CIMA 2025 Conference Proposals

Remember, Respect, Record

The Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists will hold its 2025 Annual Meeting on April 30th-May 3rd, 2025, in Boise, Idaho.

The Program Committee invites session proposals touching on the theme “Remember, Respect, Record.” Join us as we explore how archivists preserve the records that enable us to remember the past, respect the present, and record our stories for the future.

The Program Committee encourages submissions from newer professionals, first-time presenters, and colleagues from non-academic institutions. Presenters may submit more than one proposal but may expect to present only one session or poster. The conference will be a hybrid in-person/virtual event. Both in-person and virtual presentation proposals will be considered.

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Archival basics (we hope to build a track focusing on this): Accessioning, arrangement and description, donor relations, reference and access, reappraisal, etc.
  • Primary source literacy
  • Working with the community
  • Working with students, interns, volunteers, etc.
  • Technology and the archives (AI related sessions are welcome)
  • Exhibits

Possible Session Types

  • Roundtable Discussion: at least two speakers make brief introductory remarks on a chosen theme and then lead a discussion.
  • Lightning Talks: multiple presentations that range from 5-10 minutes in length.
  • Work-in-Progress Session: two to three speakers report on projects in progress.
  • Standard Presentation: two to three speakers presenting on a common theme.

Session Length: 60 minutes. Please be mindful of leaving ample time for questions and answers.


The deadline for submitting session proposals is Friday December 13, 2024, at 5:00 pm MST.

We have provided a Google Sheet to facilitate session development that is available here.

A separate call for poster presentations will be made in early 2025.

Direct any questions to the Program Committee Chair at brittany.ayers@churchofjesuschrist.org

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