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• 2026 Virtual AGM - Shifting Ground: Preserving Memory Amid Upheaval

  • Start
    April 15, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    April 17, 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    AGM via Zoom

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  2026 Annual General Meeting

  Shifting Ground: Preserving Memory Amid Upheaval

  Join us for the 2026 Virtual AGM April 15-17. Conference sessions will take place Tuesday, April 15 through Friday, April 17, with the annual SCA Leadership meeting (open to all members), on Wednesday, April 15, and SCA Board Meetings Friday, April 17.

  Full conference program available here.

  Two pre-conference workshops will be offered Tuesday, April 14. Registration for each workshop can be completed on their respective event pages:

  Workshop 1: Check Yourself: Auditing Your Workflow With the Accessioning Best Practices

  Workshop 2: Discovering Your Leadership Story: An Interactive Leadership Workshop

  Registration is open until Sunday, April 12. Registration may be paid online or by check.
  

  Checks should be made out to Society of California Archivists and mailed to Treasurer Alex Post at 982 60^th Street, Oakland, CA 94608

  • Questions about your membership? Contact Jessica Gambling 
  • Questions about Registration? Contact Courtney Hopkins or Shelby Sorensen
  • Problems with your credit card payment? Need to request a refund involving credit card or PayPal? Contact treasurer@calarchivists.org
    

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• SCA Annual Membership Meeting, 2026

  • When
    April 15, 2026
  •  
    3:10 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Online
  • Spaces left
    450

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  Please join the Board of the Society of California Archivists for 2026’s annual membership meeting on Wednesday April 15, 2026 at 3:10 pm.

  At this meeting each SCA committee will report on its activities for the past year, report on our organization’s major developments, and last but not least, announce the results of this year’s Board elections.

  Attendees will be eligible for one year of free membership to SCA! We'll draw two names after the event and contact the winners via email.

  This meeting takes place during the Annual General Meeting, but note that AGM registration is not necessary to attend this meeting. If you are registered for the AGM, be sure to register (for free) for the Membership Meeting as well. 

  All registrants will receive a link to the Zoom meeting the morning of April 15th.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Call to Service: Demystifying SCA Leadership

  • When
    April 16, 2026
  •  
    3:10 PM - 4:10 PM
  • Location
    Online
  • Spaces left
    471
  • Registered
    29 registrants

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  The Society of California Archivists is entirely run by volunteers, working together to keep the organization running.

  At this information session SCA committee chairs  and Board members will share what it's like to do this work and answer your questions about it.

  If you have ever thought you'd like to chip in to organize an Annual General Meeting, had an idea to support other members of the profession, or even if your employer is encouraging you to get more involved in a professional organization, this session is for you.

  You definitely have what it takes to make a difference to SCA's membership. Let us show you how.

  Find descriptions of SCA's standing committees here.

  Learn about the duties of SCA's Board of Directors here.

  This session will take place during the Annual General Meeting, but you do not need to be registered for the AGM to attend. If you are registered for the AGM, be sure to register (for free) to attend this session.

  All registrants will receive a link to the Zoom meeting the morning of April 16th.

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• AGM Tour: CSUN Special Collections & Archives

  • When
    April 16, 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91330

  CSUN's Special Collections & Archives will host a friendly tour of our reading room, workspaces, and current exhibit Words of War: Personal Experiences of Conflict in person on Thursday, April 16th from 4:00-5:30pm. Meet the Archivists and Librarians preserving and making accessible CSUN's collections. Advanced registration is required, and the max tour capacity is 15 attendees. Contact mallory.furnier@csun.edu with any questions. 

  Sign up here.

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• AGM Tour: Caltech Archives

  • When
    April 16, 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    1200 E California Blvd Pasadena CA 91125-4300

  To sign up for the Caltech Archives Tour (located in Pasadena) please email pneder@caltech.edu or archives@caltech.edu.

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• No-Host Meetup: Granville

  • When
    April 16, 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    270 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101

  Join SCA members in Pasadena for happy hour at Granville on Thursday April 16 at 5pm immediately following the tour of Caltech Archives.

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• 2026 Western Archives Institute Sponsorship

  • Start
    July 20, 2026
  • End
    July 31, 2026
  • Location
    Online
  • Registered
    Be the first

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  The Western Archives Institute (WAI) is an intensive, two-week online program that offers integrated instruction in basic archival practices. It is designed for individuals with diverse professional goals, including those whose roles require a foundational understanding of archival skills but who have little or no prior archival training; those assuming increased responsibility for archival materials; practicing archivists without formal archival education; and individuals committed to pursuing a career in archives.

  Your sponsorship of WAI will include:

  Pre-Event Promotion

  • Company logo and profile on our WAI website
  • Company logo on our promotional emails

  WAI Branding, and Networking

  • Oral acknowledgement during WAI program
  • Company logo and profile on our learning management system

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