The Society of California Archivists (SCA) invites submissions of session proposals for our 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held in-person from April 2-4, 2025 at the Garland Hotel in Studio City, CA.

The deadline for proposals is Friday, December 6, 2024 (11:59pm PT).  If you have a particular topic in mind and are looking for co-presenters, please use the SCA AGM ideas spreadsheet to make connections.

The Program Committee invites your submissions, especially those based on next year's theme The Future of Memory: Archival Innovation and Sustainability. The theme can be broadly interpreted, expanding on the scope of interpretations of innovation and sustainability. We aim to include a broad and diverse range of sessions and topics. Possible session topics could include:

- Equitable access

- Balancing innovation in preservation

- Sustainable practices in preservation

- New models for engagement and access 

- Collaborative community archiving 

- Big data and sustainability

- Archiving social movements

- Anticipating technology shifts and their impacts on archiving

- Sustainability of funding and resources,

- Disruptive technologies

- Decolonizing the archive

- Developing partnerships for sustainability 

- Minimalism in archiving

Other aspects of archival practice and research are also welcomed.

First-time presenters, current graduate students, early-career professionals, solo archivists, community members, and other individuals who work with archival materials in less traditional or unconventional roles are encouraged to submit a proposal.

Possible session types include:

-- Panel Discussion: Session with a panel of three to four individuals informally discussing a variety of theories or perspectives on the given topic(s).

-- Traditional: Session with two to three fully prepared papers of fifteen minutes each and a comment and discussion period after the papers.

-- Lightning Talk: Fast-paced session with many concise papers presented under a tight time limit, with details of the limit determined by the proposer.

-- Poster Presentation: A summary of your research, scholarly, or creative project in a visually engaging manner. Presenters will be expected to be stationed by their poster at a specified time during the AGM to discuss the poster with viewers.

-- Alternative Format: Don’t feel confined by the prescribed formats - suggest an alternative or create your own! Sessions may take a variety of forms. We welcome your creative ideas about how your topic might best be addressed.

The Program Committee will review all proposals and contact the session chair by late January 2025. All presenters are required to register for the AGM and may only present at one session.

SCA is committed to making the AGM welcoming and accessible to all presenters and attendees. If you need specific accommodations to support your participation in this event, please contact the program committee co-chairs.