MENU

This year, we are thrilled to provide attendees with Friday and Saturday full breakfast, Saturday lunch, and Friday dinner. Peruse the menu ahead of time.

WORKSHOPS

Please note that workshop registration is separate from meeting registration and that onsite registration will NOT be available for workshops; attendees must register in advance. Registration closes on March 13, 2026 for all workshops. Please contact the Education Committee at education@newenglandarchivists.com with any questions about workshops.

Workshop (Virtual) - Copyright
Date: Thursday March 19, 2026
Time: 9:30am - 12:00pm
Location: Zoom
Description: TBA

Workshop (Onsite) - Oral History: An Introduction
Date: Saturday March 21, 2026
Time: 8:30am - 11:00am
Location: Holiday Inn By the Bay
Instructor: Andy Kolovos, Vermont Folklife

Description: Taught by Andy Kolovos, Associate Director and Archivist of the Vermont Folklife, this workshop will explore the fundamentals of an ethnographic approach to oral history research using audio, including interviewing, audio recording and audio equipment basics, and will provide an overview of archival considerations and best practices for oral history materials. The workshop includes a demonstration interview and, as time allows, opportunity for participants to practice interviewing and recording in small groups.

Workshop (Onsite) - Leading Change in Archives: Foundational Practices
Date: Saturday March 21, 2026
Time: 9:00am - 10:30am
Location: Holiday Inn By the Bay
Instructor: Elizabeth Carron, Boston College

Description: TBA

PLENARY SPEAKER AND PLENARY PANEL

Friday Plenary Speaker:

Anna Kiljas (she/her), Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online

Saturday Plenary Panel:

Caring for Your Archivist: Perspectives From Inside and Outside the Field

• Sonya Durney (she/her), University of New England
• Yunkyoung (“Yun”) Garrison, Ph.D. (she/her), Bates College
• Fowsia Musse (she/her), Maine Community Integration
• Crystal Rodgers (she/her), Boston Public Library
• Cathleen Miller (she/her, they/them), moderator, University of New England

SPECIAL EVENTS

Create and Consider
It’s hard to have the bandwidth to propose a conference session, organize participants, and put together a presentation (which may not be something that you can repurpose) under ordinary circumstances. As these are not ordinary times and very little of what is happening around us feels normal, let's have a different kind of session. Think of it as self-care while discussing difficult topics. We will gather in small groups to knit, crochet, cross stitch, fidget,doodle, color, or whatever you like while we talk about the questions in the call for proposals. We will create while we consider how our institutional and situational realities are impacting us and what opportunities we see to make a difference in our communities. NOTE: Small group leaders will bring extra supplies for those who may not have a project with them.

IDC Reading Circle
Join the Inclusion and Diversity Committee for a lively discussion on recent scholarship on diversity retention and general survival in the archival field at this current moment.

All Attendee Reception
Friday, March 15 | 5:30 pm

Come join your colleagues, friends, and peers for a lively reception! Full dinner provided (see menu).

ACCOMmODATIONS

Our group rate for the Spring 2026 Meeting at the Holiday Inn by the Bay is $149 per night and is available from Thursday, March 19, 2024 – Saturday, March 21, 2026. Please note that the last day to make reservations at the group rate is February 19, 2026.

Book your group rate for New England Archivists 2026

PARKING

Hotel Parking Information and Rates:
— Overnight guests can park under the hotel for $15 per vehicle, per night with unlimited in and out privileges
— Day guests can park in the external garage for $10 per vehicle, per day with one in and out
— Day guests who park under the hotel will be subject to full day parking prices

Other Parking: Downtown Portland Parking Garage and Maps

Limited street parking is available. Parking meters are in effect from 9 am to 6 pm, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and Major Holidays are free. The PassportParking mobile app is available city-wide at all metered spaces. The rate for most parking meters is $2 per hour. However, the rate for parking in the area bounded by Middle St, Pearl St, Commercial St and Union St, as well as the entire length of Commercial St itself, will be $2.50 per hour. Vehicles with disability plates or placards do not have to pay parking meter fees at street meters and can stay for twice the posted time per state law.