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• Special Interest Section for Indigenous Archives

  • When
    30 May 2025
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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  The goal of the SISIA is to establish an informal meeting space for members interested or working with Indigenous collections. The meetings are often open dialogue for members to discuss any topic related to Indigenous perspectives, experience, and interests generally but also regarding archive. We are very open to discuss whatever is of interest to you in the present moment on these topics and hope that we can be of support to each other on our varying paths of learning and unlearning both within and external to the archive.
  
  
  2025 Meeting Schedule
  
  Friday May 30, 1-2 pm EST
  Friday July 25, 1-2 pm EST
  
  

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• ACA 2025 Exhibitor

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    9 Jun 2025
  • End
    12 Jun 2025

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• ACA 2025 Sponsors

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    9 Jun 2025
  • End
    12 Jun 2025

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• ACA at 50: Critical Reflections, Envisioning the Future - 50th Anniversary Conference

  • Start
    9 Jun 2025
  • End
    12 Jun 2025
  • Location
    Richcraft Hall, Carleton University, Ottawa
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  Codes are required for some registration categories.  Please contact aca@archivists.ca or executive.director@archivists.ca for these.
  

  Snacks will be provided during the breaks on 10-12 June 2025.  Lunches are provided on the 10-11 June 2025. If you have any allergies, or dietary concerns, please contact aca@archivists.ca

  Registration for social events is on a separate form, here.

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• ACA Conference social events

  • Start
    9 Jun 2025
  • End
    12 Jun 2025
  • Location
    Ottawa, ON

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  Please note that these events are intended for those who are registered for the conference.

  For more information on the events consult our web page - https://archivists.ca/Conference-Social-Events
  

  Please note that there are some events which have registration limits, so book early :)

  List of social events, dates, times and venues:

  Tour of the Gatineau Preservation Centre, June 9, 2025, 3-4:15 pm. There is a limit of 45 for this event.  Cost: Free but registration required. Attendees responsible for their own transportation. Tour is now at capacity

  Walking tour of Ottawa's Chinatown with Don Kwan, June 9th, 3-4 pm, cost $22.60 per person, limit 25 people.

  Welcome Reception at 395 Wellington (LAC), June 9th, 5 pm to 6:30 pm (no cost) Event is now at capacity
  

  Trivia Night at Clocktower Brew Pub - Westboro, June 10, 2025, 7 pm, cost $5, attendees responsible for their own food and drinks. Limit of 35 people.

  Black History Ottawa Walking Tour, June 10, 2025, 7-8 pm, cost $20 per person, limit 15 people. Tour is now at capacity.

  Beading Workshop, June 11th, 6:30-8:30 pm, cost $45+tax, limit 30 people.  Cost includes supplies.

  Box Lunch options for June 12, 2025: $15 + $1.95 (tax) = $16.95; or $18 + $2.34 (tax) = $20.34. 
  

  ACA at 50 - Dinner Dance, 12 June 2025 at Mill Street Brewery, 555 Wellington Street, Ottawa, 6 pm to 12 am.   $75 + $9.75 (tax) = $84.75. Cash bar. There is a limit of 120 for this event.
  

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• ACA 2025 Conference Workshops

  • When
    9 Jun 2025
  • Location
    Richcraft Hall, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

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  See full descriptions here - https://archivists.ca/Conference-Workshops

  1. Put on Your Printing Cap

  Spend a morning in the Book Arts Lab. This workshop will provide participants the opportunity to set wooden type and print their own multi-colour broadside to commemorate the ACA's 50th Anniversary. You will also acquire a better appreciation for how some of the items in your own archives and special collections  were produced. Instruction will be led by the lab's own Master Printer - Larry Thompson. Learn how type is set, inked and reacts to paper in the printing press. A rare opportunity to work in the busy lab on a project.

  Cost includes a $10 materials fee. Limited to 15 participants

  2. AI Tools for Audio Archives

  Incomplete metadata is one major barrier to accessibility of audio archives, in this hands-on workshop, we will examine a suite of tools for audio metadata enrichment.

  Participants should bring a laptop, and digital materials will be provided. Limit to 30 participants.

  3. Indigenous and Accountable AI for the Archival Professions

  The goal of this workshop is to explore how archivists can critically evaluate and incorporate new technologies like AI/ML into their work while still upholding their responsibilities as stewards of cultural memory.

  Limited to 40 participants.
  

  
  

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• The Archives and Technology Unconference (TAATU)

  • When
    9 Jun 2025
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    12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    RB 2220 Carleton University and via zoom

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  Dear Colleagues,

  The Technology and Archives Special Interest Section of the Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) is excited to invite you to its annual The Archives and Technology Unconference (TAATU), which will be hosted both online and in person.

