, tours, and restaurants. All you have to do is "flash your badge". Please print a copy of the document, as some participants require that as part of the obtaining of the discount. Or use the QR code on the back of your conference registration badge.
Library and Archives Canada - Tour of the Gatineau Preservation Centre
Tour of the Gatineau Preservation Centre, Library and Archives Canada
625 boulevard du Carrefour, Gatineau, QC
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost: Free but registration is required. Attendees are responsible for their own transportation.
Registration limit 45.
Walking Tour of Ottawa's Chinatown with Don Kwan
Walking tour of Ottawa's Chinatown with Don Kwan
Various locations (approximately 1 km); Meeting place - Corner of Somerset and Preston, in front of the Plant Recreation Centre. Rain or shine. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
Approximately 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost: $22.60 per person
Learn about one of Ottawa's most diverse and vibrant neighbourhoods, its history, cultures, and architectural details, including public murals, sidewalk art, and the Chinatown Arch.
Registration capacity: 8 minimum - 25 maximum
Please note that this walking tour is not wheelchair accessible.
ACA at 50: First Timers and Welcome Reception
First Timers and Welcome Reception, Library and Archives Canada
395 Wellington Street
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Cost: Free, but registration is required to provide accurate numbers for catering.
Reception includes updates on Ādisōke, site of the joint Library and Archives Canada – Ottawa Public Library facility.
Ollie's Trivia Night
ACA Trivia Night at Ollie's
First Floor Nideyinàn, Carleton University
6:00pm – 10:00pm (Trivia starts at 7:00pm)
Cost: $5 per person
Archivists are known for their great knowledge - here is the chance to prove it! Gather your friends and form a team. Only $5 per person. Grab some food at Ollie’s (menu and prices available here) and join us for a Trivia showdown! There will be prizes!
Black Ottawa Walking Tour
Black History Ottawa Walking Tour
Various Locations
7:00-8:00 pm
- Cost: $20.00 per person
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Delve into the narratives of resilience, creativity, and leadership that have defined the Black Canadian experience in Ottawa. 45-minute walking tour from Black History Ottawa will highlight a number of sites in the downtown area where Black Canadians have left their mark and transformed the nation forever.
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Registration capacity: 15 participants
Conference Pub
House of Targ
1077 Bank Street
6:30 pm - closing
Join everyone at the House of Targ for video games and perogies! The entrance is free until 8 pm when a cover is charged. All arcade games, perogies and cover are the responsibility of the attendees.
Please note that the House of Targ is not considered accessible, as it is located in a basement, accessed only by a staircase.
Beading Workshop
608 Pigiarvik (ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᒃ), Carleton University
6:30 pm-8:30 pm
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Cost: $45.00 + tax per person
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Join artist and instructor Stephanie Pelletier from Delia Estelle Designs for a 2.5 hour workshop. Price includes instruction and supplies for beading earrings.
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Registration capacity: 30 participants.
On Thursday lunches are not be provided to attendees as part of registration. If you are interested in per-ordering a Boxed Lunch for that day; two meal options are available. Order a lunch and join fellow attendees at Film Bytes! Or enjoy the sunshine and views of Rideau River while eating in Alumni Park on campus.
Boxed Lunch #1 – Regular ($16.95)
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Choice of sandwich on ciabatta bread with beverage. Choose between egg salad, roast beef, roast turkey, tuna, or vegetarian.
Boxed Lunch #2 – Premium ($20.34)
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Choice of sandwich on ciabatta bread with beverage. Choose between Mediterrean grilled chicken with pesto mayo, turkey with cranberry compote, humus with fresh veg, roast veg with red pepper and feta spread, or roast beef with stone ground mustard.
Please provide allergy and dietary restrictions when ordering.
Film Bytes!
Senate Room, 6th Floor Pigiarvik, Carleton University
12:30-1:30 pm
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Cost: Film showing is free but if you’d like to pre-order a box lunch ($18), click here.
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Hosted by the Sound and Moving Image Special Interest Section. Grab your boxed lunch and watch a selection of archival film from across Canada.
ACA at 50 - Dinner/Dance
The Conference dinner dance will be held at Mill Street Brew Pub, 555 Wellington Street, Ottawa. It will be begin at 6 pm, and go until midnight. Cost is $75 + $9.75 (tax) = $84.75. Cash bar.
Menu:
All meals are served family style, which means that all of the items that are listed in the menu comes to the table. Guests serve themselves and get to try a bit of everything.
1st Course:
Kale Caesar Salad (fresh cut green kale tossed with Caesar dressing and Parmesan, topped with bacon bits and croutons)
Strawberry Spinach Salad (V) (Spinach leaves with fresh strawberries, blackberries and toasted almonds, topped with raspberry vinaigrette and goat cheese)
2nd Course:
Southern Fried Chicken (buttermilk marinated and served with Franks hot sauce, bread and butter pickles)
Pan Seared Rainbow Trout (topped with citrus beet salsa)
Portabello Mushroom Schnitzel (V) (crispy fried and topped with braised mushrooms and caramelized lemons)
Buttermilk mashed potatoes
Sauteed green beans
Fresh cut Yukon fries
3rd Course:
Apple Crumble (V) (house made and served warm)
Fresh fruit plates (V)
Please provide allergies and dietary concerns when registering.
Help with the music! Here is the form for suggestions to add to the dinner-dance playlist.
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