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• Financial Review Committee

  • When
    28 Sep 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The Financial Review Committee meets the fourth Thursday of each month.
  

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• Website Renewal Working Group

  • When
    28 Sep 2023
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

  
  

  The Website Renewal Working Group meets the fourth Thursday of every month from noon to 1pm EST
  

  
  

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• Meeting of the Municipal Archives Special Interest Section

  • When
    28 Sep 2023
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    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Webinar Meeting via Zoom

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  Municipal Archives Special Interest Section

  
  

  The Municipal Archives Special Interest Section (MASIS) would like to invite both new and old members to come out for a one hour drop-in meeting on Thursday, September 28th, 2023 starting at 2:00 PM / 11:00 AM EST/PST.

  If you currently or used to work at, have used, or are just curious about the issues and discussions happening around municipal archives and municipal archivists come check it out.

  
  As well, please feel free to reach out to the Co-Chairs of MASIS, Jamie Sanford (MASIS.Chair1@archivists.ca<mailto:MASIS.Chair1@archivists.ca>) or Angela Fornelli (MASIS.Chair2@archivists.ca<mailto:MASIS.Chair2@archivists.ca>) with any ideas or conversation starters for future meetings.

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• Special Interest Section for Indigenous Archives Meeting

  • When
    29 Sep 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar Meeting via Zoom

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  The Special Interest Section for Indigenous Archives meets once every two months, on the last Friday of the month.
  

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• Statutory Holidays - ACA Office Closed

  • When
    2 Oct 2023

  
  

  The ACA office will be closed Monday, October 2, 2023.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Conference Planning Committee

  • When
    2 Oct 2023
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Governance Committee Meeting

  • When
    3 Oct 2023
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The ACA Governance Committee meets monthly the first Tuesday of each month. 

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• Professional Development Committee

  • When
    5 Oct 2023
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

  The Professional Development Committee meets the first Thursday of every month.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Scope and Content Published, 4:10 - October 2023

  • When
    5 Oct 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    ACA website

  ACA's monthly digital newsletter, Scope and Content published.

  Share your news with the ACA

  A form for promoting your news, events, and more through the Association of Canadian Archivists' official channels.

  https://archivists.ca/Submit-Member-News-Social-Media

  A note on Equity Commitments and ACA Communications

  As outlined in the ACA Equity Commitments (https://archivists.ca/Equity) and associated action plan, the ACA prioritizes the urgent need for equity and justice for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour), people with disabilities, new Canadians, and 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and communities.

  
  

  
  

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• Statutory Holidays - ACA Office Closed

  • When
    9 Oct 2023

  
  

  The ACA office will be closed Monday, October 9, 2023.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Communications Committee Meeting

  • When
    11 Oct 2023
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    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The Communications Committee meets the second Wednesday of each month. 

  
  

  If you have news you wish to share - please let us know!

  Member News Submission: Communications and Social Media
  

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• Public Awareness and Advocacy Committee Meeting

  • When
    12 Oct 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

  The Public Awareness and Advocacy Committee meets monthly on the second Thursday.

  If you have an issue you wish to raise, please submit this form:

  https://archivists.ca/PAA-Issue-Submissions

  
  

  
  

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• Technology and Archives Special Interest Section (TaASIS)

  • When
    12 Oct 2023
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    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  The Technology and Archives Special Interest Section (TaASIS) would like to invite existing members and any ACA members interested in joining TaASIS, to stop by for an one hour drop-in meeting on Thursday October 12th, 2023 starting at 11:00am / 2:00pm PDT/EDT

  Please join me for our first meeting of the year to catch up and discuss what you would like to see the section accomplish this year. An hour-long meeting will be held on Thursday October 12^th at 11:00am / 2:00pm PDT/EDT.
  

   

  Agenda

  1. Call for Co-Chair
  2. TaASIS 2023/24 Goal Setting
  3. Open Discussion

  Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to add an item to the agenda via email: taasis.chair@archivists.ca
  

   

  I look forward to seeing some of you later this month!
  
  Allie Querengesser, TaASIS Chair

  
  

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• ACA Board of Directors Monthly Board Meeting

  • When
    17 Oct 2023
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    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Teleconference

  The ACA Board of Directors meets monthly, the third Tuesday of each month.
  