  TAATU is a free, laid-back event for all archival workers interested in technology and digital culture to meet other professionals, exchange ideas, and have some geeky fun. It is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. No minimum IT experience is required: alpha-geeks and wannabe-geeks are equally welcome. Content is entirely participant-led and driven with discussions, presentations, demos, and interaction from attendees. It is a place where you can bring real-archives problems and work toward solving them with colleagues.

  If you'd like to check it out and join us, please see the TAATU 2025 - Google Doc for more details and to sign up to participate.

  When: Monday, June 9, 2025, from 12:30 to 2:30 PM EDT (-04:00 UTC)

  Where: In person at RB 2220 in Richcraft Hall, Carleton University, and online via Zoom through the event page on ACA's website.

  If you have any further questions about this event or issues, please contact Allie at TaASIS.Chair@archivists.ca.

   

  Hope to see you there!

   

  Allie Querengesser, MLIS (she/her)

  Chair, Technology and Archives Special Interest Section | Association of Canadian Archivists | TaASIS.Chair@archivists.ca

  
  

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• Special Interest Section for Indigenous Archives Meeting

  • When
    9 Jun 2025
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    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    RB 2228, Richcraft Hall, Carleton University, Ottawa

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  Join the Special Interest Group for Indigenous Archives at the ACA Conference on June 9, from 2-3 pm in room RB2228 in Richcraft Hall at Carleton University.

  Conference registration not required to attend this event.
  

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• Annual General Meeting

  • When
    19 Jun 2025
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    1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    via zoom

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  ACA Annual General Meeting

  
  2025 Online via Zoom
  
  

  Join the ACA Board of Directors on Thursday, June 19, 2024 1:00 pm EDT / 10:00 am PDT for the Annual General Meeting - ACA. The meeting agenda will include board reports, an update on ACA activities, including committees, SISs and Student Chapters. Members will also have an opportunity to review ACA audit documents and the ACA 2025 budget.
  
  This meeting will take place online, via Zoom.  The agenda and supporting documents are contained in the Bulletin, which is available here.
  

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• National Indigenous People's Day

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    21 Jun 2025

  
  

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• St Jean Baptiste Day

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    24 Jun 2025

  
  

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• Canada Day

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    1 Jul 2025

  Happy Canada Day!

  The ACA office will be closed for Canada Day.  It will reopen on July 2, 2025.
  

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• Special Interest Section for Indigenous Archives

  • When
    25 Jul 2025
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    via zoom

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  The goal of the SISIA is to establish an informal meeting space for members interested or working with Indigenous collections. The meetings are often open dialogue for members to discuss any topic related to Indigenous perspectives, experience, and interests generally but also regarding archive. We are very open to discuss whatever is of interest to you in the present moment on these topics and hope that we can be of support to each other on our varying paths of learning and unlearning both within and external to the archive.
  
  2025 Meeting Schedule
  
  Friday July 25, 1-2 pm EST
  

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• Civic Holiday

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    4 Aug 2025

  The ACA office will be closed for the Civic Holiday. It will reopen August 5, 2025
  

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• Labour Day

  • When
    1 Sep 2025

  The ACA Office will be closed for the Labour day holiday. It will reopen September 2, 2025.
  

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• Workshop: Web Archiving for Beginners

  • When
    3 Sep 2025
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    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom
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    49

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  This beginner-level workshop aims to empower archivists to begin preserving web content using accessible and user-friendly tools. As the collective cultural record moves increasingly online, the issue of long-term preservation of web content is more pressing than ever. This workshop is catered to community archives and other cultural heritage institutions with limited resources looking to start a web archiving project. This workshop will introduce participants to the practice of web archiving and provide guidance to start building web collections on a small scale. It aims to encourage active participation through a mix of hands-on practice, live demonstrations, and discussions. The workshop will cover some helpful concepts and terms in web archiving, provide sample workflows to guide a web archiving project and give participants the opportunity to practice archiving web pages using open-source web archiving tools.

  Instructors: Sarah Lake and Helene Brousseau

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• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  • When
    30 Sep 2025

  The ACA Office will be closed to allow for reconciliation and reflection. The office will reopen the 1 October, 2025.
  

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• Thanksgiving

  • When
    13 Oct 2025

  The ACA Office will be closed for Thanksgiving, and reopen the 14th of October 2025.

  Wishing everyone a peaceful Thanksgiving.
  

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• Remembrance Day

  • When
    11 Nov 2025

  The ACA office will be closed for Remembrance Day. It will reopen on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
  

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• Christmas Day

  • When
    25 Dec 2025

  Wishing all who celebrate, a Merry Christmas.
  

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• Boxing Day

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    26 Dec 2025

  
  

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