Fall 2025 Symposium: Sustainability and Archives

Facilitator: Eira Tansey of Memory Rising

October 27, 2025
Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, DE

Symposium Location

 Join us on Monday, October 27, at Delaware’s Hagley Museum and Library for MARAC’s second biennial symposium. The focus of this daylong event will be sustainability.  Topics to be covered are likely to include impacts of climate change on archives or, conversely, the environmental impacts of our own work on our communities. How is climate change influencing and altering our staffing, institutions, collections, and work overall?

Eira Tansey, of Memory Rising, will be our facilitator. Tansey is an archivist, researcher, and consultant based in her hometown of Cincinnati/the Ohio River watershed. She is the founder of Memory Rising, which provides research, consulting, and archival services with expertise in climate change, environmental and labor movements, and Ohio Valley regional history. Eira’s research on archives and climate change has been profiled by Yale Climate Connections, VICE, and Pacific Standard, and has been honored by the Society of American Archivists.

The symposium will consist of a variety of education experiences, including a 60-minute keynote by Eira Tansey, followed by a 90-minute interactive workshop. Content for both is being customized for MARAC. The afternoon will include an hour-long panel of members addressing various aspects of sustainability with commentary from our facilitator. We will have a poster session derived from our membership and local students. A more detailed agenda will be accessible at the time of opening of registration after September 10.

Attendees will also be able to experience a “show and tell” of items from Hagley’s collection. We also hope to offer a tour of the nearby Winterthur Museum and Garden. There will be time to interface with a small group of vendors, along with networking with our colleagues. Lunch will be provided.

Hotel

Stay tuned for information around mid-August.

Symposium Registration (will open in September)

Registration includes lunch: Regular $125, Student  $70

Financial Assistance 

Symposium scholarships and travel awards are available to support your attendance. Applications must be submitted by close of business on Monday, September 15.  Visit Meeting Scholarships for more information and submission process.

Cancellations and Refunds

If you must cancel your registration for the Symposium, your written request must be received on or before October 17, 2025 to receive your refund minus a $5 administrative fee. Please submit requests to Sara Predmore at [email protected]. No refunds will be issued after October 17, 2025.

Americans with Disabilities Act

MARAC is committed to an inclusive Symposium. Please indicate your requests on the Symposium registration form and inform the hotel for assistance when making a reservation.

Vendors and Sponsors

Exhibit day will be Monday, October 27th.  Vendors may register online at Fall 2025 Vendor Registration. For more information, contact the MARAC Vendor Coordinator, Nick Zmijewski, at [email protected].

Code of Conduct

MARAC is committed to providing a harassment-free environment for its members and others who participate in its conferences, events, and meetings. All attendees are required to comply with our code of conduct.

Contact the Meeting Planners

Email the meeting planners at [email protected].

Meet our vendors