Society of Georgia Archivists upcoming events

Archivist (virtual) Happy Hours (09 Oct 2026)

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Are you interested in galleries, libraries, archives, or museums?

Are you wanting to learn more about the work and services different types of archivists provide?

Are you looking for advice on how to enter the GLAM field?

Are you currently a student (undergraduate/graduate/postdoc/continuing education); early-career professional; new professional; volunteer and interested in the field of archival science?

The SGA Outreach Committee invites you to join us for our virtual happy hour series. This weekly event will feature 1-2 guest archivists ready to share their career journey and background, as well as, offer insight and guidance for any future and aspiring archivists!

Additionally, if you would like to be a guest archivist, please fill in the spreadsheet with the days and times your are available. We would love to have a variety of backgrounds!

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please reach out to outreach@soga.org

Tour of Mercer University Archives and Special Collections (23 Oct 2026)

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Join the Outreach Committee on October 23rd from 1pm to 2pm for a tour of the Mercer University Archives and Special Collections! The archives and special collections are in the Jack Tarver Library located at 1501 Mercer University Drive in Macon, GA.

The Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives department of Mercer University Libraries preserves materials related to Mercer University history and Baptist life in Georgia. It makes these materials available to students, faculty/staff, genealogists, churches, independent researchers, and others both in-person and through URSA, its digital repository.

Parking is free and spaces will be reserved ahead of time with campus police. Tour capacity is limited to 15 registrants and is open for bringing a guest (guests count towards the total capacity).

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the tour please reach out to outreach@soga.org or Daniel Williams, University Archivist (williams_dw@mercer.edu / point of contact for the tour).

We look forward to you joining us!

2026 Annual Meeting Vendor Registration (05 Nov 2026)

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Registration is now open for vendors, exhibitors, and sponsors for the 2026 Society of Georgia Archivists Annual Meeting, taking place November 5-6, 2026, at the Gainesville Civic Center in Gainesville, Georgia.

In addition to our traditional exhibitor packages, we are excited to offer several new sponsorship opportunities that do not require conference attendance or an exhibit table. Organizations can support the meeting through session sponsorships, meal and event sponsorships, advertising opportunities, and other promotional options designed to increase visibility.

if you have any questions, please contact Becca Brown, the vendor coordinator at vendorcoordinator@soga.org

For more information about this year's annual meeting please visit our website at, https://soga.wildapricot.org/annualmeeting.

The finding aid below can help you locate the sponsorship and exhibitor opportunity that is right for you!

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Title: 2026 Vendor/Sponsorship Opportunities Collection

Date: November 5-6, 2026 // Vendor Registration Closes October 23, 2026

Repository: Gainesville Civic Center, Gainesville, GA

Creator: Society for Georgia Archivists; Vendor Coordinator Becca Brown

Extent: 15+ sponsorship opportunities ranging from $100 advertising placements to $1,000+ event sponsorships, with custom sponsorships available.

Inventory:

Series 1 – Exhibit Hall

Folder 1 – Exhibitor Package ($500)

Registration for 1 person. Table in exhibit/vendor hall for 2 days. Business name listed in program.

Folder 2 – Exhibitor Plus Package ($750)

Registration for 2 people. Table in exhibit/vendor hall for 2 days. Business name listed in program.

Folder 3 – Exhibitor Plus Package for Non-Profits ($500)

Registration for 2 people. Table in exhibit/vendor hall for 2 days. Business name listed in program.

Folder 4 – Exhibitor Day Pass ($300)

Registration for 1 person. Table in exhibit/vendor hall for 1 day (please specify date).

Folder 5 – Exhibitor Day Pass for Non-Profits ($200)

Registration for 1 person. Table in exhibit/vendor hall for 1 day (please specify date).

Series 2 – Meeting/Session Sponsorships

Folder 1 – Reception Sponsor ($1,000)

Sponsorship acknowledgement during the Nov 5 reception. Includes time to speak with the audience, if requested. Does not include a vendor table; please contact the vendor coordinator for full arrangements.

