Submitted by Andrew Martin.

The International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) and the Baltic Audiovisual Archival Council (BAAC) are pleased to announce the IASA–BAAC Joint Conference 2026, titled Archives in Times of Peace and War: Safeguarding Audiovisual Memory, Identity, and Authenticity.

The conference will take place 19-22 October 2026 in Vilnius, Lithuania, at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania.

About the Conference

This year’s conference invites submissions that examine how audiovisual archives can be safeguarded in times of peace and war, with a focus on protecting memory, identity, and authenticity in crisis. Key themes include preparedness and resilience planning, protecting people and collections during conflict, preserving threatened community archives (including queer, feminist, and immigrant voices), and ensuring the authenticity of audiovisual records in the age of AI and misinformation.

Proposals for presentations, panels, workshops, and posters are welcome from archivists, researchers, technologists, community practitioners, collectors, artists, organizers and cultural heritage professionals.

Interested presenters are encouraged to consult the Call for Submissions section of the conference website for full guidelines and submission instructions.

Key Dates

• Proposal deadline extension: 27 April 2026

• Further information and submission details: https://2026.iasa-web.org/

We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming the global audiovisual archiving community to Vilnius in 2026