2026 CRKN Virtual Conference Program and Keynote Now Available
We are excited to share that the program for the 2026 CRKN Virtual Conference: Creative Collaborations, Collective Momentum is now available on our website.
The insightful and thought-provoking sessions from community members explore a variety of topics related to digital heritage, licensing and open access publishing, and persistent identifiers.
We are also pleased to welcome Dr. Cheryl Thompson, Associate Professor, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Black Expressive Culture and Creativity, Founder and Director of Mapping Ontario’s Black Archives (MOBA), as our keynote speaker. Her session, “On Haunting and the Living Archive: How MOBA is Redefining Gaps through Storytelling,” will explore how one of the longstanding challenges in Canada regarding Black archival collections is the lack of adequate metadata, especially itemized information on Black subjects.
We hope you will join us online from May 12-14. Attendee Zoom links will be sent by email after registration closes.
You can view the registration information, including rates and instructions for using the group registration option, on the conference website. The registration deadline is May 5 at 5:00 pm ET.
Please visit the 2026 CRKN Virtual Conference website for more information.
For questions about registration, please reach out to Tamana Ariapor at tariapor@crkn.ca. If you have any questions about the program or the CRKN Virtual Conference in general, please reach out to Melanie Plante at mplante@crkn.ca.