ARSC Annual Conference and Workshop

AThe Association for Recorded Sound Collections will host ARSC's 60th Annual Conference and Workshop, May 13-16, 2026 in Memphis, Tennessee at the Memphis Riverline Hotel!

The ARSC Conference will include presentations and panel discussions with sound recording scholars, collectors, preservationists, and creators engaged in a broad range of topics that cross geographic, cultural, and collection boundaries, as well as tours of local sites, opening and closing receptions, a silent auction, a collectors' roundtable, and an awars banquet. The conference will feature tours of Sun Records and Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum. Find a list of other attractions at the bottom of this page.

The ARSC Workshop "Not Just Another Copyright Session" will provide attendees an opportunity to explore in-depth the copyright issues in sound recordings at a level that cannot normally be gained through regular conference presentations. The emphasis will be on law at a technical level. Eric Harbeson and Yuanxiao Xu, both from Authors Alliance, a copyright education and advocacy organization, will lead the workshop, and Tim Brooks, Chair, ARSC Copyright & Fair Use Committee, will be on hand to moderate and contribute. The workshop will support those who want to share their creations or collections broadly and responsibly.

The Memphis Riverline Hotel is steps from Beale Street and has offered a discounted rate of $189/night for rooms with a king or two double beds. (Reservations made after April 19 will be subject to availability and may not receive the group rate.)

ARSC is pleased to offer a Curiosity Pass for Locals to allow local collectors and professionals the opportunity to attend one day of the conference for just $30.

Interested in sponsoring ARSC's 60th Annual Conference? Please see the conference sponsorship opportunities and contact ARSC's Executive Director.

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Registration

Policies

Conference Program (Preliminary)

Workshop Flyer

Call for Presentations (Closed)

Sponsor, Exhibit, Advertise Info

Call for Silent Auction Items

Conference Registration

Workshop Registration

Hotel Registration

Sponsor, Exhibit, Advertise