diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -86,5 +86,6 @@ Collate:
     'reexports.R'
     'revision_analysis.R'
     'slide.R'
+    'time_converters.R'
     'utils.R'
     'utils_pipe.R'
diff --git a/R/time_converters.R b/R/time_converters.R
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+++ b/R/time_converters.R
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+#' convert an archive from daily data to weekly data, summing where appropriate
+#' @details
+#' this function is slow, so make sure you are calling it correctly, and
+#'   consider testing it on a small portion of your archive first
+#' @param day_of_week integer, day of the week, starting from Sunday, select the
+#'   date to represent the week in the time_value column, based on it's
+#'   corresponding day of the week. The default value represents the week using
+#'   Wednesday.
+#' @param day_of_week_end integer, day of the week starting on Sunday.
+#'   Represents the last day, so the week consists of data summed to this day.
+#'   The default value `6` means that the week is summed from Sunday through
+#'   Saturday.
+daily_to_weekly <- function(epi_arch,
+                            agg_columns,
+                            agg_method = c("sum", "mean"),
+                            day_of_week = 4L,
+                            day_of_week_end = 6L) {
+  agg_method <- arg_match(agg_method)
+  if (agg_method == "total") {
+    agg_fun <- epi_slide_sum
+  } else if (agg_method == "mean") {
+    agg_fun <- epi_slide_mean
+  }
+  keys <- grep("time_value", key_colnames(epi_arch), invert = TRUE, value = TRUE)
+  too_many_tibbles <- epix_slide(
+    epi_arch,
+    before = 99999999L,
+    ref_time_values = ref_time_values,
+    function(x, group, ref_time) {
+      x %>%
+        group_by(across(all_of(keys))) %>%
+        agg_fun(agg_columns, before = 6L) %>%
+        select(-all_of(agg_columns)) %>%
+        rename_with(~ gsub("slide_value_", "", .x)) %>%
+        # only keep 1/week
+        filter(wday(time_value) == day_of_week_end) %>%
+        # switch time_value to the designated day of the week
+        mutate(time_value = time_value - 7L + day_of_week) %>%
+        as_tibble()
+    }
+  )
+  too_many_tibbles %>%
+    rename(version = time_value) %>%
+    rename_with(~ gsub("slide_value_", "", .x)) %>%
+    as_epi_archive(compactify = TRUE)
+}
+
+
+
+
+#' fill in values between, and divide any numeric values equally between them
+#' @param to_complete epi_archive
+#' @param groups to be grouped by. Should include both time_value and version, and any epi_keys
+#' @param columns_to_complete any columns that need their values extended
+#' @param aggregate_columns any columns which have numerical data that is a sum
+#'   across days, and thus needs to be divided into equal parts distributed
+#'   accross days
+convert_to_period_upsample <- function(to_complete, groups, columns_to_complete,
+                                       aggregate_columns, source_period = 7, target_period = 1) {
+  to_complete_datatable <- to_complete$DT
+  completed_time_values <-
+    to_complete_datatable %>%
+    group_by(across(all_of(groups))) %>%
+    reframe(
+      time_value = seq(from = time_value, to = time_value + source_period - 1, by = target_period)
+    ) %>%
+    unique()
+  completed <- to_complete_datatable %>%
+    full_join(
+      completed_time_values,
+      by = join_by(season, geo_value, version, time_value)
+    ) %>%
+    arrange(geo_value, version, time_value) %>%
+    fill(all_of(columns_to_complete), .direction = "down") %>%
+    mutate(across(all_of(aggregate_columns), \(x) x / 7))
+  completed %>%
+    arrange(geo_value, time_value) %>%
+    as_epi_archive(compactify = TRUE)
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+#' get a season e.g. "2020/21" for a given year-week pair
+#' @keywords internal
+convert_epiweek_to_season <- function(epiyear, epiweek, season_start_week = 40) {
+  # Convert epiweek to season
+  update_inds <- epiweek < season_start_week
+  epiyear <- ifelse(update_inds, epiyear - 1, epiyear)
+
+  season <- paste0(epiyear, "/", substr((epiyear + 1), 3, 4))
+  return(season)
+}
+
+#' get a total count of the epiweeks in a given year
+#' @keywords internal
+epiweeks_in_year <- function(year) {
+  last_week_of_year <- seq.Date(as.Date(paste0(year, "-12-24")),
+    as.Date(paste0(year, "-12-31")),
+    by = 1
+  )
+  return(max(as.numeric(MMWRweek(last_week_of_year)$MMWRweek)))
+}
+
+#' get the week in a season
+#' @keywords internal
+convert_epiweek_to_season_week <- function(epiyear, epiweek, season_start = 40) {
+  season_week <- epiweek - season_start + 1
+
+  update_inds <- season_week <= 0
+  # last year's # of epiweeks determines which week in the season we're at at
+  # the beginning of the year
+  season_week[update_inds] <- season_week[update_inds] +
+    sapply(epiyear[update_inds] - 1, epiweeks_in_year)
+
+  return(season_week)
+}
+
+#' get a canonical date to represent a given epiweek
+#' @keywords internal
+convert_epiweek_to_date <- function(epiyear, epiweek,
+                                    day_of_week = 1) {
