2025 Annual Conference 

Registration

In-Person

• Member Early Bird: $90
• Member Regular: $105
• Student Early Bird: $25
• Student Regular: $30
• Non-Member Early Bird: $120
• Non-Member Regular: $135

Register In-Person

Virtual*

• Virtual Attendance: $20 

Register Virtual

Reception Only

Use this option if you are only attending the reception, or if you are paying for a reception guest separately.

Each guest: $30.00

Group payment is available; contact treasurer@cimarchivists.org to make arrangements. 

Hotel and Transportation

Conference Hotels:

There is no conference-designated hotel. There are many Airbnb/VRBO options near Boise State’s campus in addition to walkable hotels.

The closest hotels to Albertsons Library include: 

• Residence Inn Boise Downtown/University 1
• 5-minute walk to Albertsons Library
• TownePlace Suites Boise Downtown/University 
• 15-minute walk to Albertsons Library
• Hampton Inn Boise Downtown 
• 17-minute walk to Albertsons Library

Getting to Albertsons Library:

Albertsons Library is located on the campus of Boise State University: 1865 W Cesar Chavez Ln, Boise, ID 83725, near the intersection of University Dr. and Joyce St. 

Arriving by car:

• Boise State's Hourly Parking Options 
• East Plaza Lot is the closest parking to Albertsons (approximately 2-minute walk) 
• Fee: $4.25 per hour
• Brady Parking Garage
• Approximately 7-minute walk to Albertsons Library
• Fee: $25 per day 
• Lincoln Parking Garage
• Approximately 7-minute walk to Albertsons Library
• Fee: $25 per day 
• Pay for all parking options either at kiosks or via the ParkMobile app 

Program Schedule 

Full conference schedule below. Please see "Poster Presentations" page for poster presentation information.

Thursday, May 1, 2025: 

8:00-9:00: Registration (The Space, Second Floor, Albertsons Library)

9:00-10:15 Welcome and Keynote

People of the Moon (Ted Stout)

10:15-10:45 Break and Snacks

10:45-11:45: Education Session 1

Session 1A (The Incubator Room)

• Representation through Exhibition In their own Voices: Developing Exhibits with Underrepresented Communities (Hallie Oines, Claire Kempa, Sara Davis, Courtney Cochley)

Session 1B (The Glassroom)

• Activating the Recommendations of the University of Arizona’s Web Archiving Task Force [virtual presenter] (Stacey Erdman)
• Creating a records-centric workplace culture Davis County style (Jessy Turner)

11:45-1:30: Lunch (on your own)

1:30-2:30: Education Session 2

Session 2A (The Incubator Room)

• Inclusive Archiving: Centering People of Color in Historical Preservation (Sarah Langsdon, Julia Stringfellow)

Session 2B (The Glassroom)

• Nevada Magazine Photograph Collection: A Case Study on Collaboration (Taylor Chase, Kassandra Andicochea-Schmaling, Hannah Chapman)

2:30-3:00: Break and Snacks

3:00-4:00: Education Session 3

Session 3A (The Incubator Room)

• Building Connections: Enhancing Primary Source Literacy and Student Success through Canvas Modules (Sarah Berry, Jen Kirk, Katie Strand, Darcy Pumphrey)
• Fostering a Sense of Place: Integrating culturally relevant pedagogy into archival instruction (Maggie Dwenger, Alba Fernandez-Keys)

Session 3B (The Glassroom)

• Intercultural collaboration: Welcoming Basque interns into a North American archive [work-in-progress session] (Iñaki Arrieta Baro)

Scanning on the Go: Community Engagement with Archives [work-in-progress session] (Kendall Hallberg, Marina Kenner)

5:00-7:00: Reception (Boise Depot, 2603 W Eastover Terrace, Boise, ID 83706) shuttle provided, or 15-minute walk

Friday, May 2, 2025:

 8:00-9:00: Registration (The Space, Second Floor, Albertsons Library)

