Call for Proposals | ArchivesSpace 2026 Virtual Member Forum
Bailey-Grace Harrell
[posted on behalf of the Virtual Member Forum Planning Team]
Dear ArchivesSpace Members,
Mark your calendars for this year's Virtual Member Forum!
Taking place March 25-26, 2026, our Virtual Member Forum will be a two-day event spanning a variety of time zones and ArchivesSpace experience levels. A schedule and information about how to register for the event will be released closer to the forum.
We are now accepting session proposals via our online form. All users are encouraged to submit a proposal. We want the program to reflect the full spectrum of ArchivesSpace users – whether you are new to the platform, or a pro; running a hosted instance, or locally administered; whether you are part of a large institution, or a lone arranger, let us hear from you. The deadline for submissions is February 27th.
We welcome presentations or discussions addressing any aspect of your institution’s ArchivesSpace use. The following ideas are provided to assist with brainstorming, but are not meant to limit proposal topics in any way:
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Small Changes, Big Impacts: implementation of plugins, tools, or new workflows to make work in ArchivesSpace more efficient
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Half-Baked: share your in-progress work in ArchivesSpace
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Show Off Your Instance (lightning talks encouraged)
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Adventures in Bulk Updating: workflows, tools, and tips for data migration and cleanup projects
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Doing Enough with Less: addressing challenges of limited resources, whether collections staff, funding, IT support, etc.
The following presentation formats are encouraged, although you can propose additional formats in your proposal submission:
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Presentations: There can be a standalone presenter or more than one if the topics are related.
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Discussions: Typically scheduled for the second day of the forum.. This would require a moderator. A discussion session should include panelists and/or guided questions to facilitate discussion.
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Lightning talks: 5-7 minute presentations, with collective Q&A after the final talk of the session has concluded
We will be reviewing proposals on a rolling basis, and we encourage you to get your proposals in early so that there is ample time to provide feedback or request clarification.
Please keep in mind that we plan to record most of the sessions and upload them to the Virtual Member Forum wiki page.
Thank you for considering submitting a proposal. We’re looking forward to a great event, with your help!
-The Virtual Member Forum Planning Team
