July 2022

For the first time in our history we had a tie for the Vice President/President elect position. We will be having a run-off election, so please watch your mail for news and directions on how to vote again.  We will hold off announcing the winners of the other positions until we can make one announcement.

August 9 at 3pm (EST) will be the general membership meeting. Please join us through zoom. Minutes will be available on the website if you cannot make it. An invitation, agenda, and information on zooming in will be coming shortly. Please watch your email.

We will also be hosting an evening reception at the SAA meeting in Boston. It will be a Friday evening dessert reception from 8 to 10 pm in the Commonwealth Room on the third floor of the Sheraton. This is a great opportunity to meet your fellow CA’s and welcome newly certified members. Please RSVP for the reception on the SAA registration form, or with the ACA office - not both please.

Also needed are volunteers to sit at the information table at the upcoming SAA meeting. Please contact Michelle Ganz, Regent for Member Services memberservices@certifiedarchivists.org to sign up. And yes, you do get recertification points, and the opportunity to tell attendees about the Academy.

We hope people will pay dues in July. If we have not heard from you by September our Regent for Member Services will be trying to contact you. If you are having trouble with finances, please reach out to me and we will work with you. President@certifiedArchivists.org. As an all-volunteer organization it takes time to track you down and ask you to pay. If you wish to give up your membership please send the office office@certifiedarchivists.org an email. If you have not paid by September 30 and we have not heard from you, we will remove you from our membership list.

The Certification exam is over. Thanks to the members who proctored for the test. Don’t forget to add your certification points into the membership software. Yes everyone is able now to put your points in. You do not need to wait to enter points until your year to recertify. Because of this new system, there is a fee to recertify, but trust me, I love the new system and it is easy to track your continuing education points throughout the year. Once you have reached 60, you are done and the system will tell you. If you need help getting into the system please contact the Regent for Recertification certificationmaintenance@certifiedarchivists.org, or Association Manager, Mike Breslin, at office@certifiedarchivists.org.

The next Certification Exam will be June 15–17, 2023.

July Member Happy Hour! On Friday, July 8th, we will hold the next ACA Member Happy Hour! To RSVP, please go to https://forms.office.com/r/XtEfcXP5hc.