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A listing of conferences/workshops of interest to the Canadian library and information management community. Specifically,
- international, national, regional, provincial, and local events in Canada;
- international and national events in the United States; and
- selected international events outside North America.
See also: Awareness and Promotional Events
To have your conference/workshop added, e-mail info@librarianship.ca
Diversity By Design – Reframing Diversity Discourse in Canada
September 13, 2017Website: https://www.idiversitybydesign.com/ We will hold a two-day Symposium in Toronto in September 2017 on the state of diversity in Canada’s informational and cultural sectors. The symposium will invite an open multi-sided …
New Librarians Symposium 2.0
June 22, 2017Theme: Overcoming Obstacles
First Nations Records and Information Management Symposium
June 5, 2017Website: http://vancouver.arma.org/first-nations.html In 2010, ARMA Vancouver Chapter, ARMA Canada Region, the First Nations Summit Society and the First Nations Public Service Secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim …
EBSI-SIS Symposium in Information Studies
February 24, 2017Website: http://ebsi-sis.ebsi.umontreal.ca/ We are delighted to announce the 10th EBSI-SIS symposium, to be held on Friday, February 24, 2017 at the École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information (EBSI) at …
Copyright Symposium
December 5, 2016Theme: The Last Word, Make it Ours: Strategies for Preparing for the Copyright Act Review
eLearning in Libraries Symposium
November 17, 2016Website: https://elearninginlibraries.wordpress.com/ Welcome to the eLearning in Libraries Symposium where we bring together library folks from different sectors who are interested in online learning in libraries. eLearning can include, but is …
New Librarians Symposium
June 24, 2016Website: https://newlibrarianssymposium.wordpress.com/ The New Librarians Symposium (NLS) is a one day event happening on Friday, June 24th, 2016 at Ryerson University’s Heaslip House (Peter Bronfman Learning Centre). When we say “new …
IFLA 2016 President’s Meeting
April 6, 2016Theme: Call to Action: Building the Change Agenda for the Information Profession
DERAIL (Diversity, Equity, Race, Accessibility, and Identity in LIS) Forum
March 26, 2016Website: https://lisedforum.wordpress.com/ The DERAIL (Diversity, Equity, Race, Accessibility, and Identity in LIS) forum is a student-led event initiated to address the need for critical discussions of the intersections between social justice …
Symposium on Medieval Manuscripts in Canada
March 18, 2016Website: http://conferences.uvic.ca/index.php/MMC/mmc The symposium will bring together faculty, archivists, librarians, students, and community members in order to discuss medieval manuscript collections in Canada, including collecting practices and scholarship with these valuable …