
2025 CoSA Annual Meeting | From Records to Stories: Archives as Storytellers of Democracy
Salt Lake City, Utah | September 25-27, 2025
Join your CoSA colleagues for an engaging time of conversation and collaboration! The 2025 Program Planning committee is meeting regularly and shaping the theme and content of our gathering. They'll be looking to hear from you - do you have a project to share, a question to ask, a problem to solve? The 2025 Call for Proposals is now open!
Schedule Overview
Schedule subject to change. All events will take place at the conference hotel unless otherwise noted.
Thursday, September 25 (all attendees)
- Morning - Pre-meeting workshops, vendor set up
- Afternoon - Opening Plenary (sponsored by Preservica), affinity group discussions, educational sessions
- Evening - Opening Reception (hosted by Utah State Archives and APPX)
Friday, September 26 (all attendees)
- Morning - Breakfast, educational sessions, vendor tables open
- Afternoon - Lunch (sponsored by Ancestry), educational sessions
- Evening - Reception and tours (sponsored by FamilySearch)
Saturday, September 27 (members only)
- Morning - breakfast, Closing Plenary, educational sessions
- Programming expected to conclude by early afternoon
Full Schedule
CoSA is committed to hosting an affordable annual meeting that maximizes the value of in-person engagement with peers.
Schedule subject to change. All events will take place at the conference hotel unless otherwise noted.
Full session descriptions will be shared with all registrants.
Wed., Sep. 24 | Time | Location |
CoSA Board Meeting | 11:00am-4:00pm | Orion |
Early Registration | 1:00pm-4:00pm | Canyons Lobby |
Vendor Set Up (early) | 1:00pm-4:00pm | Canyons Lobby |
Thu., Sep. 25 All Attendees | Time | Location | Presenters |
Registration | 8:30am-5:00pm | Canyons Lobby | |
Vendor Set Up | 8:30am-12:00pm | Canyons Lobby | |
Preservica User Group | 9:00am-11:00am | TBD | |
Church History Library Archives Tours | 9:00am-12:00pm | Church History Library | *3, 1-hour tours starting at 9am (must pre-register) |
Silent Auction | 1:00pm-5:00pm | Canyons Lobby | |
Vendor Tables | 1:00pm-5:30pm | Canyons Lobby | |
Opening Plenary Sponsored by Preservica | 2:00pm-2:45pm | Canyons | Catherine Newsome |
Vendor Lightning Talks | 2:55pm-3:30pm | Canyons | |
Session Block 1a: Affinity Groups | 3:45pm-4:30pm | All Meeting Rooms | |
Session Block 1b: Affinity Groups | 4:40pm-5:25pm | All Meeting Rooms | |
Opening Reception Sponsored by UT State Archives & APPX | 6:00pm-7:30pm | UT State Archives |
Fri., Sep. 26 All Attendees | Time | Location | Presenters |
All-Attendee Breakfast | 7:30am-8:30am | Canyons | |
Registration | 8:00am-4:45pm | Canyons Lobby | |
Silent Auction | 8:00am-3:00pm | Canyons Lobby | |
Awards Ceremony Sponsored by FamilySearch | 8:30am-9:15am | Canyons | |
Vendor Tables | 9:15am-4:00pm | Canyons Lobby | |
Session Block 2a: Revolutionary War Records | 9:30am-10:15am | Bryce | Greg Crawford (VA), Eric Emerson (SC) |
Session Block 2a: LOCKSS: Lots of Copies Keep States' Stories! | 9:30am-10:15am | Arches | Snowden Becker, Chelsea Denault, Justin Clark (IN), Charles Johnson (AL) |
Session Block 2b: Ensuring the Lost Treasures Don't Remain Lost! | 10:45am-11:30am | Bryce | Emily Allen (NY), Heidi Steed (UT) |
Session Block 2b: DADRC: A Dream Com True? | 10:45am-11:30am | Arches | Cindy Bendroth (PA) |
Networking Lunch Sponsored by Ancestry | 11:45am-1:30pm | Canyons | |
Session Block 3a: (Un)Settling Kentucky: Peaks and Valleys of a Grant Documenting our Westward Expansion | 1:45pm-2:30pm | Bryce | Derek Clark (KY) |
Session Block 3a: Learning from Experience | 1:45pm-2:30pm | Arches | Monica Gray (NY) |
Time with Vendors | 2:30pm-3:30pm | Canyons Lobby | |
Silent Auction (final bids) | 2:30pm-3:30pm | Canyons Lobby | |
Session Block 3b: Your Friendly Neighborhood Archive: Improving Access for Community Storytellers | 3:30pm-4:15pm | Bryce | Heidi Steed (UT) |
Session Block 3b: Local Records Grant Program: Taking Care of Government Agencies and their Records | 3:30pm-4:15pm | Arches | Bonnie Hood (WA) |
Vendor Tear Down | 3:30pm-4:30pm | Canyons Lobby | |
Closing Reception Sponsored by FamilySearch | 5:30pm-6:30pm | FamilySearch Research Library |
Sat., Sep. 27 Members Only | Time | Location | Presenters |
Registration | 9:00am-1:00pm | Canyons Lobby | |
Members Breakfast | 9:00am-10:30am | Canyons | |
Directors Only Working Breakfast | 9:00am-10:30am | Bryce | |
Closing Plenary | 10:45am-11:30am | Canyons | |
Members Box Lunch + Networking | 11:30am-1:00pm | Canyons | |
SHRAB Working Session | 11:45am-1:00pm | Bryce | Genesie Miller (UT), Sara Davis (WY) |
Software Solution Specific User Conversations | 11:45am-1:00pm | Arches, Canyons |
All registrations are subject to the Refund and Cancellation policy below.
Refund Policy
Annual Meeting Fees
Cancellation of an Annual Meeting registration is subject to the following policy:
- For a Full CoSA Annual Meeting Conference registration, cancellations thirty (30) days or more prior to the conference, refunds will be offset by a $50 cancellation fee.
- For a Single-day CoSA Annual Meeting Conference registration, cancellations thirty (30) days or more prior to the conference, refunds will be offset by a $25 cancellation fee.
- For a CoSA Annual Meeting Conference registration (Full and Single-day) cancellations between twenty-nine (29) and seven (7) days of the conference, refunds will be offset by a cancellation fee of 50% of the registration fee.
- No refunds will be given for no shows or cancellations after 12:00 PM (Eastern) seven (7) days before the annual conference.
- Requests for refunds of payment for Guest Registrations and Excursions will be considered and approved by the Executive Director on a case-by-case basis.
- A substitute attendee may be designated provided that the payment has been made and the CoSA team has been notified in advance.
- A written request for a refund must be emailed to CoSA at events@statearchivists.org prior to the event.
Annual Meeting Corporate Sponsorship
Cancellation of an Annual Meeting sponsorship is subject to the following policy:
- For cancellation of a CoSA Annual Meeting sponsorship thirty (30) days or more prior to the conference, refunds will be offset by a 50% cancellation fee.
- For cancellation of an Annual Meeting sponsorship within thirty (30) days of the Annual Conference, a refund will not be given.
- A written request for a refund must be emailed to CoSA at events@statearchivists.org prior to the event.
Meeting attendees and exhibitors are responsible for their own travel and lodging arrangements and should expect to abide by the policies of those external entities.
This policy was adopted by the CoSA Board of Directors in 2024. Revised March 6, 2025.
Thank You to our 2025 Annual Meeting Sponsors!
2025 Corporate Partners providing event support
