The Arizona Archives Summit is an annual two-day workshop sponsored by the Arizona Historical Records Advisory Board (AHRAB) with support from the Arizona Archives Alliance. This event is an opportunity for archivists from all over the state to get together, network, and participate in professional presentations and discussions.
Save the date: The 2024 AZ Archives Summit will be held in Fall of 2024!
(stay tuned to this page for more detailed information in the future)
2023 AZ Archives Summit video recordings
Session 1: Skills and Knowledge of the 21st-Century Archivist
Moderator: Berlin Loa, Assistant Professor of Practice, Knowledge River Program Manager, University of Arizona. Panelists, Shannon Walker, Archivist, University Archives, Arizona State University; Isabel Cazares, Archivist and Librarian, Arizona Historical Society; Laura Keller, Electronic Records Archivist, Arizona State Archives
Session 3: Establishing/Rebuilding Connections with Non-Archival User Communities. Panelists Kaitlin D’Amico, Lead Archivist, Arizona State Archives; Brandon Benzing, AIA; Carlos Lopez, Deputy State Archivist, Arizona State Archives.
Session 4: Arizona Museum-Archives Collaboration. Moderator, Janice Klein, Executive Director, Museum Association of Arizona. Panelists: Berlin Loa, Assistant Professor of Practice, Knowledge River Program Manager, University of Arizona; Melissa Lawton, Archivist, Northern Arizona University; David Barnard, Intern, Museum Association of Arizona/University of Arizona Student.
Session 5: Route 66 Project @ NAU. Panelists: Ivan Pacheco, Shades of Route 66, Northern Arizona University; Michael Rivera, Geography, Planning, and Recreation and ArcGIS Consultant, Northern Arizona University; Dr. Ricardo Guthrie, Professor of Social Justice, Fisk University; Sean Evans, Archivist, Northern Arizona University, Cline Library; Peter Runge, Head of Special Collections and Archives, Northern Arizona University, Cline Library.
Session 6: Photographs on Film: Nitrate, Acetate, Polyester – Cold Storage and Duplication Issues. Panelists: JoAnne Martinez-Kilgore, Conservator, Arizona State Archives (moderator); Rebekah Tabah-Percival, Assistant Director, Arizona Historical Society (moderator); Nadia Arambula, Archivist, Huhugam Heritage Center; Janice Klein, Executive Director, Museum Association of Arizona.
Session 7: Happy Hour/Networking
(not recorded)
Session 8: Archives in the News
Moderator: Kaitlin D’Amico, Lead Archivist, Arizona State Archives.
Session 9: Collections We Love
Moderators: Sean Evans, Archivist, Northern Arizona University, Cline Library; Wendi Goen, Lead Reference Archivist, Arizona State Archives.
Previous Summit agendas:
2022 AZ Archives Summit agenda with links to recordings:
Arizona Archives Alliance 
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