MAA seeks session proposals for 2026 meeting

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Tuesday was snowy. And in other news you can submit a proposal to MAA!

The Michigan Archival Association (MAA) Programming Committee is now seeking session proposals for our 2026 annual meeting, to be held from June 15th - June 16th, 2026!

Are you presenting for MAC, SAA, or another conference in a related field? Double dip! Do you need presentation experience and want to wet your feet in a low pressure environment? Present with us! Are you a student? We’re excited to have you sign up for a session!

Possible session topics include, but are not limited to:

  • All things digital (access, preservation, new technologies, etc.)
  • Career planning/advice
  • Collections management
  • Donor relations/cultivation
  • Fostering a diverse and inclusive profession
  • Invisible or contingent labor
  • Promoting collections
  • Reference
  • Special projects 
  • Archivists in non-traditional settings (e.g., private archives, consultants, corporate)
  • Cataloging and metadata
  • Conservation
  • Exhibits on a budget
  • Fundraising and grant writing
  • Processing
  • Records Management
  • Repository round-up (short updates on projects presented at past conferences)
  • Web archiving, preserving social media

Creative ideas and collaborative sessions are strongly encouraged - please feel free to use the MAA 2026 Session Proposal Collaboration spreadsheet to connect!

To submit a proposal, please complete the MAA 2026 Annual Meeting Session Proposal form. Proposals are due March 28, 2026.

There will be a separate call for the poster session and student lightning talk proposals in early 2026.

Thank you and please feel free to spread the word … and volunteer others! We are happy to contact people to fill in our program, so if you know someone working on an interesting project, please let us know. You do not have to be an MAA member to present at the meeting.

Let us know if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely, MAA Program Committee
https://miarchival.org/

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