APLA 2023 Virtual Annual Conference: Call for Proposals

January 24, 2023

The APLA 2023 Committee invites proposals to be considered for presentation at the 2023 Virtual Annual Conference from June 6th – 9th

The theme of this year’s virtual conference is: Community, Connecting, Caring / Communauté, Connectivité, Compassion.

We are excited to announce our Keynote Speakers of the conference are: Julia Wright and Thandiwe McCarthy!

Social Connection has been limited for the past three years, but now we are able to connect, share, and create a community in many spaces. The 2023 Virtual APLA conference is seeking proposals that showcase initiatives in regard to programming, staffing, collections, spaces, policy and/or services that support any of the three themes of Community, Connecting, and Caring.

We are seeking presentations in the following categories:

• Oral presentations, (45 mins with additional 10 mins for questions);
• Mini Oral Presentation (18 mins with additional 10 mins for questions);
• Interactive panel discussions (60 minutes);
• Lightning talks (5-10 minutes);

Proposals that do not fit the above time and structure will be considered by the committee but are dependent on schedule, logistics and other proposals. We also encourage students to join lightning talks or oral presentations to discuss previous or on-going research.

Please submit your proposals via email to conference@apla.ca by February 10th, 2023 at midnight and include the following information:

• Title;
• Type: Oral Presentation, mini oral presentation; panel, lightning presentation
• Name, title, institution of presenter(s);
• Two-sentence bio of the presenter(s);
• Abstract (250 words or less);
• Language of presentation;
• Contact information including email, address, and phone number.

Presenters will be notified by March 14, 2023. Presenters are responsible for their own registration.

We request that presenters make their presentations available on the conference website.

We would love to hear perspectives from students, public libraries, academic libraries, health libraries, special libraries, archives, non-profit organizations, student support departments/organizations, community groups and more!

Questions? Email conference@apla.ca for more information.