+  end_date <- MMWRweek2Date(epiyear, epiweek, day_of_week)
+
+  return(end_date)
+}
diff --git a/man/convert_epiweek_to_date.Rd b/man/convert_epiweek_to_date.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a333d0cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/convert_epiweek_to_date.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/time_converters.R
+\name{convert_epiweek_to_date}
+\alias{convert_epiweek_to_date}
+\title{get a canonical date to represent a given epiweek}
+\usage{
+convert_epiweek_to_date(epiyear, epiweek, day_of_week = 1)
+}
+\description{
+get a canonical date to represent a given epiweek
+}
+\keyword{internal}
diff --git a/man/convert_epiweek_to_season.Rd b/man/convert_epiweek_to_season.Rd
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/man/convert_epiweek_to_season.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/time_converters.R
+\name{convert_epiweek_to_season}
+\alias{convert_epiweek_to_season}
+\title{get a season e.g. "2020/21" for a given year-week pair}
+\usage{
+convert_epiweek_to_season(epiyear, epiweek, season_start_week = 40)
+}
+\description{
+get a season e.g. "2020/21" for a given year-week pair
+}
+\keyword{internal}
diff --git a/man/convert_epiweek_to_season_week.Rd b/man/convert_epiweek_to_season_week.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e46ecfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/convert_epiweek_to_season_week.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/time_converters.R
+\name{convert_epiweek_to_season_week}
+\alias{convert_epiweek_to_season_week}
+\title{get the week in a season}
+\usage{
+convert_epiweek_to_season_week(epiyear, epiweek, season_start = 40)
+}
+\description{
+get the week in a season
+}
+\keyword{internal}
diff --git a/man/convert_to_period_upsample.Rd b/man/convert_to_period_upsample.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2fc0b0bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/convert_to_period_upsample.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/time_converters.R
+\name{convert_to_period_upsample}
+\alias{convert_to_period_upsample}
+\title{fill in values between, and divide any numeric values equally between them}
+\usage{
+convert_to_period_upsample(
+  to_complete,
+  groups,
+  columns_to_complete,
+  aggregate_columns,
+  source_period = 7,
+  target_period = 1
+)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{to_complete}{epi_archive}
+
+\item{groups}{to be grouped by. Should include both time_value and version, and any epi_keys}
+
+\item{columns_to_complete}{any columns that need their values extended}
+
+\item{aggregate_columns}{any columns which have numerical data that is a sum
+across days, and thus needs to be divided into equal parts distributed
+accross days}
+}
+\description{
+fill in values between, and divide any numeric values equally between them
+}
diff --git a/man/daily_to_weekly.Rd b/man/daily_to_weekly.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3600719f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/daily_to_weekly.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/time_converters.R
+\name{daily_to_weekly}
+\alias{daily_to_weekly}
+\title{convert an archive from daily data to weekly data, summing where appropriate}
+\usage{
+daily_to_weekly(
+  epi_arch,
+  agg_columns,
+  agg_method = c("sum", "mean"),
+  day_of_week = 4L,
+  day_of_week_end = 6L
+)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{day_of_week}{integer, day of the week, starting from Sunday, select the
+date to represent the week in the time_value column, based on it's
+corresponding day of the week. The default value represents the week using
+Wednesday.}
+
+\item{day_of_week_end}{integer, day of the week starting on Sunday.
+Represents the last day, so the week consists of data summed to this day.
+The default value \code{6} means that the week is summed from Sunday through
+Saturday.}
+}
+\description{
+convert an archive from daily data to weekly data, summing where appropriate
+}
+\details{
+this function is slow, so make sure you are calling it correctly, and
+consider testing it on a small portion of your archive first
+}
diff --git a/man/epiprocess.Rd b/man/epiprocess.Rd
index a3e98366..f6345cbe 100644
--- a/man/epiprocess.Rd
+++ b/man/epiprocess.Rd
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 % Please edit documentation in R/epiprocess.R
 \docType{package}
 \name{epiprocess}
-\alias{epiprocess}
 \alias{epiprocess-package}
+\alias{epiprocess}
 \title{epiprocess: Tools for basic signal processing in epidemiology}
 \description{
 This package introduces a common data structure for epidemiological data sets
diff --git a/man/epiweeks_in_year.Rd b/man/epiweeks_in_year.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b79a0745
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/epiweeks_in_year.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/time_converters.R
+\name{epiweeks_in_year}
+\alias{epiweeks_in_year}
+\title{get a total count of the epiweeks in a given year}
+\usage{
+epiweeks_in_year(year)
+}
+\description{
+get a total count of the epiweeks in a given year
+}
+\keyword{internal}