Folder 2 – Break Sponsor ($500)

Sponsorship acknowledgement during a conference 30-minute break. Includes time to speak with the audience, if requested. Does not include a vendor table; please contact the vendor coordinator for full arrangements.

Folder 3 – Workshop/Pre-Conference Session Sponsor (Custom)

Sponsor a pre-conference workshop or session. Please contact the vendor coordinator for details.

Series 3 – Event/Meal Sponsorships

Folder 1 – Breakfast Sponsor ($500)

Sponsorship acknowledgement during breakfast on Nov 5 or Nov 6 (please specify date).

Folder 2 – Coffee Cart/Station Sponsor ($200–300)

All-day branded coffee/beverage station.

Series 4 – Off-Site/Non-Table Support

Folder 1 – Program Advertiser ($100)

Advertisement on the program or other agreed-upon media.

Folder 2 – Presence Sponsor Package ($150; +$75 each additional item)

Acknowledgement at SGA’s registration table/check-in with flyers or other advertisement products provided by you, plus choice of one branded item (sponsor supplies materials): lanyards, tote/conference bags, name badge logo insert, etc.

Folder 3 – Custom Sponsorship (Contact the Vendor Coordinator)

Newsletter/Email Ad – Feature in an SGA member email blast.
Website Banner Sponsor – Logo placement on the Annual Meeting page for an agreed period.
Raffle/Door Prize Donor – In-kind donation with acknowledgement from the podium.

Society of Georgia Archivists Annual Meeting 2026, Hardening the Archive: Moving from Storage to Strategy (05 Nov 2026)

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Welcome to the 2026 SGA Annual Meeting, Hardening the Archive: Moving from Storage to Strategy. Society of Georgia Archivists invites you to attend the meeting, to be held at the Gainesville Civic Center, Gainesville, Georgia, Thursday, November 5 through Friday, November 6, 2026.

We are excited to host a day full of presentations, working groups, skills labs, and demonstrations on a broad spectrum of archival work as we move from the basics into strategy. Our keynote speaker is former SGA President, Angela Stanley, State Librarian and Vice Chancellor for Public Libraries with Georgia Public Library Service.

Continental breakfast and snacks will be provided during the meeting, and a Thursday evening reception will be held at Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse and Tavern with a light dinner and cash bar. More information to come!

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Preliminary Schedule

Thursday:

9:00-10:00am

Keynote, Angela Stanley, State Librarian and Vice Chancellor for Public Libraries with Georgia Public Library Service.

10:10-11:00am

Interest Group 1

Advocacy/Outreach
Conservation/Preservation

11:15am-12:25pm

70 Minute Labs

Putting the Agility in Usability Testing: A Case Study with UGA’s Special Collections Finding Aids Site
Beyond Custody: Building Meaningful Partnerships Between Institutions and Indigenous Communities

12:00-1:30pm: Lunch

1:30-2:20pm

Interest Group 2

Post-custodial community archives and online hosting
Lone Arrangers

2:30-3:20pm

50 Minute Labs

Transcribing Your Collections: OCR and AI
What do I do now? Instruction basics for the overwhelmed archivist

3:30-4:15pm

25 Minute Labs

Designing an Embedded First-Year Special Collections Experience: A Case Study in Student Engagement and Assessment
From Atlanta to Shanghai: Remote Assessment, Appraisal, and the Architectural Legacy of John Portman

4:30-5:20pm

Interest Group 3

Archives Administration

Lightning Talks

Getting the Central of Georgia Railway project on track: utilizing institutional knowledge and archival community connections to tackle a monumental task.
When "It Should Be Fine" Isn't Enough: Hardening Archives Against Water Intrusion
Georgia Heritage Responders Update

6:00-8:00pm: Reception

Awards Announcements

Fellows Award
President’s Award

Friday:

9:00-950am

25 Minute Labs

It’s All Fun & Games: How To Bamboozle College Students into Engaging
The Under Preserved Country: Public Libraries and Digital Preservation

10:00-10:50am

50 Minute Labs

Don’t be a dragon: Providing rapid access to collections using Accessioning-as-Processing (AaP)
Mapping Archival Education to On-the-Ground Needs in Georgia

