The American Institute for Conservation welcomes our global colleagues to attend our 2026 joint conference in Montreal, QC, Canada, with the Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property (CAC-ACCR)!
This international conference is an excellent opportunity for you to connect with experts across North America! We are welcoming presentations and posters from authors in 40 countries, and for the first time will be offering real-time AI translation with Wordly. Both speakers and attendees can select from 60 or more languages to engage with the content in their native tongues. The meeting is hybrid and will be livestreamed and recorded.
Our conference will be held at the Palais des congrès in Montreal from Tuesday, April 28, 2026, through Saturday, May 2, 2026. Our main conference starts with a keynote on Wednesday, April 29, at 4pm.
Browse our schedule to explore our 11 workshops, 2 seminars, 9 luncheon programs, and 47 topical sessions with more than 200 presentations. The presentation abstracts will be available later this month.
Rates start at US$499 for AIC and CAC members, and $299 for student members (AIC membership is included with nonmember rates). Registration includes:
- access to all 47 main conference sessions (200 presentations) whether live, virtual, or recorded
- an opening reception at the Montreal Museum of Fine Art
- networking opportunities throughout
- one luncheon program
- a poster session with an author Q&A
- option to add a symposium that will provide a framework and valuable resources for broadening environmental setpoints (only available in-person)
- option to add one of 11 workshops at a variety of price points
- two-day access to our exhibition hall
- limited spaces to participate in our Community Partnership Project (a volunteer service project)
- access to an online community dedicated to conference participants
We are so excited to partner with CAC for this international conference! Register today – rates rise after January 31!