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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: Centring Care Now for Archives Tomorrow

Virtually situated in Alberta | 10-13 June 2024

At-a-Glance


ACA 2023: Belonging - Considering archival bonds and disconnects

Charlottetown, PEI |June 28 - July 1 2023

Full Schedule

At-a-Glance

ACA 2022: UnSettled: Redefining Archival Power

Hybrid Conference |15 - 18 June 2022

    Full Schedule

    At-a-Glance


ACA 2021: Home Improvement: Building Archives Through Change

Virtual Conference |8- June 2021

    Full Schedule

    Poster Session

    Conference Guide


ACA 2020: 20/20 Vision - Seeing Archives Differently

Virtual Conference | 8-11 June 2020

    Full Schedule

    Conference at a glance (PDF)

    Poster Session


ACA 2019: Archival Origins

Toronto: ON | 5-8 June 2019

    Conference at a glance

    Conference Program

    List of Attendees


ACA 2018: Truths, Trust and Technology

Edmonton, AB | 6-9 June 2018

    Conference at a glance

    Conference Program

    List of Attendees


ACA 2017: Archives Disrupted

Ottawa, ON | 7-10 June 2017

    Conference at a glance

    Conference Program

    List of Attendees

 

ACA 2016 : ‘Futur proche’:  Archives & Innovation

Montreal, QC | 2-4 June 2016

    Conference at a glance

    Conference Program

    List of Attendees


ACA 2015: Perspectives on the Archival Horizon

Regina, SK | 8-10 June 2015

    Conference at a glance

    Conference Program

    List of Attendees

 

ACA 2014: Archivatopia

Victoria, BC | 8-10 June 2014

    Conference at a glance

    Conference Program

    List of Attendees

 

ACA 2013: Community as Archives, Archives as Community

Winnipeg, MB | 13-15 June 2013

    Conference at a glance

    Conference Program

    List of Attendees

 

ACA 2012: In Search of Archival Gold

Whitehorse, YT | 7-9 June 2012

    Conference at a glance

    Conference Program

    List of Attendees

 

ACA 2011: Back to Basics?!

Toronto, ON | 2-4 June 2011

    Conference at a glance

    Conference Program

    List of Attendees

 

ACA 2010: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants:  The Next Generation of Canadian Archivists

Halifax, NS | 9-12 June 2010

    Conference at a glance

    Conference Program

    List of Attendees

 

ACA 2009: Rights, Responsibilities, Trust: Archives and Public Affairs

Calgary, AB | 14-17 May, 2009

    Conference at a glance

    Conference Program

    List of Attendees

 

ACA 2008: Stemming the Tide: Archives and the Digital World

Fredericton, NB | 11-14 June, 2008

    Conference at a glance

    Conference Program

    List of Attendees

 

ACA 2007: As Others See Us: Archivists and Society

Kingston,ON | 21-23 June 2007

    Conference at a glance

    Conference Program

    List of Attendees

 

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

    Conference at a glance

    Conference Program

    List of Attendees

 

ACA 2005: Theory & Practice

Saskatoon, SK | 9-11 June 2005

    Conference at a glance

    Conference Program

 

ACA 2004: Ethics and Accountability

Montreal, QC | 26-29 May 2004

    Conference Program


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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