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INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2025

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International Calendar
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International Journal of Legal Information , Volume 52 , Issue 1 , Spring 2024 , pp. 115 - 122
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by International Association of Law Libraries

2024

112th BiblioCon 2024

The annual Convention of German Librarians BiblioCon (Deutscher Bibliothekartag) is the largest convention for librarians and information professionals in Europe. The BiblioCon is jointly organized by VDB and BIB (Berufsverband Information Bibliothek). Some of the lectures will be delivered in English.

ASIL Abroad Inaugural Meeting

As roughly 40% of ASIL's membership is based outside the United States, ASIL Abroad was formed in 2022 to strengthen and promote ASIL's global membership. The two-day conference will consist of two parallel tracks on Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law (Track 1), and International Dispute Resolution and International Economic Law (Track 2).

The Teaching Professor Annual Conference

Teaching has become more demanding in the past few years. The Teaching Professor Conference offers tools, tricks, ideas, and inspiration to address the issues facing college professors today.

69th Annual SALALM Conference (Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials)

“5 K'atuns/100 Years Completed: Calendar Celebrations and Commemorations in Latin America, the Caribbean, Iberia, and their Diasporas.” This international meeting gathers librarians, archivists, scholars, students, book/information professionals, and book dealers interested in collecting, preserving, and providing access to academic library resources in all formats relevant to Latin America, the Caribbean, Iberia, and their diasporic communities.

BIALL Annual Conference (British and Irish Association of Law Librarians)

“Full Steam Ahead: From Industrial to Knowledge Revolution.” Speakers include Masun Khokhar, University Librarian at the University of Leeds, and David Wills, Head of the Squire Law Library at the University of Cambridge.

IALL 42nd Annual Course (International Association of Law Libraries)

“From Vikings to Autonomous Ships: Past, Present and Future Law in a Norwegian and International Perspective.” Presented by the Law Library, University of Oslo Library. This edition of the IALL annual course will take you on a journey through 1,000 years, from the Vikings and their legal system and how it developed into the legal system we have today. The pre-conference workshop is CELL and the Library—Experiential Legal Learning, Digital Skills and Librarianship. Speakers include Professor Gentian Zyberi of the Norwegian Center for Human Rights at the University of Oslo, and Professor Ánde Somby of the University of Tromsø.

Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) 2024

“Languages of Law.” Bilingual conference with topics including large-language models and artificial intelligence, accessible law, decolonization, interactions between common law and civil law, and how libraries are grappling with new language laws. Programs include Coexistence and Mutual Influences of Common Law and Civil Law: What is Really Going on and What are the Impacts on Legal Research?; Translating the Language of Law: Bringing Legal Information Beyond Law Libraries; and Openness, Inclusivity and Accessibility in Legal Writing and Citation Guides.

ACRL RBMS (Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the ACRL)

“Momentum.” Presentations include International Co-Instruction: A Collaborative Model Between Special Collections and Subject Librarians; Archives and Special Collections Reference Desks and Reading Rooms: Exploring Possible Futures; and Weird Archives: Finding the Unexpected in Archival Library Collections.

ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)

As the world's largest library event, the ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition brings together thousands of librarians and library staff, educators, authors, publishers, friends of libraries, trustees, special guests, and exhibitors. Featured speakers include Taraji P. Henson, Ali Velshi, and Max Greenfield.

LIBER 2024

“State-of-the-art Libraries in the Service of Science and Society.” Research libraries are dynamic entities that evolve rapidly within society, research, and academia, in times when there is an urgency to solve critical global problems. It is time to show how state-of-the art services, spaces, and collections are not just a state of mind, but real implementations that respond to the great challenges in research and society of our time.

International Library Leaders Program

An intensive week-long program for mid-career library and archive professionals. The program offers the opportunity for an intimate group of international library professionals to meet the British Library's experts and learn from their experiences of dealing with issues facing libraries today. The program includes a unique opportunity to visit the library's high-density storage buildings in Boston Spa in Yorkshire.

CILIP Conference 2024

The UK's leading event for the library, information, and knowledge community. The program will explore “top of mind” issues for leaders at all levels, with a particular focus on intellectual freedom and its associated themes of freedom of expression, censorship, and information rights and will explore the sector's response to the UN Sustainability Goals.

SLA 2024 Conference & Expo (Special Libraries Association)

The 2024 Annual Conference & Expo will be celebrating 115 years of SLA, which is planning an extraordinary event that offers opportunities to connect with special librarians and information, data research, and knowledge professionals from the academic, corporate, government, scientific, and non-profit sectors. Programs include Learning the Art of Library Collaboration: Case Studies from the Field; Fostering Innovation through Collaboration: Asian Special Libraries Unite; and Teaching Students Conducting Competitive Intelligence Research.

