2018
American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) 111th Annual Meeting
“From Knowledge to Action.” Keynote speaker is John Waters. Programs include “Research Training at the Point of Need,” “Best Practices in Employee Management: Strategies for Building a Productive and Engaged Library Team,” and “Doing Our Part: The Library's Role in Supporting and Promoting Bar Preparation and the Advancement of Students.”
July 14–17, 2018
Baltimore, MD, USA
Thirteenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
2018 Special Focus – “Autonomy in Times of Turmoil: What to Make of the Social?” Program themes include Social and Community Studies, Civic and Political Studies, Global Studies, and Organizational Studies.
July 25–27, 2018
University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Asia-Pacific Library and Information Conference 2018
First joint conference between ALIA (Australian Library and Information Association), LIANZA (Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa), and LAS (Library Association of Singapore).
July 30–August 2, 2018
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
American Bar Association Annual Meeting
Keynote speaker is Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative; Forum speaker is Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General of the United States.
August 2–7, 2018
Chicago, IL, USA
ICAL 2018 (International Conference of Asian Libraries)
“Building Smart Libraries: Changes, Challenges, Issues, & Strategies.” The purpose of the conference is to examine the transformational process into smart libraries, positioning the Library as a key player for sustained engagement, development of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), working in partnership with stakeholders to embed academic skills development within the curriculum, and developing high quality learning resources and tools that are interactive, engaging, and collaborative.
August 6–8, 2018
Central University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Kashmir
LIS 2018 International Conference on Library and Information Science
LIS 2018 aims to offer a forum for scholars, educators, LIS practitioners and professionals from different countries to share research achievements, to establish research networks, and to find global partners for future collaboration.
August 8–10, 2018
Bangkok, Thailand
ILTACon 2018 (International Legal Technology Association)
ILTACON is a four-day educational conference that draws on the personal and collective strengths of professionals working in technology within law firms and legal departments. Through a variety of session formats, topic experts deliver examples, inspiration, and takeaways that can be applied to the challenges and opportunities faced within organizations and industries.
August 19–23, 2018
National Harbor, MD, USA
11th Nordic Law Libraries Conference (Nordisk Juridisk Biblioteksmöte)
“Europe – Transparency – Justice.” Keynote speaker is Ian Thomson, former Director of the European Documentation Centre at Cardiff University. The conference includes programs on the new European General Data Protection Regulation and on access to information and transparency in Europe.
August 23–24, 2018
Reykjavik, Iceland
IFLA 84th World Library and Information Congress
“Transform Libraries, Transform Societies.” “Reaching out to the hard to reach” as a tagline was chosen in recognition of the critical role played by libraries in the development of a nation, particularly in their ability to transform societies. Sessions include Library and Research Services for Parliaments; African Libraries as catalysts for economic, social, and cultural development; Law Libraries as Motors of Change; and Open Futures: Perspectives on the Future of Open Access – Copyright and Other Legal Matters.
August 24–30, 2018
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ARA Annual Conference (Archives and Records Association, UK and Ireland)
“People Make Records.” There are sessions on representation, community archives, oral history and sound, innovative ways of increasing access and engagement, records management, the latest techniques and challenges in conservation, volunteers, workforce diversity and skills, and much more.
August 29–31, 2018
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
14th Annual Conference, European Society of International Law (ESIL)
“International Law and Universality.” The 2018 conference will take a hard and unflinching look at the multitude of roles and functions played by universality in international legal discourses as well as its associated narratives of progress and virtues. This will offer an opportunity to revisit the ideologies that constitute the identity of international lawyers today, as well as the socialization, reproduction, and legal educational processes that they undergo to become international lawyers.
September 13–15, 2018
University of Manchester, UK
JCLC 2018: Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
“Gathering all Peoples: Embracing Culture & Community.” The mission of JCLC is to advance the issues affecting librarians of color within the profession and to explore how best to serve the incredibly diverse and changing communities that use our libraries.