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• ACA Board of Directors Monthly Board Meeting

  • When
    17 Oct 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Teleconference

  The ACA Board of Directors meets monthly, the third Tuesday of each month.
  

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• Practical Approaches to Ethical Oral History

  • When
    18 Oct 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting
  • Spaces left
    21

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  Practical Approaches to Ethical Oral History

  
  

  What makes for an ethical oral history project/program and how can you use oral history in your museum? Pauline Tennent and Heather Bidzinski share their experiences using oral history in research, collections, and exhibition work while addressing some common challenges.  This workshop explores what oral history is, guidelines and resources available, and how to create a balanced approach to collection management, community engagement, and programmatic needs.
  
  Whether you are starting from scratch or dealing with historical collections, this session aims to answer some of the questions surrounding oral history projects, programs, and collections.
  

  
  Speakers: 

  Dr. Pauline Tennent (she/her), Manager for the Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) at the University of Manitoba

  
  

  Heather Bidzinski, Head of Archives and Special Collections at the University of Manitoba

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• Membership Committee Meeting

  • When
    18 Oct 2023
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The Membership Committee meets on the third Wednesday of each month. 

  The committee is currently looking for volunteers. It's a great way to learn about the association and gain excellent experience.

  https://archivists_ca.formstack.com/forms/aca_volunteer_form

  
  

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• Mentorship Program Meet-Up

  • When
    18 Oct 2023
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join us on Wednesday October 18^th at 4:30pm PST/7:30pm EST for a Mentorship Program Meet-Up event. This is a virtual gathering on Zoom to get to know other mentees and mentors from across the provinces in a casual, friendly environment. Hosted by the Membership Committee, we'll have some prepared questions to get the conversation started, but folks are also welcome to pose their own questions/topics and we'll see where the conversation takes us. The event is free, but registration is required to attend. If you have any questions about the event, please reach out to the ACA Mentorship Coordinators: mentorship.program@archivists.ca

   

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• ACA Foundation Board of Directors

  • When
    19 Oct 2023
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    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The ACA Foundation Board of Directors meets monthly the third Thursday of each month.
  

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• Special Interest Section for Archives of Religious Organisations

  • When
    19 Oct 2023
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    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  SISARO invites all archivists and records managers for religious organizations to a Webinar Meet-Up at 3 pm Eastern on Thursday, October 19.

  Come join us on Zoom and meet fellow archivists who share the unique issues associated with working in faith-based archival collections.

  Got a pet peeve? Want advice? Have a great idea?

  Let’s chat and get to know each other!

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• ACA Board of Directors and Committees - Fall Planning and Priorities Meeting

  • Start
    20 Oct 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • End
    21 Oct 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Teleconference

  The ACA Board of Directors meets twice each year with committee chairs and members to set and review work plans, establish priorities for the association.
  

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• Nominations and Awards Committee

  • When
    23 Oct 2023
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The Nominations and Awards Committee meets monthly the fourth Monday. 

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• UCASIS - University & College Archives Special Interest Section

  • When
    24 Oct 2023
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    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  The University & College Archives Special Interest Section meets once a month. All are welcome!
  

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• Financial Review Committee

  • When
    26 Oct 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The Financial Review Committee meets the fourth Thursday of each month.
  

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• Website Renewal Working Group

  • When
    26 Oct 2023
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

  
  

  The Website Renewal Working Group meets the fourth Thursday of every month from noon to 1pm EST
  

  
  

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• Professional Development Committee

  • When
    2 Nov 2023
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

  The Professional Development Committee meets the first Thursday of every month.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Scope and Content Published, 4:11 - November 2023

  • When
    2 Nov 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    ACA website

  ACA's monthly digital newsletter, Scope and Content published.

  Share your news with the ACA

  A form for promoting your news, events, and more through the Association of Canadian Archivists' official channels.

  https://archivists.ca/Submit-Member-News-Social-Media

  A note on Equity Commitments and ACA Communications

  As outlined in the ACA Equity Commitments (https://archivists.ca/Equity) and associated action plan, the ACA prioritizes the urgent need for equity and justice for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour), people with disabilities, new Canadians, and 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and communities.

