Fall Call for Volunteers Info Session Sept 23 and Announcing Affinity Groups ARCS Update Vol 10 Issue 19
September 15, 2025 | ARCS NewsGet Involved with ARCS!
Fall Call for Volunteers Open Until October 7, 2025
The Nominations Committee has opened applications for ARCS Members interested in volunteering for an ARCS Committee. All members are welcome to submit applications for any of the open general committee and chair positions.
Applications are open until October 7, 2025
Committee Volunteer Informational Session September 23, 2025
6:00 PM–7:00 PM ET
Interested in volunteering for an ARCS committee? Join committee chairs and members in this virtual meetup to learn more and ASK US ANYTHING about volunteering!
Can't make it this time? This meeting will be recorded and available afterwards.
ARCSInfo.org Website and Association Management System Task Force - Call for Members
Are you passionate about improving digital tools for collections professionals? Do you have ideas about how ARCS’ website could better serve members, volunteers, and the public? Join the ARCS.org CMS Task Force and help shape the future of our online presence.
About the Task Force
This time-limited task force is charged with researching best practices for website content and membership management systems and recommending platform functionality for a future website redesign. The task force’s final report will be submitted to the ARCS Board of Directors in early 2026. With Board approval, this report will serve as the basis for a Request for Proposals (RFP) for web and CMS development vendors.
Please email vicepresident@arcsinfo.org if interested. No previous experience with website and online association/membership management is required.
Affinity Groups
An ARCS Affinity Group is a community group made up of ARCS members who share common interests and goals, and who come together to support one another, share knowledge, and advocate for mutual concerns. An Affinity Group focuses on networking, professional development, and fostering a sense of community among members with similar roles or institutions. It creates a forum for exchanging best practices, discussing challenges, and collaborating on solutions.
The Affinity Group meetings are a safe space to meet and discuss issues or questions with your colleagues. Members self-select to join the group and meet and participate as they choose to achieve their objectives.
Affinity Groups are open to all ARCS members.
Upcoming Schedule and Registration
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.
Keynote Information
ARCS is excited to announce our keynote speaker for the 2025 Conference.
Linda Norris, Founder of Creative Futures, LLC
Linda helps museums, libraries, archives, cultural institutions, and communities around the world reimagine how they tell stories—making them more inclusive, relevant, and impactful. Now heading Creative Futures, LLC, the informal collective develops dynamic interpretations, builds internal capacity, and fosters creative, community-centered approaches to heritage. From 2017–2025 Linda worked at the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, leading initiatives on memory, justice, and cultural resilience. She’s the co-author of Creativity in Museum Practice and a contributor to recent publications exploring the evolving role of museums in civic and social life.
Registration Now Open for General Conference Registration
Registration and Travel Information
