Welcome

The International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa invite you to participate in the 56th annual IASA conference from 8-11 September 2025 at the East-West Center, Imin International Conference Center.

Our goal in this conference is to focus on how climate change transforms landscapes and challenges cultural identities.

The 2025 IASA conference invites submissions that:

1. Explore preservation of climate-impacted media—film, sound, audiovisual records, and scientific data
2. Examine the intersections of climate, culture, and marginalized identities, including Polynesian third-gender perspectives and indigenous knowledge systems.

Please see the call for submissions page for more info about sending in your contributions. 

The event will be hybrid, combining in-person and providing online components. 

The conference will take place at the picturesque East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii! Nestled in the heart of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa campus, this world-class conference center offers a serene and inspiring setting surrounded by lush tropical landscapes. With state-of-the-art facilities and a unique blend of modern amenities and cultural heritage, making it the perfect venue to connect with global professionals in sound and audiovisual archives. 

Planning committee members

• David Rowntree Chair 
• Rosie Rowe IASA VP of Conferences 

Programing committee members

• Janel Quirante Co-Chair
• Miyuki Meyer Co-Chair 
• Rosie Rowe IASA VP of Conferences

Local organizing committee members

• David Rowntree (Chair), University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library
• Helen Wong Smith, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library
• Robbie Omura, ʻUluʻulu Archive, University of Hawaiʻi West O‘ahu
• Jodie Mattos, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library
• Stanislava Gardasevic, Kawaiahaʻo Church Archives
• Jean Thoulag, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library
• Kapena Shim, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library
• Nathanael Smith, Bishop Museum