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2025 Conference Registration Now Open, Summer Internships Due June 27, Summer Virtual & In-Person Meetups ARCS Update Vol 10 Issue 13

June 23, 2025 | ARCS News

2025 Conference

November 18-21, 2025 St. Louis Union Station 

The Association of Registrars and Collection Specialists invites you to join us at our 2025 conference to share bold, ambitious, and unique actions through ideas of interconnectedness, listening, and caretaking in service of the care of our collections in the PRESENT tense.

Important Dates
-June 24, 2025 - Registration & Hotel Block Opens
-July 2025 - Exhibitor/Vendor Registration Opens
-July 2025 - Stipend Information Released
-November 18-21, 2025 - Conference

General Conference Registration & Hotel Block are Now Open
Register and secure your room reservation today!

Interested in being a sponsor for this conference?
Sponsorship Opportunities

Programming Updates

Summer 2025 Internship Announcement

Once again, ARCS will be offering a $1,000 stipend plus an annual membership to four applicants pursuing internships in registration and/or collections management. Candidates are asked to submit their application materials by June 27, 2025, and awardees will be notified by late June 2025.

Apply Here

Virtual Meetup 2025 Conference Round Up

**New Date!!**July 2, 2025 7:00 -8:00 p.m. ET
Join this virtual meet up to talk about any kind of conference, workshops, and/or webinar you've attended so far in 2025, such as CAA, Collective Imagination, NCPH, AIC, AAM, regional, state, and local meetings!

We want to hear about:

  • Tips & Tricks Learned
  • Helpful Resources
  • Topics that engaged you (what was the topic, what did you find interesting, how do you think you can implement it at your institution?)
  • Other things besides sessions that were really cool about the conference (game nights, meet ups, museum tours, workshops, etc.)

Register Here

In-Person Meetup - St. Louis, MO July 8, 2025

All are welcome to RSVP for our next ARCS In Person Meet-up!

Date: July 8, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m. CT

Attendees will have a chance to meet the ARCS Board Members and local host committee for the upcoming ARCS 2025 Conference.

Where: Urban Chestnut - the Grove Bierhall
4465 Manchester Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
*Please note that this is a cash bar event

RSVP Here

Get Involved with ARCS Committee Membership!

ARCS is seeking interested and motivated collections professionals to serve as volunteers on ARCS committees and task forces as we continue to provide new opportunities to benefit our members.

The following committee positions are open:
IDEA Committee Chair
Webinars & Workshops Committee Chair

More Information Here

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