2025 St. Louis Conference

November 18-21, 2025 

St. Louis Union Station

1820 Market St, St. Louis, MO 63103

Care of collections is powered through people. As stewards, our priorities can often be divided between holding onto the past and preserving it for the future, while the importance of the present moment can be out of focus. During this time of uncertainty, our present actions have never mattered more to sustaining, solidifying and affirming the important work of our field.

PRESENT tense is a time of action when collaboration between, within, among, and around colleagues, communities, cities, states and nations has profound importance. 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

  • March 2025 - Request for Proposals Opens
  • May 4, 2025 - Proposals Closed 
  • June 15, 2025 - Poster Submissions Due
  • June 24, 2025 - Registration & Hotel Block Open
  • July 15, 2025 - Exhibitor/Vendor Registration Open
  • July 16, 2025 - Travel Stipend Applications Now Open! 
  • August 22, 2025 - Travel Stipend Applications Closed
  • November 18-21, 2025 - Conference

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The mission of ARCS is to represent and promote registrars and collection specialists, to educate the profession in best practices of registration and collections care, and to facilitate communication and networking.

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