Do you know an archivist - or an ally to archives - whose work deserves recognition?  Consider nominating them for an ACA Award!

The Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) is pleased to invite submissions for 2019 awards.  In addition to existing awards, the ACA is excited to announce the creation of two new awards*: Advocacy and Outreach and New Professionals Award.

Details about the awards and their criteria can be found on the ACA Awards Committee website:

• Advocacy and Outreach Award*
• Member Recognition Award
• New Professionals Award*
• Honorary Archivist Award

Please note that the criteria for the Fellows Award is currently under review and will not be awarded this year.

To nominate an ACA member for an award please fill out a nomination form. 2019 nominations close Tuesday, April 30th at midnight PST.

All awards will be announced at the ACA 2019 Conference in Toronto.  The awards lunch will be on Friday June 7th, 2019 at the Chelsea Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.

Heather Dean, Awards Committee Chair

The Nominations Committee, a sub-committee of the Governance Committee is seeking nominations for (3) ACA Director (Board) positions that are up for election at the ACA Annual General Meeting in Toronto on Saturday June 8th, 2019.

Nominations are requested for the following positions:

Vice President (2 year term)

Secretary (2 year term)

Director at Large (2 year term)

The term of office for these positions is the 2020 and 2021 calendar years.

Nomination forms should be completed and submitted by April 30th, 2019.

Nominations and questions should be directed to Andrew Chernevych or Deirdre Bryden from the Governance's nominating committee at nominations@archivists.ca

The deadline for nominations has been extended to April 30th, 2019.

The ACA Bylaws provides for nominations from the floor at the Annual General Meeting on the 8th of June at the Chelsea Hotel.  An online vote will take place following the AGM.

Please contact Nominations Committee Members with any questions you may have or the ACA Executive Director.

Andrew Chernevych and Deirdre Bryden

nominations@archivists.ca

J.M. McCutcheon

executive.director@archivists.ca