Welcome

The International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA), SouthEast Asia-Pacific AudioVisual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA) and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa invite you to participate in the 56th annual IASA-SEAPAVAA 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-SEAPAVAA 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, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library
• Morgan Schmidt, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library
• Kapena Shim, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library
• Nathanael Smith, Bishop Museum