SIA 2025 Conference Buffalo, New York - Full Registration

2025 SIA Conference – Buffalo, New York
May 29 - June 1, 2025

The Society for Industrial Archeology’s 53rd Annual Conference will be held in Buffalo, New York, a city with a robust industrial history on the eastern shore of Lake Erie.

In the span of about fifty years, the small settlement of Buffalo, New York, that was home to fewer than 1,000 residents transformed itself into one of the country’s leading business and manufacturing hubs. The Erie Canal, one of the world’s greatest engineering marvels, breathed new life into Buffalo in 1825 (following its burning by the British in 1812), setting the stage for the city to become an industrial powerhouse throughout the 19th century. Industries like grain, steel, aviation, electric power, and even luxury automobiles helped Buffalo become the 8th largest city in the United States. Buffalo’s national prominence and business acumen even saw international recognition, when it was selected to be the site of a World’s Fair in 1901, the Pan-American Exposition. This dazzling, multi-month event marked Buffalo as a true epicenter of wealth and progress in the United States.  The City of Light, as it was dubbed during the Pan-Am, encapsulated what the “American Dream” truly was. A place where hard work, innovation, and invention transformed a small trading post, into one of the nation’s most influential cities. Owing to this rich history, the SIA is excited to revisit Buffalo for the first time since 1992. The society’s 53rd annual conference, scheduled for May 29 – June 1, 2025, will explore Buffalo’s industry and infrastructure –  both past and present.

THE SIA ROOM RATE AT THE CONFERENCE HOTEL (HYATT REGENCY BUFFALO DOWNTOWN) IS AVAILABLE NOW THROUGH MAY 7

Visit the SIA 2025 Conference Web Page for information on how to make reservations at the conference hotel.

All registration fees are on a per-person basis. Please submit a separate registration for each participant. Each participant must be a 2025 year paid-up Member (or Second Household Member) of the National SIA.

Full Conference Registration fee includes Thursday Evening Reception, Friday Tour, Saturday Presentation Sessions, Saturday Annual Business Meeting and Luncheon, but DOES NOT include the optional Thursday Tours, optional Saturday evening banquet or optional Sunday Tours. Tickets for these activities can be purchased as add-ons during the course of your conference registration. If you wish to attend only the Saturday Paper Sessions, register using the Saturday Paper Sessions Only option. If you would like to add a second person for the Saturday Banquet, you can do that by following this link: Saturday Banquet Only Link.

Please make sure the phone number you give when registering is a cell phone, if possible.

You will receive a summary of your registration, including your confirmed tours via email before the start of the conference.

Please feel free to call SIA Headquarters at 1-906-487-1889 or email at sia@siahq.org, if you have any registration questions.