September 26–30, 2018
Albuquerque, NM, USA
2018 IALL Annual Course (International Association of Law Libraries)
“Law in Luxembourg – Where Local Tradition Meets European and International Innovation.” The Max Planck Institute for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law will host the 2018 Annual Course. Programs include an introduction to the Legal System of Luxembourg and its History, a lecture by a member of the Court of Justice of the European Union, and a workshop on library innovation and robot usage.
September 30–October 3, 2018
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
2018 ICA/SUV Conference – XXIV Jornadas CAU (International Council on Archives)
“What Value do Historical Records in University Archives Add to Universities?” The primary focus of the conference will be on the role of archives in the university world and particularly on the use of historical documentation retained by academic institutions as an important part of a university's heritage. Topics will include the identity of university archives, archives in the university community, management of university archival records, and the dissemination of university archival heritage.
October 3–5, 2018
University of Salamanca, Spain
IBA 2018: Annual Conference of the International Bar Association
October 7–12, 2018
Rome, Italy
AoIR 2018: Association of Internet Researchers
“Transnational Materialities.” The theme is broadly rooted in the burgeoning implications of current massive global migrations of people and data, within the context of a growing materialist movement.
October 10–13, 2018
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Law Via the Internet Conference 2018
“Knowledge of the Law in the Big Data Age.” This year's conference will explore issues of trust in accessing law for democratic purposes in the big data age. Speakers will discuss how scholars, researchers, and information professionals use very large or complex data sets to distill meaning and develop public policy.
October 11–12, 2018
Florence, Italy
Internet Librarian International
Speakers from around the world share their real-world projects, initiatives, and transformations. Conference topics include Collections and Content, Digital Design, Innovative Ideas and Design Thinking, Search Strategies, and Tech and Tools.
October 16–17, 2018
London, UK
Internet Librarian 2018
“Community Partners: Beyond Outreach!” Tracks include Discovery & Navigation, Leading Edge Tools & Technologies, Integrating Digital & Print Collections, Ebooks, Curating Digital Assets, and Curating Digital Assets.
October 16–18, 2018
Monterey, CA, USA
9th Shanghai International Library Forum
“Library for All: Towards a Smarter and Inclusive Society.” The conference will focus on hot issues and topics, the latest research achievements, innovative ideas, advanced technology and the latest developments related to the theme, and conduct in-depth and extensive academic discussions.
October 17–19, 2018
Shanghai, China
International Law Weekend 2018 (ILSA: International Law Students Association)
“Why International Law Matters.” This annual conference attracts an audience of more than 1,000 academics, practitioners, diplomats, members of governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and law students.
October 18–20, 2018
New York, NY, USA
https://www.ilsa.org/conferences/international-law-weekend-ny
Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific (APLAP) Conference
October 31–November 2, 2018
National Diet Library, Tokyo, Japan
2018 CCIL/CCDI Conference (Canadian Council on International Law)
“International Law at the Boundaries.” In a time of transnational challenges and rapid innovation, have existing international legal norms been pushed to the boundaries of their usefulness?
November 1–2, 2018
Ottawa, ON, Canada
8th International Symposium on Information Management in the Changing World
The main theme of the symposium is “Post-truth and Information Management.” Topics include records and archive management, information management training, information law, professional ethics, and information privacy.
November 1–3, 2018
Ankara, Turkey
ASIL Midyear Meeting
The Research Forum features cutting-edge international law scholarship by more than seventy authors and programming for practitioners.
November 8–10, 2018
Los Angeles, CA, USA
SWIB18 (Semantic Web in Libraries)
SWIB focuses on Linked Open Data in libraries and related organizations. It is an event where IT staff, developers, librarians, and researchers from all over the world meet and mingle and learn from each other. Talks and workshops revolve around opening data, linking data, and creating tools and software for LOD production scenarios.
