Registration is now open for the 2025 Annual Meeting: Show Me the Money: Sustaining Archives and Archival Programs, May 15-16! Register online or mail-in in this form (PDF).
This May, the Society of Ohio Archivists Annual Meeting will be traveling to Toledo, Ohio! Join us on Thursday, May 15 (virtual), and on Friday, May 16 (hybrid) at the University of Toledo. Day one (Thursday) is comprised of all virtual sessions, available to all registrants. Day two (Friday) is a full day of in-person sessions with one session in each time block live streamed for virtual attendees.
Keynotes: We are excited to announce Patricia Hswe as our morning keynote speaker. Patricia Hswe is the program director for Public Knowledge at The Mellon Foundation. As the Foundation’s program area that supports libraries and archives, Public Knowledge makes grants that strive to increase equitable access to—and activation of—recorded knowledge that helps to build an informed, heterogeneous, and civically engaged society. Patricia is currently a member of the board of trustees for the Metropolitan New York Library Council and sits in the advisory team for LibraryPAC.
Our midday keynote speakers are Jordan Cravens and Sara Bushong, who will describe a recent fundraising campaign that built support for the University Libraries at Bowling Green State University and discuss the power in building authentic relationships. Full biographies for keynote speakers can be found on the Annual Meeting webpage.
In sessions, this year’s meeting will feature a mix of presentations tied into the “Show Me the Money” theme. For our virtual-only sessions on Thursday we have, among our presenters, Virginia Dressler, Edith Serkownek, Eve Fenn, and Katie Gable discussing “Unveiling Pauline Trigere Through Grant-Funded Digitization”; Virginia Dressler, Jeff Regensburger, Betsy Hedler, Andy Verhoff, Tina Ratcliff, Amber Bales, and Bill Modrow, who will highlight Ohio grant opportunities for cultural heritage organizations; and SOA’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (JEDAI) committee, who will lead a discussion on ways to fund efforts to support their work in addressing ethics and inequalities in the archives and special collections profession.
Included in the Friday slate are Shelby Beatty on how to “Find the Grants and Endeavor to Write!”; Eric Harrelson, who will present “Sustaining the Collection: A Case for Funding Environmental needs through Persistence, Data, and Teamwork”; Judith Weiner, who will discuss “Developing Rapport: Working with Advancement Professionals to Support Special Collections”; Kristen Newby, who will talk about “Finding the Perfect Fit: Grant Selection Strategies for Archives and Libraries”; and Christopher Harter and Sophia McGuire, sharing “They Never Trained me for That: Tips for Navigating Grant Research, Submissions, Management, and Reporting.” The full Program of sessions and presenters is on the Annual Meeting webpage.
Register by Monday, April 14 to receive the early bird rate! Pre-registration ends on Wednesday, May 7 for the full conference experience (Day 1 virtual/Day 2 in person). Those choosing the all-virtual option have until May 14 to register online. On-site day of registration will be available, but without lunch. Full details are on the Annual Meeting webpage.
Questions? Please feel free to contact the Educational Programming Committee cochairs Sara Mouch and Michelle Sweetser. We look forward to seeing you!
Last Updated on March 31, 2025 by Emily Gainer