IDEAL Conference 2024 (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives)

“Sustainable Resistance and Restoration in Global Communities.” Keynote speakers are Anne-Marie Pham, CEO of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, and Nicole Cardoza, founder of Reclamation Ventures. Programs include Resisting English Language Hegemony at PWI's, and Challenging Eurocentrism: Applying Critical Theory and Anti-oppression Frameworks to EDI Work in Libraries.

2024 LWI Biennial Conference (Legal Writing Institute)

“The Best is Yet to Come.” Programs include Engaging with Research; Making Research Fun; Using a Team-Based, in-Class Research Competition to Assess and Hone Skills; and “You Better Think” Like a Professional—Getting Students to Think Independently, Act Professionally, and See the Pervasive Role Both Play in Performing Effective Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis.

AALL Annual Meeting & Conference (American Association of Law Libraries)

“Lead, Innovate, Transform.” Keynote speaker is Cory Doctorow. Programs include Discover Foreign & International Law in the Second City; FCIL Cool Tools: Existing and Emerging Technologies for Around the World; and “No” is a Complete Sentence, or How Librarians Can Budget Their Time and Set Realistic Service Expectations.

National Conference of African American Librarians

“Culture Keepers XII: Unity in Diversity, Stronger Together in the African Diaspora.”

ABA Annual Meeting (American Bar Association)

The Democracy Summit, the centerpiece of the annual meeting, will kick off with a fireside chat with national leaders discussing threats to democracy and the role of lawyers in ensuring democracy, hosted by former US Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Charles Johnson and former federal judge J. Michael Long.

ALLA (Australian Law Librarians’ Association)

88th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists

“Archives * Records”

Biennial Conference on International Law and the Social Sciences (ASIL)

“Building New Interdisciplinary Networks.”

IFLA Information Futures Summit (IIFS)

Speakers include Dr. Carla Hayden, US Librarian of Congress, and Gene Tan, Chief Librarian of Singapore's National Library Board.

Internet Librarian 2024 Connect

Virtual conference. “Embracing Disruption & Forging New Tech Pathways.”

International Law Weekend (American Branch, International Law Association)

“Powerless Law or Law for the Powerless?” This two-and-a-half-day conference features over thirty panels in which many of the world's leading international lawyers and diplomats participate.

AoIR2024 (Association of Internet Researchers)

“Industry.” The 2024 AoIR conference addresses the place of industry within internet research and as a research site, subject, and partner.

Charleston Library Conference

ASIL Midyear Meeting (American Society of International Law)

The ASIL Midyear Meeting encompasses several events, including leadership meetings of ASIL's Executive Council, meetings of the American Journal of International Law Board of Editors; the Research Forum, which features cutting-edge international law scholarship by more than 90 authors, and programming for practitioners.

IATL 2024 (International Association of University Libraries 44th Conference)

“Ngā Reo o te Katoa | The voices of all.” The conference streams aim to embrace the diversity of our profession and the work that we do in academic libraries, offering the opportunity to educate by weaving an indigenization thread through all streams.

LIBER Winter Event 2024 (Association of European Research Libraries)

“Expanding Horizons: Research Libraries and Social Engagement.”

Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL 2024)

The Guadalajara International Book Fair is the most important publishing gathering in Ibero-America. The fair is aimed at professionals and the general public alike as a cultural festival in which literature plays a major role, including a program where authors from all continents and languages participate, and a forum for the academic discussion of the major issues of our time.

2025

LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience

ABA Midyear Meeting (American Bar Association)

ER&L 20th Anniversary Conference (Electronic Resources & Libraries)

“Camp ER&L.” For twenty years, ER&L has convened a conference and online learning opportunities to support the improvement of the way we collect, manage, maintain, and make electronic resources accessible.

Computers in Libraries

ACRL Conference 2025 (Association of College & Research Libraries)

“Democratizing Knowledge + Access + Opportunities.” The conference will delve into complex topics and engage in critical conversations, addressing challenges like embedded bias with solution-centered approaches. Discover how our academic libraries are resiliently committed to inclusive excellence, navigating the complexities of our evolving landscape and communities.

ASIL 2025 Annual Meeting

ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)

AALL Annual Meeting & Conference (American Association of Law Libraries)

ABA Annual Meeting (American Bar Association)

89th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists

ICA 2025 Congress (International Council on Archives)

Dates not yet set. “Knowing Pasts. Creating Futures.” The congress will speak to and address pertinent archives and records issues faced by the profession.

AoIR 2025 (Association of Internet Researchers)

Charleston Library Conference

IALL 43rd Annual Course (International Association of Law Libraries)

“Space City Houston: Legal Gateway to the World, and Beyond.” Topics will include oil and gas law, climate change, immigration, reproductive rights, and civil rights. An optional day is tentatively scheduled to visit the Johnson Space Center.

2026

LibLearnX: Library Learning Experience

ASIL 2026 Annual Meeting

ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)

AALL Annual Meeting & Conference (American Association of Law Libraries)

2027

ACRL Conference (Association of College & Research Libraries)

ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)

2028

ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)