November 26–28, 2018
Bonn, Germany
2019
2019 AALS Annual Meeting (Association of American Law Schools)
“Building Bridges.” As our society struggles with this problem of deep polarization, lawyers and law schools have an important role to play. Lawyers are, after all, in the dispute resolution business. Resolving conflict is central to what we do. Today, perhaps more than ever before, the skills that we as lawyers have, and we as law professors teach, are of critical importance.
January 2–6, 2019
New Orleans, LA, USA
ABA Midyear Meeting (American Bar Association)
January 23–29, 2019
Las Vegas, NV, USA
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept.html
ALA Midwinter Meeting (American Library Association)
January 25–29, 2019
Seattle, WA, USA
http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/upcoming-annual-conferences-midwinter-meetings
ABA Techshow 2019
ABA TECHSHOW is where lawyers, legal professionals, and technology all come together. For three days, attendees learn about the most useful and practical technologies available.
February 27–March 2, 2019
Chicago, IL, USA
ER&L 2019 Conference (Electronic Resources and Libraries)
March 3–6, 2019
Austin, TX, USA
7th Library Congress/Bibliothekskongress
“Libraries for a Change.”
March 18–21, 2019
Leipzig, Germany
ASIL 113th Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law)
“International Law as an Instrument.” The annual meeting will focus on the distinctive ways international law serves an instrument that national and international actors invoke and deploy, and by which they are constrained.
March 27–30, 2019
Washington, DC, USA
ACRL Conference (Association of College & Research Libraries)
“Recasting the Narrative.” Librarians must continually reinvent themselves to stay on the cutting edge. Join your colleagues in Recasting the Narrative of what it means to be a librarian in the twenty-first century, adapting and leading the transition to new roles.
April 10–13, 2019
Cleveland, OH, USA
The Teaching Professor Conference
This two-and-a-half-day event presents the newest thinking on improving teaching and learning. Learn from innovators whose presentations showcase the proven methods and approaches that they've used with their students.
June 7–9, 2019
New Orleans, LA, 2019
SLA 2019 Annual Conference (Special Libraries Association)
June 13–18, 2019
Cleveland, OH, USA
ALA Annual Conference (American Library Association)
June 20–25, 2019
Washington, DC, USA
http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/upcoming-annual-conferences-midwinter-meetings
AALL Annual Meeting (American Association of Law Libraries)
July 13–16, 2019
Washington, DC, USA
https://www.aallnet.org/conference/education/future-meetings/am-locations.html
83rd Annual Meeting Society of American Archivists
July 29–August 3, 2019
Austin, TX, USA
ABA Annual Meeting (American Bar Association)
August 8–13, 2019
San Francisco, CA, USA
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept.html
2019 IFLA World Library and Information Congress
With thousands of library and information professionals, from all corners of the world, all types of library, and all career stages coming together, WLIC provides a unique opportunity to learn and grow, both for individuals, and the library field as a whole. Echoing the Athenian agora of over 2,000 years ago, the IFLA World Congress will bring the latest ideas and innovations to bear in the service of better library services and a strong library field.
August 24–29, 2019
Athens, Greece
LIANZA 2019 (Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa)
October 21–23, 2019
Auckland, NZ
2020
ALA Midwinter Meeting (American Library Association)
January 24–28, 2020
Philadelphia, PA, USA
http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/upcoming-annual-conferences-midwinter-meetings
ABA Midyear Meeting (American Bar Association)
February 23–29, 2020
Austin, TX, USA
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept.html
SCECSAL XXIV (Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Library and Information Associations)
April 20–24, 2020
Windhoek, Namibia
http://scecsal.blogspot.com/2017/06/niwa-confirms-hosting-scecsal-xxiv-in.html
ALA Annual Conference (American Library Association)
June 25–30, 2020
Chicago, IL, USA
http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/upcoming-annual-conferences-midwinter-meetings
AALL Annual Meeting (American Association of Law Libraries)
July 11–14, 2020
New Orleans, LA, USA
https://www.aallnet.org/conference/education/future-meetings/am-locations.html
ABA Annual Meeting (American Bar Association)
August 6–11, 2019
Toronto, ON, Canada
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept.html
