Not my conference, but thought I'd share since DEI & Social Justice is a topic:
The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) conference planning committee invites you to submit proposals for the 49th Annual Conference, Finding Balance - Hybrid Spaces, New Opportunities and Transformed Missions, Having spent the past few years radically adapting library services during the pandemic, library professionals are now actively exploring how to sustain a "new normal" for hybrid spaces, services, and collections where customer expectations have been transformed.
How do we sustain these new service modalities, and how will this shape our library and institutional missions? What new and exciting opportunities do these modalities present for each department and team in our libraries? We hope to facilitate robust discussions about how we can move forward, manage, and innovate in this new environment.
Conference Dates & Venues
Afternoon Virtual Mini-Conference (Friday, Oct 27, 2023) Location: Zoom
In-Person Conference (Friday, Nov 3, 2023) Location: Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center, Columbus, Ohio
Extended Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
NOTE: We have two different proposal options/venues for this year's conference. Please see additional details below.
We encourage thoughtful, timely proposals from all areas of library work. In response to past conference evaluations, we would especially also like to encourage proposals highlighting the expertise of Access Service, Technical Services, and Support Staff professionals.
Conference registration discounts for presenters will be announced at a later date.
Adherence to the conference theme is encouraged but not required. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
- Service changes, transitions and trends
- Emerging technology solutions
- DEI & Social Justice in libraries (ie Cataloging, Instruction, and Public services)
- Innovations in Instruction
- Library assessment (services, collections analysis, instruction)
- Value demonstration
- Forecasting
- Negotiation & Vendor collaboration
- Blended services & department collaborations (circulation/reference, etc.)
- Team building and professional development for staff and librarians
- Staffing and recruiting issues, challenges, successes across all library departments
- Reflective pedagogy
- Outreach & Programming
https://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2023/proposals
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April Sheppard
SRRT Coordinator
RTT Advocacy & Resources Committee Chair
SRRT & RRT Web Committee
she/they
Dean B. Ellis Library | Assistant Library Director
P.O. Box 2040 | State University, AR 72467
Phone 870.972.2766 | asheppard@astate.edu
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