SAA Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the Society of American Archivists, held in late summer in different cities throughout the country, includes a wide array of informative education sessions, pre-conference workshops, networking opportunities, special events, exhibits, and tours of local repositories. Geography is a principal factor in selecting potential host cities. (With a national membership, it is important for SAA to move systematically around the country, from region to region.) Other important factors include access and affordability for attendees and SAA’s commitment to diversity, social responsibility, and sustainability in all aspects of conference planning.

View the "Principles and Priorities for Continuously Improving the SAA Annual Meeting" adopted by the SAA Council in August 2013, based on the work of the 2011-2013 SAA Annual Meeting Task Force. Progress on the priorities is reported at each Council meeting.

Future Annual Meetings

ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2025

89th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists

Sunday, August 24, 2025 - Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Hilton Anaheim
Anaheim, CA

Past Annual Meetings

ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2024

88th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists

Experience ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2024 On-Demand!

Thursday, August 15, 2024 - Saturday, August 17, 2024
Hilton Chicago
Chicago, IL

ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2023

Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists and the Society of American Archivists

Experience ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2023 On-Demand!

Wednesday, July 26, 2023 - Saturday, July 29, 2023
Washington Hilton
Washington, DC

ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2022

86th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists

Experience ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2022 On-Demand!

Thursday, August 25, 2022 - Saturday, August 27, 2022
Sheraton Boston Hotel
Boston, MA

ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2021

Virtual Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists

Monday, August 2, 2021 - Friday, August 6, 2021

ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2020: Creating Our Future

Virtual Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists and the Society of American Archivists

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - Saturday, August 8, 2020

ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2019: TRANSFORMATIVE!

Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists and the Society of American Archivists

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 - Tuesday, August 6, 2019
JW Marriott Austin
Austin, TX


ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2018

Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists (CoSA), National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA), and the Society of American Archivists (SAA)

Sunday, August 12, 2018 - Saturday, August 18, 2018
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, DC

ARCHIVES 2017: alike/different

81st Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists

Sunday, July 23, 2017 - Saturday, July 29, 2017
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, OR

 

Weren’t able to attend? Now you can have access to all 2017 conference recorded sessions! [Read more]

ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2016

Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists and Society of American Archivists

Sunday, July 31, 2016 - Saturday, August 6, 2016
Hilton Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

ARCHIVES 2015

79th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists

Sunday, August 16, 2015 - Saturday, August 22, 2015
Cleveland Convention Center
Cleveland, OH

With a mandate from the Council and the membership at large to experiment with new ideas, SAA is shaking things up for its 79th Annual Meeting in Cleveland! The most obvious change is the venue itself: For the first time, SAA will meet in a convention center rather than a conference hotel. Changes in the program development process also are in the works. 

ARCHIVES | New Orleans 2013

Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists and the Society of American Archivists

Sunday, August 11, 2013 - Saturday, August 17, 2013
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
New Orleans, LA

Beyond Borders: San Diego 2012

76th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists

Monday, August 6, 2012 - Saturday, August 11, 2012
San Diego Hilton Bayfront
San Diego, CA

ARCHIVES 360°

75th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists

Monday, August 22, 2011 - Saturday, August 27, 2011
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Chicago, IL

ARCHIVES*RECORDS / DC 2010

Joint Annual Meeting of CoSA, NAGARA, and SAA

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - Sunday, August 15, 2010
Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, DC