2026 Annual Conference 

Registration

In-Person

• Member Early Bird: $105
• Member Regular: $120
• Student Early Bird: $40
• Student Regular: $45
• Non-Member Early Bird: $135
• Non-Member Regular: $150

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: $45.00

Pre-Conference Workshop

Please see below for a full description.

Register for workshop- $50.00

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

Pre-Conference Workshop: Audiovisual Carriers and Content in Archives

When: Wednesday, May 13^th  1:00-5:00pm MDT

Description: This workshop equips participants with the essential skills to identify, assess, and preserve at-risk audiovisual collections. From identification and handling of legacy formats like magnetic tape to navigating modern content digitization workflows, you’ll learn to bridge the gap between analog history and digital preservation/access. Through hands-on demonstrations, we’ll also explore storage, appraisal, and triage strategies to combat media degradation and obsolescence. Learn first steps to secure your institution’s heritage by turning "obsolete" media into enduring digital assets.

 

Learning Objectives

• Identification, handling, storage, and some format specifics of the most common AV types, and resources for the identification of rare formats.

• Methods to physically and intellectually arrange content and physical media carriers.

• Basic best practices in the digitization of AV content

• Basic best practices in digital preservation of AV content

• Considerations in appraisal (both physical and content-based)

 

Instructor: Ben Harry

Media Arts History and Audiovisual Materials Archivist, Special Collections, Brigham Young University

A media historian and audiovisual archivist, Ben Harry earned a master’s degree in Moving Image Archive Studies from UCLA which led to positions at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Library of Congress, and the Church History Library before his present position at BYU.  His research interests include archival maintenance of audiovisual materials, digitization and access to archival materials, and historical records and research of radio, television, and cinema.

Hotel and Transportation

Hotel

There is no official conference hotel. The Conference Planning Committee has compiled a map with a number of lodging options (including the distance to the R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center) for your convenience.

CIMA 2026 hotel guide.pdf

Travel

Nearby Regional Airports

Cedar City Regional Airport

Daily service into Cedar City Regional Airport through the Salt Lake City-based Delta Connection. Does have car rentals available for pickup at the airport.

St. George Regional Airport

Airlines flying out of St. George Regional Airport (SGU) include Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and American Airlines, all primarily operating through SkyWest Airlines, with connections to hubs like Salt Lake City, Denver, Dallas, and Phoenix. Does have car rentals available for pickup at the airport.

Transportation

To Cedar City

St. George Shuttle and Salt Lake Express use the same two stops in Cedar City:

• Iron County Taxi Company
• SUU Campus

Within Cedar City

Ride Services

Taxi service is run through local companies.

• Iron County Taxi: (435) 865-7076
• Soul Taxi: (435) 267-4866
• Uber available
• Lyft available

Public Transportation

Cedar Area Transportation (CATS) Department has limited services. Schedules vary. Check their website for detailed information

Program Schedule 

Thursday, May 14, 2026

8:00-9:00: Registration 

9:00-10:15 Welcome and Keynote

Title: Embodying the Archive of Early Modern Performance: Textual artefacts returning to the stage

Dr. Knowles outlines the process by which plays were created for performance during the Elizabethan and Jacobean period, paying special attention to the textual artefacts left behind and their place within the performance culture of the period. This discussion culminates in the story of the First Folio, printing practices, and the continual modification of Shakespeare’s texts to this day. Next, Dr. Knowles analyzes contemporary staging and acting practices connected to the performance of Shakespeare to demonstrate how the archive is embodied in contemporary performance, noting how performances journey from the early modern period to textual artefact to enhance and diminish contemporary performance and interpretation.

SCOTT C. KNOWLES, PhD, (he/him) is an associate professor in the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Arts Administration at Southern Utah University (SUU). His scholarship focuses on the intersections between cognitive science, emotion, and theatre, with specific emphasis in directing and dramaturgy. Currently he serves as the Co-Director for the Wooden O Symposium and Shakespeare Studies at SUU. As a director he works on theatre for social change, involving audience, company, and community in issues beyond the walls of the theatre through a variety of outreach approaches. Most recently, he has served as a dramaturg for Lyric Repertory Company, Kayenta Center for the Arts' New Play Lab, and Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival. In 2017, Scott was honored with SUU’s Distinguished Faculty for Diversity and Inclusion Award based on his work with The Laramie Project. He has published in Etudes, A Critical Companion to Lynn Nottage, Theatralia, and Theatre Topics.

10:15-10:45 Break and Snacks

Day One - Session 1 (10:45am - 11:45am)

• Session 1A: Practical Applications for AI in Libraries and Archives - Andrea Payant and Ethan Rico
• Session 1B: In-Person Only Play's the Thing: Repurposing Outreach and Professional Development Tools for Morale-Boosting Shenanigans - Genesie Miller, Jim Kichas, Melissa Coy
• Session 1C: Curating Connection: Exhibits as Tools for Teaching, Commemoration, and Community Engagement in Special Collections and Archives - Gordon Daines, Cory Nimer, Clint Pumphrey, Kathleen Broeder  

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

Day One - Session 2 (1:30pm - 2:30pm)

