ACRL DSS Data Information Literacy Discussion Group

Championing Data: Data Professionals at the Nexus

IASSIST 2026 invites you to join us for a virtual conference on June 2 - June 5, 2026 to engage, connect, and collaborate around the theme of Championing Data. IASSIST (the International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology) is an international organization of professionals working with information technology and data services to support research and teaching.

As IASSIST goes virtual for 2026, we are building an engaging array of events and formats to maximize shared time at the conference. IASSIST 2026 will be U.S.-based, but very timezone aware: we're collecting home timezone with submitted abstracts to allow for flexible scheduling. The final schedule will be based on submissions received, and will strive to keep presentations during "waking hours".

We are currently collecting submissions for the conference structured time: papers, presentations, panels, roundtables, and other novel virtual meeting formats that embrace our conference theme, "Championing Data: Data Professionals at the Nexus". We are seeking out information on the importance of data in our world, from its collection to its ethics and governance; from making sense of data to aiding others in doing the same; and modes and methods of protecting and championing data in an era of disruption and innovation.

The deadline for submissions is this Friday December 19, 2025, with no extension this year. Decisions regarding submissions will be sent out by email early-February 2026. Registration and "unconference"-portion planning to begin in March 2026.

See our full Call for Proposals, with suggested topics and accepted formats, on the IASSIST 2026 Homepage at: https://iassistdata.org/conferences/iassist2026/call-for-proposals/

Or go directly to conference management platform to submit a proposal at: https://www.openconf.org/iassist2026/openconf.php

Questions about presentation submissions may be sent to the Program Committee (Michael Beckstrand, Meghan Goodchild, Jim Church, and Stephanie Labou) at programme@lists.iassistdata.org.