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2025 Annual Meeting Schedule

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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. 24Time
Location
CoSA Board Meeting11:00am-4:00pmOrion
Early Registration1:00pm-4:00pmCanyons Lobby
Vendor Set Up (early)1:00pm-4:00pmCanyons Lobby
Thu., Sep. 25
All Attendees
Time
Location
Presenters
Registration8:30am-5:00pmCanyons Lobby
Vendor Set Up8:30am-12:00pmCanyons Lobby
Preservica User Group9:00am-11:00amTBD
Church History Library Archives Tours9:00am-12:00pmChurch History Library*3, 1-hour tours starting at 9am (must pre-register)
Silent Auction1:00pm-5:00pmCanyons Lobby
Vendor Tables1:00pm-5:30pmCanyons Lobby
Opening Plenary
Sponsored by Preservica
2:00pm-2:45pmCanyonsCatherine Newsome
Vendor Lightning Talks2:55pm-3:30pmCanyons
Session Block 1a: Affinity Groups3:45pm-4:30pmAll Meeting Rooms
Session Block 1b: Affinity Groups4:40pm-5:25pmAll Meeting Rooms
Opening Reception
Sponsored by UT State Archives & APPX
6:00pm-7:30pmUT State Archives
Fri., Sep. 26
All Attendees
Time
Location
Presenters
All-Attendee Breakfast7:30am-8:30amCanyons
Registration8:00am-4:45pmCanyons Lobby
Silent Auction8:00am-3:00pmCanyons Lobby
Awards Ceremony
Sponsored by FamilySearch
8:30am-9:15amCanyons
Vendor Tables9:15am-4:00pmCanyons Lobby
Session Block 2a: Revolutionary War Records9:30am-10:15amBryceGreg Crawford (VA), Eric Emerson (SC)
Session Block 2a: LOCKSS: Lots of Copies Keep States' Stories!9:30am-10:15amArchesSnowden Becker, Chelsea Denault, Justin Clark (IN), Charles Johnson (AL)
Session Block 2b: Ensuring the Lost Treasures Don't Remain Lost!10:45am-11:30amBryceEmily Allen (NY), Heidi Steed (UT)
Session Block 2b: DADRC: A Dream Com True?10:45am-11:30amArchesCindy Bendroth (PA)
Networking Lunch
Sponsored by Ancestry
11:45am-1:30pmCanyons
Session Block 3a: (Un)Settling Kentucky: Peaks and Valleys of a Grant Documenting our Westward Expansion1:45pm-2:30pmBryceDerek Clark (KY)
Session Block 3a: Learning from Experience1:45pm-2:30pmArchesMonica Gray (NY)
Time with Vendors2:30pm-3:30pmCanyons Lobby
Silent Auction (final bids)2:30pm-3:30pmCanyons Lobby
Session Block 3b: Your Friendly Neighborhood Archive: Improving Access for Community Storytellers3:30pm-4:15pmBryceHeidi Steed (UT)
Session Block 3b: Local Records Grant Program: Taking Care of Government Agencies and their Records3:30pm-4:15pmArchesBonnie Hood (WA)
Vendor Tear Down3:30pm-4:30pmCanyons Lobby
Closing Reception
Sponsored by FamilySearch
5:30pm-6:30pmFamilySearch Research Library
Sat., Sep. 27
Members Only
Time
Location
Presenters
Registration9:00am-1:00pmCanyons Lobby
Members Breakfast9:00am-10:30amCanyons
Directors Only Working Breakfast9:00am-10:30amBryce
Closing Plenary10:45am-11:30amCanyons
Members Box Lunch + Networking11:30am-1:00pmCanyons
SHRAB Working Session11:45am-1:00pmBryceGenesie Miller (UT), Sara Davis (WY)
Software Solution Specific User Conversations11:45am-1:00pmArches, 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

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