Events - Conference Past events
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
Public Library Association (PLA) Conference
March 20, 2018Website: http://www.placonference.org/ Hashtag: #PLA2018 Offered biennially, the PLA Conference is the premier event for public libraries, drawing thousands of librarians, library support staff, trustees, friends and library vendors from across the …
8th Annual iSchool@UBC Research Day
March 9, 2018Website: https://slais.ubc.ca/research/research-day/ The iSchool at UBC is holding its 8th annual Research Day on Friday, March 9 at UBC’s Alumni Centre. The event showcases the contributions of iSchool students, faculty and …
iSchool Student Conference
March 2, 2018Theme: Information in the Air: Society and the Evolving Media
Southern Alberta Library Conference 2018
March 1, 2018Theme: Cultivating Communities: Mindful Library Service
ACA@UBC 10th Annual Symposium
February 15, 2018Theme: Unresolved: Balancing Access and Privacy in the Digital Age
Information Without Borders Conference 2018
February 13, 2018Theme: Mass Media
American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting
February 9, 2018Website: https://2018.alamidwinter.org/ The American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest library association in the world, holds the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in February. The conference draws more than 10,000 …
Making Meaning Symposium
February 8, 2018Website: https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/makingmeaningsymposium/home Making Meaning is a conference for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples interested in Indigenous librarianship, community, and metadata. Approximately 90 participants are expected to attend the conference. What is …
Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Conference
February 6, 2018Theme: The Expanding LIS Education Universe
Forum for Information Professionals 2018
February 2, 2018Theme: Ready, Set, Innovate: New Media in Libraries