• Session 2A: Experiential Learning in Archives: Translating our work into the classroom - Kelly Rovegno, Jen Kirk, Paul Daybell Braydon Wright
• Session 2B: From Card Catalogs to AI: Revolutionizing Historical Access at the Utah Historical Society - Michelle Gollehon
• Session 2C: In-Person Only Archives in Context: Fatigue, Fear, and the Future - Kimberlee Roberts, Emily Moran, Rebecca Finnigan 

2:30-3:00: Break and Snacks

Day One - Session 3 (3:00pm - 4:00pm)

• Session 3A: Total RECA-ll: Balancing a flood of requests with regular work and a small team - Owen Prout, Margaret Stone
• Session 3B: In-Person Only Protecting the Past?: Redaction and Access at the Church History Library- Scott D. Marianno and Audrey Dunshee
• Session 3C: Once More Unto the Tapes: Teaching Media Preservation Through Hands-On Learning - Sarah Berry

Reception (5:00pm - 7:00pm)

• Location: Frontier Homestead State Park, 635 N Main St, Cedar City, UT 84721
• Shuttle: TBD

Friday, May 15, 2025

8:00-9:00: Registration 

9:00-10:00: Plenary Session 

10:00-10:45: Break and Snacks - Vendor Exploration Time

Day Two - Session 1 (10:45am - 11:45am)

• Session 1A: Finding the “Golden Mean” with Managing Born-Digital Archives -Tammi Kim
• Session 1B: In-Person Only Much Ado About Outreach During Archives Month -Genesie Miller,Allie Donnell, Marety Hill, Jim Kichas, Darcy Pumphrey, Kathleen Broeder
• Session 1C: Managing Miscellaneous Collection Material- Landon Paljusaj

11:45-12:00: Break

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

1:30-1:45: Break

Day Two- Session 2 (1:45pm - 2:45pm)

• Session 2A: Processing Email - Elizabeth Perkes
• Session 2B: What's past is prologue: Migrating from a home-grown system into ArchivesSpace - Sally McDonald
• Session 2C: In-Person Only Though this be madness, yet there is method in it: Approaching legacy digital collections - Darcy A. Baskin Pumphrey, Abby Beazer, Kate Bennett 

2:45-3:00: Break

Day Two- Session 3 (3:00pm - 4:00pm) (All Sessions In-Person Only)

• Session 3A: Roundtable: AI and Archives: Implications for Archivists and Our Work - Alex Meregaglia, Laura Rocke
• Session 3B:Roundtable: The Processing Archivists Roundtable - Karen Glenn
• Session 3C:Roundtable: Archives in the Middle: Outreach in Ideologically Divided Communities -Trevor Cox, Kim Anderson

Wednesday Wine-Around (or other beverages if wine isn't your thing!)

I/G Winery and Tasting Room

Time: Wednesday May 13, 2026 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Location: I/G Winery, 59 W Center St, Cedar City, UT 84720
Description: Come join your CIMA colleagues before the conference kicks off by enjoying locally-made wine in downtown Cedar City. In addition to wine, I/G Winery has a variety of cocktails, spirits, and seasonal beer selections. Small plates such as charcuterie boards, pesto bread, and a cocoa platter are available to order, and there are full service restaurants nearby. Come meet new colleagues and catch up with old friends!

RSVP here.

Friday Night Social Soirées

Flash Tattoo Fiesta
Time: Starts May 15 at 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: 387 W 200 N, Cedar City, UT 84721

If you are hardcore about historical records, come get some sick archives-related ink done at Venom Tattoo Parlor! The shop has prepared a selection of small designs specifically for us starting at $50 (does not include tip). There will be six artists at hand, and each tattoo will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Space is limited to 24 people, so sign up early.
Register to get inked here.

Bowling with Heidi Steed
Time: May 15, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Location: Cedar Bowling Center, 421 E N Old Hwy 91, Cedar City, UT 84721
Did you know that CIMA's soon-to-be former president Heidi Steed is quite the bowler in SLC's local leagues? Come, grab some drinks and snacks, and join Heidi for some casual bowling at Cedar Bowling Center on Friday night at 6:00 PM. Come socialize with your CIMA colleagues and don't pull a Robert Putnam and leave Heidi bowling alone! Costs to participate are $6.35 per game, shoe rentals are $4.00 from 5:00 PM to midnight. Or, BYO bowling shoes and ball if you are a local pro bowler like Heidi. Cosmic bowling begins at 9:00 PM, so beware if blacklights, bright lights, and loud noises aren't your thing.
Register here.

Game Night at The Game Corner 

Time: May 15, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The Game Corner, 41 N Main St, Cedar City, UT 84720

This local game store has tons of board games available to rent for free in store and plenty of tables to sit down and enjoy them. If tattoos and loud bowling alleys are a bit too overstimulating, this option may be a potentially more mellow venue for socializing with colleagues. You can visit the venue at your leisure, no registration needed!

Saturday Repository Tours

SUMA Behind the Scenes Tour 10:00 AM - Noon

Come see how Southern Utah Museum of Art manages their unique collection.
Register here.

Frontier Homestead 10:00 AM - Noon

Discover the pioneer and early industrial history of Cedar City, Iron County, and southwest Utah.

Register here.

SUU Special Collections 10:00 AM - Noon

Get a behind the scenes look at how the staff of the Barbara A. Matheson Special Collections and University Archives collect, protect, and make accessible the records of the university as well as rare and unique collections that support the university and community's teaching, research, and service. 
Register here.

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