Twin Cities Archives Round Table

• Autumn is here and that means it is time once again for TCART membership renewal.  All memberships, regardless of when you first joined, come due in the fall. Please renew your membership using our Membership Form, individual memberships are once again $10 for the year.  If you would like to join, but dues are a hardship, please reach out to me or any other current TCART officer.  Further instructions for membership renewal can be found at https://tcartmn.org/membership/or by emailing us at tcartmn@gmail.com.

• The Minnesota Archives Symposium call for participation is live! Sign up for a long-form presentation (15+ minutes), a “brag box” lightning talk (5-7 minutes), or as a “birds of a feather” discussion facilitator at https://forms.gle/PEo3WnmEsxERz9at5. For more information, see the full call for participation.

• For those of you who work in or adjacent to records management programs at your institutions, the Twin Cities chapter of ARMA continuously offers events, webinars, and conferences on a wide range of records management topics.  Their Fall Conference is coming up on November 4 in Edina, and their full event calendar is available on their events page.

• The Midwest Archives Conference and the Society of Ohio Archivist will hold a joint 2026 Annual Meeting on May 14-16, 2026, at the Ohio Union, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Save the date and submit your idea on the MAC/SOA 2026 Call for Proposals website. The deadline for submitting session proposals for the 2026 MAC / SOA Annual Meeting is October 17, 2025, at 5 pm CST.

The Minnesota Archives Symposium Work Group and your TCART Officers are pleased to release our call for participation in the 2025 Minnesota Archives Symposium, which will be held on Monday November 3, 9am-4pm in the historic Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul.

The Work Group and TCART officers are seeking proposals for participation in several formats this year, including:

• long-form presentation (15+ minutes)
• “Brag Box” lightning talks (5-7 minutes)
• “Birds of a Feather” discussion facilitators

Participating in TCART programming is an excellent way to support the profession, share your expertise, and connect with other archivists!  To learn more about each participation opportunity or to sign up, visit our Call for Participation Form.  Proposals are due October 1.  If you have questions, concerns, or have problems using the form you are very welcome to email us at tcartmn@gmail.com

If you or your organization would like to sponsor the TCART Symposium, reach out to us at tcartmn@gmail.com.

The Minnesota Archives Symposium Work Group and your TCART Officers are pleased to release our call for participation in the 2025 Minnesota Archives Symposium, which will be held on Monday November 3, 9am-4pm in the historic Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul.

The Work Group and TCART officers are seeking proposals for participation in several formats this year, including:

• long-form presentation (15+ minutes)
• “Brag Box” lightning talks (5-7 minutes)
• “Birds of a Feather” discussion facilitators

Participating in TCART programming is an excellent way to support the profession, share your expertise, and connect with other archivists!  To learn more about each participation opportunity or to sign up, visit our Call for Participation Form.  Proposals are due October 1.  If you have questions, concerns, or have problems using the form you are very welcome to email us at tcartmn@gmail.com

If you or your organization would like to sponsor the TCART Symposium, reach out to us at tcartmn@gmail.com.

• A new survey of member preferences and ideas was performed. The survey gathered input on communication preferences, solicited ideas on programming, and gathered opinions on funding the TCART symposium. The survey is now closed, and results will be shared soon!

• Minnesota Media Arts (MNMA) and St. Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) are launching a survey ahead of a new series of Community Media Archiving Workshops and would love to get TCART Members’ input! The survey can be filled out at this link before September 12.

• The date and venue for the 2025 Minnesota Archives Symposium has been released! Mark your calendars for Monday November 3 for a full day of presentations, networking, lightning talks, birds-of-a-feather discussions, lunch, and site tours — we look forward to seeing you at the historic Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul!

• Autumn is here and that means it is time once again for TCART membership renewal.  All memberships, regardless of when you first joined, come due in the fall. Please renew your membership using our Membership Form, individual memberships are once again $10 for the year.  If you would like to join, but dues are a hardship, please reach out to me or any other current TCART officer.  Further instructions for membership renewal can be found at https://tcartmn.org/membership/or by emailing us at tcartmn@gmail.com.