11:15am-12:00pm

25 Minute Labs

Facet-Busting as Metadata Assessment: Evaluating and Restructuring Subject Headings in the Digital Library of Georgia (A Case Study)
“Yours in the Bonds of Honor,” : Collaborative Processing of the Mrs. Kirby Smith Anderson Papers

1:30pm: Membership Tour of Preserve South followed by lunch (optional)

Posters:

Scaling Archival Transcription for Asynchronous Learning: A Collaborative Workflow Case Study
Frogs, Spiders, and Flies, Oh My!: Lessons Learned Processing Biology Faculty Papers

Third Space:

Thursday: Networking (available all day)

10:10- 11:00am: Workshop 1 Conversation

11:15am-12:00pm: Resume/CV and Interview Preparation

1:30-2:20pm: Graduate School pathways

2:30-3:20pm: Lost in the Stacks Podcast Recording

3:30-4:15pm: Career Pathways Beyond Traditional Library and Archives Work

4:30-5:20pm: Workshop 2 Conversation

Friday: Networking (available until noon)

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There are a variety of hotel options available.

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If you have questions or need more information, please email localarrangements@soga.org

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Purchase meeting registration by clicking the 'Register' button. You may pay online by credit card or debit card via secure PayPal service set up by SGA. You do not have to have a PayPal account to pay online. If you do not wish to pay online, please select the option to complete online registration then pay by mailing a check to the Society of Georgia Archivists Treasurer (address in payment window).

The Early Bird window for registration will close on October 9, 2026. The regular registration window will close the week before the meeting, October 29, 2026. On-site registration will include a late fee.

Cancellations are to be refunded as follows:

Registrations cancelled more than 60 days before the event will be refunded 100% of the registration fees.

Registrations cancelled less than 60 but more than 30 days before the event will be refunded 50% of the registration fees.

Registrations cancelled less than 30 days before the event will not be eligible for a refund.

Tour of Delta Flight Museum and Archives [Registration will open Nov. 2nd] (13 Nov 2026)

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join the SGA Outreach Committee for a tour of the Delta Flight Museum and archives on November 13th at 10:30 am.

The Delta Flight Museum is located in Delta's original 1940s-era aircraft hangars in Atlanta. In December 2024, the Museum embarked on a large-scale exhibition refresh project in the hangars that lasted through March 2025 in celebration of the centennial celebration of Delta Air Lines.

Parking is free at the Museum. Visitors will park in the Visitor Center parking lot. Handicap parking is also available. Please look over the important notes and directions, and be sure to bring a valid government issued ID. Feel free to direct any questions or concerns related to the tour to outreach@soga.org.

We look forward to you joining us!

Tour of Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum [Registration will open Nov. 16th] (03 Dec 2026)

Thu, 03 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Join the SGA Outreach Committee for a tour of The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on December 3rd at 1pm. This is the last tour of 2026, and we thank you for joining us during our outreach events this year.

The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library's archives is a repository of approximately 27 million pages of Jimmy Carter’s White House material, papers of administration associates, including documents, memoranda, correspondence, etc. There are also 1/2 million photographs, and hundreds of hours film, audio and video tape.

Shortly after leaving the White House, Jimmy Carter donated to the United States government his presidential historical materials, including the files of his White House staff. The Library has added, and continues to acquire, additional collections to supplement and enhance these core research holdings.

Domestic and foreign policies and national political affairs related to the Carter administration (1977-1981) are the primary topics represented in the Library’s holdings. Materials from the Office of the First Lady are also available. Many aspects of American society, business, and culture are also represented.

The tour will be led by archivist Dez Capitanio. Dez is an esteemed member of the Carter team and is currently leading the processing of one of the library's largest archival accessions: The Office of Jimmy Carter and First Lady Carter Post-Presidential Papers.

Parking on-site is free. Please check out the "plan your visit" section for information related to arrival, accessibility, and visitor services. Feel free to direct any questions or concerns related to the tour to outreach@soga.org.

We look forward to you joining us!