Core Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Libraries Interest Group

Dear Colleagues,

A reminder that the call for proposals is open for our 2023 Fantastic Futures annual conference. The deadline has been extended two weeks, and will now close 14 August 2023, meaning you have one month left to get your proposals in! Please see the message by Jefferson Bailey, from this years host institution, Internet Archive Canada, below for more information on the open call.

"We are excited to announce that the Artificial Intelligence for Libraries, Archives, & Museums (ai4lam) community is holding its 2023 annual international conference, Fantastic Futures, on November 15-17 at Internet Archive Canada in Vancouver, Canada. The explosion of interest in, use of, and discussion about AI and its place in LAMs should make this year's conference especially fruitful. The event will include workshops, an unconference, and in-person talks and presentations.

The conference's Call for Proposals is also now open. Please see the CFP submission link, https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ai4lam2023, and the event's website, https://ff2023.archive.org/, for more information. The deadline for proposal is currently August 14, 2023. More information on the ai4lam community can be found at http://ai4lam.org/.

The program committee is looking for talks, presentations, and workshop proposals on the topic of artificial intelligence as applied to libraries, archives, and museums. The conference aims to bring together a diverse group of participants including professionals from LAMs, as well as researchers, scholars, practitioners, industry representatives, policy and advocacy groups, and others interested in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in memory organizations and the preservation and access of knowledge. The conference will be an opportunity to share current experiences in AI, from practical local uses, to institutional best practices, education and training, partnerships and collaboration, tools and technologies, and other issues impacting cultural and scientific heritage. The event also encourages applications from those with different levels of institutional maturity when it comes to understanding and deploying AI and encourages proposals and participants from a diversity of institution types, sizes, and especially geographic location.

Submit a proposal now (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ai4lam2023) for a chance to present your ideas to the international AI4LAM community and keep an eye out for further messaging this summer on how to register to attend the event."