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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Janet Carleton | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Digital Initiatives | Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives |
OHIO University Libraries | Alden 333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 | she/her | </span>
<span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:carleton@ohio.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">carleton@ohio.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> | Digital
Archives - <a href="https://media.library.ohio.edu/"><span style="color:black">https://media.library.ohio.edu</span></a> | Archives Finding Aids -
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> Emily Lapworth via Society of American Archivists <Mail@ConnectedCommunity.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 11, 2026 5:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carleton, Janet (she/her) <carleton@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [SAA announcements]: Call for Proposals for the 2026 SAA Research Forum, due May 1, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 1 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS FOR THE SAA RESEARCH FORUM On behalf of the 2026 Research Forum Committee, we invite you
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">May 1 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS FOR THE SAA RESEARCH FORUM </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">On behalf of the 2026 Research Forum Committee, we invite you to submit abstracts (of 300 words or fewer) for either 10-minute platform presentations or 5-minute lightning talks. Topics may address research
on, or innovations in, any aspect of archives practice or records management in government, corporate, academic, scientific, or other settings.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The 2026 Research Forum will be conducted as two Zoom-based virtual sessions, each four hours long, on
<b>July 8 from 12:00 – 4:00 pm CT and July 15, 12:00 – 4:00 pm CT.</b></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The 2026 Research Forum will be made up of 10-minute platform presentations and 5-minute lightning talks. A limited number of presentations will be accepted to allow for longer presentation times, extended
Q&A periods, and opportunities for discussion between attendees. An</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/Research%20Forum%20Abstract%20Submission%20Rubric_2024_1.pdf" title="https://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/Research%20Forum%20Abstract%20Submission%20Rubric_2024_1.pdf"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">abstract submission rubric</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> will be used by the Committee to evaluate submissions. Before submitting, please review and adhere to the Norms and Recommendations
of the</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www2.archivists.org/american-archivist/AI-statement" title="https://www2.archivists.org/american-archivist/AI-statement"><span style="color:#1155CC"> American Archivist Generative AI
Statement</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. The
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www2.archivists.org/publications/research-forum" title="https://www2.archivists.org/publications/research-forum"><span style="color:#1155CC">Research Forum webpage</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
provides additional information about the schedule and links to past Forum proceedings.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Research Forum Committee and CORDA encourage submissions on a range of topics, including:</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li style="color:black;margin-top:12.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rethinking archival training</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Demonstrating the value of archives</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Collaborating with communities</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Making archives more accessible</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Engaging with technology</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:windowtext;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Responding to the climate crisis</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">These themes can be found in the</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www2.archivists.org/groups/committee-on-research-data-and-assessment/research-and-innovation-roadmap-update-14" title="https://www2.archivists.org/groups/committee-on-research-data-and-assessment/research-and-innovation-roadmap-update-14"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">
</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SAA Research Agenda (</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/SAA-RAD%20Draft.pdf" title="https://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/SAA-RAD%20Draft.pdf"><span style="color:#1155CC">first
draft available here</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">).</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Abstracts will be evaluated by the 2026 Research Forum Committee convened by Emily Lapworth (University of Massachusetts Boston) and Jane Fiegel (Tulane University).</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Deadline for submission of abstracts: May 1, 2026.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://forms.gle/MFK6Pfm5GnPcoBYP9" title="https://forms.gle/MFK6Pfm5GnPcoBYP9"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1155CC">Proposals can be submitted online here</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">On the submission form, please indicate whether you intend a platform presentation or a lightning talk.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best,</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Emily Lapworth and Jane Fiegel</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2026 SAA Research Forum Coordinators</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Emily Lapworth<br>
Digital Initiatives Archivist<br>
University of Massachusetts Boston<br>
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