9:00-10:00: Plenary Session (Room 105, Albertsons Library)

• Rescuing Nell Shipman: Preserving Silent Film History at Boise State University (Gwyn Hervochon)

10:00-10:45: Break and Snack

Time to look at the Nell Shipman exhibit

• The Story Girl of Priest Lake: Nell Shipman's Idaho Movieland, 1922-1925

10:45-11:45: Education Session 4

Session 4A (The Incubator Room)

• Internships: from the intern’s POV (Annette Unrau)
• A Slice of Archives: Developing Focused Internships (Karen Glenn, Rebecca Wiederhold, Jim Kichas)

Session 4B (The Glassroom)

• Migration conversation: Another Preservica update from USU Libraries [work-in-progress session] (Darcy Pumphrey, Andrea Payant, Sarah Berry)
• All the Presidents’ Papers [work-in-progress session] (Kelly Rovegno, Abbie Chesley, Mara Bingham)

11:45-12:00: Break

12:00-1:30: Business Meeting / Awards / Lunch (provided)

1:30-1:45: Break

1:45-2:45: Education Session 5

Session 5A (The Incubator Room)

• The impact of the Journal of Western Archives on the western archival community (Gordon Daines, Cory Nimer)

Session 5B (The Glassroom)

• What's in the Box!? : Revamping Archival Processing at the Utah State Archives and Records Service (Jim Kichas, Alan Barnett, Gina Strack)

2:45-3:00: Break

3:00-4:00: Education Session 6

Session 6A (The Incubator Room)

• Now and Again: Case Studies in Archival Remediation [lightning talks] (Allison McCormack and others)

Session 6B (The Glassroom)

• Organization Structures for Archival Work [30 minute roundtable discussion] (Darcy Pumphrey)

4:30: Repository Tours (see below) 

Saturday, May 3, 2025:

Add-On Tours (see below).

Friday Repository Tours 

Idaho State Archives

Location: 2205 Old Penitentiary Rd, Boise, ID 83712 (3 miles from Albertsons Library; carpooling recommended)

Time: 4:30-5:30 PM

The Idaho State Archives (ISA) and Research Center provides public access to records of fiscal, administrative, legal, vital and long-term research value to the citizens and government of Idaho. Archives staff will provide a behind-the-scenes tour of the repository and discuss highlights from the collection.

Boise State University Special Collections and Archives

Location: Albertsons Library 

Time: 4:30-5:30 PM

Located on the same floor as the conference, visit Boise State’s Special Collections to see highlights from the collections and take a behind-the-scenes tour of the archival storage area.

Basque Museum and Cultural Center

Location: 611 W Grove St, Boise, ID 83702 (20 minute walk from Albertsons Library)

Time: 4:30-5:30 PM

Take a tour of this unique museum to learn about the history of the Basque people in the western United States as well as the museum’s archival collections.

Saturday Repository Tours

Preservation Idaho Walking Tour of Downtown Boise

Location: Meet in front of the Basque Museum and Cultural Center, 611 W Grove St, Boise, ID 83702

Time: 10:00-12:00 pm

Join Preservation Idaho’s experienced docents for a 90-minute, 1-mile guided tour through 150 years of history and architecture. They will introduce you to the built environment that makes downtown Boise like no other place. From Basque sheepherders to political power players and local sandstone to Egyptian hieroglyphs, this tour makes Boise history come alive.

Cost: $15 per person (no limit)

IdaHistory Boise True Crime Motorhome Driving Tour

Location: Meet at the East Plaza Parking Lot located in front of  Albertsons Library

Time: 10:00-12:00 pm

Dive into the chilling past with the Boise True Crime 1970s Motorhome Tour. This tour will take you to the very spots in Boise where some of the most terrifying, shocking, and brutal crimes unfolded. While some of these sites and stories are still widely known, others have quietly slipped into obscurity over the years.

Cost: $40 per person (10 person limit)

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