  
  

  
  

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• Toward Community-Centred Reference

  • When
    2 Nov 2023
  •  
    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Webinar
  • Spaces left
    14

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  Toward Community-Centred Reference

  ACA Professional Development Workshop

  This workshop considers the challenges Black researchers face when consulting with reference services in archives. Participants will learn to think critically about their positionality and their current approaches to providing access. Practical suggestions will be offered to reference archivists to help them provide services that are community-centered. This workshop includes a small group activity and discussion with time for reflection. 

  In this workshop participants will:

  • Learn how to unpack how white supremacy shows up in archives
  • Learn how to identify and address oppressive practices in access and reference 
  • Learn how to minimize harm when providing reference services 

  Target Audience

  • New professionals

  • Mid-career professionals

  • Late-career professionals

  • Community archivists

  • Corporate archivists

  • Government archivists

  • Museum archivists

  • University or college archivists

  Workshop Instructor: Melissa J. Nelson is a second-generation Jamaican Canadian archivist, writer, and educator who is based in Toronto, Ontario. Her work and research interests include the preservation of Black cultural heritage and ethics of care in the preservation of anti-Black archival materials. Melissa explores her interest in history and archives in her blog melissajnelson.com. Melissa is currently an Archivist for the Archives of Ontario. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from Carleton University and a Master of Information Studies from McGill University.

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• Governance Committee Meeting

  • When
    7 Nov 2023
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The ACA Governance Committee meets monthly the first Tuesday of each month. 

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• Communications Committee Meeting

  • When
    8 Nov 2023
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The Communications Committee meets the second Wednesday of each month. 

  
  

  If you have news you wish to share - please let us know!

  Member News Submission: Communications and Social Media
  

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• Public Awareness and Advocacy Committee Meeting

  • When
    9 Nov 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

  The Public Awareness and Advocacy Committee meets monthly on the second Thursday.

  If you have an issue you wish to raise, please submit this form:

  https://archivists.ca/PAA-Issue-Submissions

  
  

  
  

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• Statutory Holidays - ACA Office Closed

  • When
    13 Nov 2023

  
  

  The ACA office will be closed Monday, November 13, 2023.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Membership Committee Meeting

  • When
    15 Nov 2023
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The Membership Committee meets on the third Wednesday of each month. 

  The committee is currently looking for volunteers. It's a great way to learn about the association and gain excellent experience.

  https://archivists_ca.formstack.com/forms/aca_volunteer_form

  
  

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• ACA Foundation Board of Directors

  • When
    16 Nov 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The ACA Foundation Board of Directors meets monthly the third Thursday of each month.
  

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• ACA Board of Directors Monthly Board Meeting

  • When
    21 Nov 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Teleconference

  The ACA Board of Directors meets monthly, the third Tuesday of each month.
  

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• Person Centered Description for Private Records: Practitioner Workshop

  • When
    22 Nov 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting
  • Spaces left
    17

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  Person Centered Description for Private Records: Practitioner Workshop

  ACA Professional Development Workshop

  In this workshop, participants will explore ideas around person-centred descriptive practices for private records and develop questions and considerations they can use to apply person-centred descriptive practices in their home archives.
  
  In the first half of the workshop, facilitators will provide a grounding of what being person-centred means in the context of archival description, what parts of description it could impact, and what the practice of this type of description may look like for both new acquisitions and retrospective description. Facilitators will contextualise the idea of person-centred description as a means for creating a sense of inclusion for researchers through explicit, creator-reported representation. Facilitators will provide examples of how archives have documented these ideas in their practices, through tools such as style guides, and gather additional anecdotal examples to offer participants. The workshop will also explore ideas of how and by whom person-centred descriptions can be written, recognising the importance of experiential, lived knowledges, limitations of sole authorship, and benefits of deeper engagement with donors. Throughout this first half, discussion of ideas and practitioner experiences will be encouraged.
  
  In the second half of the workshop, participants will engage in an activity to use the presented guiding principles to develop a list of questions and considerations for building person-centred descriptive practices, as well as mechanisms to enable person-centred descriptive practices in their home archives. Participants will go home with a handout of citations of current literature exploring these ideas and existing style guides that can be used for inspiration.

