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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.
 | May 2026-Download the preliminary program and share with your supervisor to demonstrate all that benefits and value the SAA Annual Meeting has to offer for you and your institution! View the online schedule for the most up-to-date information and programing. |
89th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
Sunday, August 24, 2025 - Wednesday, August 27, 2025August 2025-Download and print the updated PDF version of the conference program. Please remember that things change and the online schedule is the most up-to-date version of the program.
88th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists and the Society of American Archivists
86th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
Virtual Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
Monday, August 2, 2021 - Friday, August 6, 2021Virtual Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists and the Society of American Archivists
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - Saturday, August 8, 2020Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists and the Society of American Archivists
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 - Tuesday, August 6, 2019
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
81st Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
Sunday, July 23, 2017 - Saturday, July 29, 2017
Weren’t able to attend? Now you can have access to all 2017 conference recorded sessions! [Read more]
Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists and Society of American Archivists
Sunday, July 31, 2016 - Saturday, August 6, 2016
79th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
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.
Joint Annual Meeting of CoSA, NAGARA, and SAA
Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists and the Society of American Archivists
76th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
75th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
Joint Annual Meeting of CoSA, NAGARA, and SAA