  By the end of this workshop, participants should:
  
  1.            Be able to define person-centred archival description
  2.            Understand the value of a person-centred approach to archival description
  3.            Have an understanding of considerations for enacting person-centred description

  
  

  Workshop Instructors

  
  

  Krista Jamieson (she/they) is a queer archivist and PhD Candidate based in Hamilton, Ontario. Krista's work centers around digital archiving, digital preservation, archival selection, and metadata (including, but not limited to description).

  
  

  Daniela Ansovini (she/her) is an Archivist with the University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services (UTARMS) where she is responsible for the private records of individuals and organizations affiliated with the University of Toronto. She has worked in a number of academic, community and arts organizations with interests that include donor relationships, oral history, archival appraisal, and memory work.

  
   

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• Website Renewal Working Group

  • When
    23 Nov 2023
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

  
  

  The Website Renewal Working Group meets the fourth Thursday of every month from noon to 1pm EST
  

  
  

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• Special Interest Section for Indigenous Archives Meeting

  • When
    24 Nov 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar Meeting via Zoom

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  The Special Interest Section for Indigenous Archives meets once every two months, on the last Friday of the month.
  

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• Nominations and Awards Committee

  • When
    27 Nov 2023
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The Nominations and Awards Committee meets monthly the fourth Monday. 

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• Financial Review Committee

  • When
    30 Nov 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The Financial Review Committee meets the fourth Thursday of each month.
  

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• Governance Committee Meeting

  • When
    5 Dec 2023
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The ACA Governance Committee meets monthly the first Tuesday of each month. 

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• Professional Development Committee

  • When
    7 Dec 2023
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

  The Professional Development Committee meets the first Thursday of every month.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Scope and Content Published, 4:11 - December 2023

  • When
    7 Dec 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    ACA website

  ACA's monthly digital newsletter, Scope and Content published.

  Share your news with the ACA

  A form for promoting your news, events, and more through the Association of Canadian Archivists' official channels.

  https://archivists.ca/Submit-Member-News-Social-Media

  A note on Equity Commitments and ACA Communications

  As outlined in the ACA Equity Commitments (https://archivists.ca/Equity) and associated action plan, the ACA prioritizes the urgent need for equity and justice for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour), people with disabilities, new Canadians, and 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and communities.

  
  

  
  

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• Public Awareness and Advocacy Committee Meeting

  • When
    14 Dec 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

  The Public Awareness and Advocacy Committee meets monthly on the second Thursday.

  If you have an issue you wish to raise, please submit this form:

  https://archivists.ca/PAA-Issue-Submissions

  
  

  
  

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• ACA Board of Directors Monthly Board Meeting

  • When
    20 Dec 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Teleconference

  The ACA Board of Directors meets monthly, the third Tuesday of each month.
  

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• Membership Committee Meeting

  • When
    20 Dec 2023
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The Membership Committee meets on the third Wednesday of each month. 

  The committee is currently looking for volunteers. It's a great way to learn about the association and gain excellent experience.

  https://archivists_ca.formstack.com/forms/aca_volunteer_form

  
  

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• ACA Foundation Board of Directors

  • When
    21 Dec 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  The ACA Foundation Board of Directors meets monthly the third Thursday of each month.
  

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• Statutory Holidays - ACA Office Closed

  • Start
    22 Dec 2023
  • End
    3 Jan 2024

  
  

  The ACA office will be closed Friday, December 22, 2023 until Wednesday, January 3, 2024.  It will reopen Thursday, January 4, 2024.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Special Interest Section for Indigenous Archives Meeting

  • When
    26 Jan 2024
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar Meeting via Zoom

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  The Special Interest Section for Indigenous Archives meets once every two months, on the last Friday of the month.
  

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• AAQ 2024 «L’achiviste: un vecteur de transmission»

  • Start
    29 May 2024
  •  
    12:00 AM
  • End
    31 May 2024
  •  
    11:30 PM
  • Location
    Rivière-du-Loup, QC

  AAQ - Annual Conference
  

  Congrès de l’AAQ, se tiendra du 29 au 31 mai 2024 à Rivière-du-Loup sous le thème «L’achiviste: un vecteur de transmission»

  
  

  
  

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