2022
Twelfth Nordic Law Libraries Conference (Nordisk Juridisk Biblioteksmöte)
Themes of the conference are Law Exercised in a Digital Context, and Visibility and the Role of the Law Library. Programs include Legal E-book Platforms—Status and Perspectives; Visibility and Branding of the Library Through the Eyes of a Librarian; and How Will AI Influence Law Libraries and Librarians in the Coming Future?
June 8–10, 2022
Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
42nd IATUL Conference 2022 (International Association of University Libraries)
In-person and online options. “Weaving Our Future: Creativity, Innovation and Transformation in Libraries.” Topics include the changing landscape of research, trends in teaching and learning, space planning, and workplace and organizational culture.
June 12–16, 2022
University of Miami and Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
30th EBLIDA Annual Council and Conference (European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations)
“Ready to Take Off: Libraries’ Commitment Towards a Sustainable, Democratic and Equitable Society.” Topics include library commitment towards the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development; library commitment towards democracy; and library commitment towards an equitable society.
June 14–16, 2022
Goethe Institut Athens, Athens, Greece
ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries
Hybrid conference: Cologne and online. “Bridging Worlds.” Topics include privacy and intellectual property; personal digital information management; social media, community building, and applications; and information and knowledge systems.
June 20–24, 2022
Cologne, Germany
ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition (American Library Association)
As the world's biggest library event, the onsite Annual Conference & Exhibition brings together thousands of librarians and library staff, educators, authors, publishers, friends of libraries, trustees, special guests, and exhibitors. Speakers include John Cho and Maria Hinojosa.
June 23–28, 2022
Washington, DC, USA
BIALL 52nd Annual Conference (British & Irish Association of Law Librarians)
“Our Journey to New Horizons: Leading Innovation and Knowledge.” Celebrating the 100th year anniversary of the death of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, who was part of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. Keynote speaker is Stephanie Hare, author of Technology is Not Neutral: A Short Guide to Technology Ethics.
July 6–8, 2022
Wyboston Lakes Resort, Bedfordshire, UK
https://biall.org.uk/annual-conference/2022-annual-conference/
LIBER 2022 Annual Conference (Association of European Research Libraries)
“Libraries in the Research and Innovation Landscape – Supporting, Partnering, Leading.” Programs include pre-conference workshops on Digital Scholarship Now; Data Science in Libraries: Landscape Analysis & Survey; and Sharing and Caring: Research Libraries Connecting with User Communities and Openly Sharing Electronic Content for Educational Purposes.
July 6–8, 2022
Odense, Denmark
CILIP Conference + Expo 2022 (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals)
“Libraries, Information and Knowledge for Sustainability.” What is the role of the information professional in tackling climate change and working toward the UN's Sustainable Development Goals? Sessions on the launch of the Green Manifesto, health literacy, and working towards net zero.
July 7–8, 2022
Liverpool, UK
https://www.cilip.org.uk/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1603718
AALL Annual Meeting (American Association of Law Libraries)
“Advancing Justice for All.” The AALL 2022 Annual Meeting & Conference will bring together collaborators from across the legal information profession for three days of innovation, tailored learning, and networking.
July 16–19, 2022
Denver, CO, USA
International Library Leaders Programme
An intensive five-day leadership course for library and archive professionals. Sessions on library leadership and management, using library collections to engage with researchers, designing and managing digitization projects, and key issues in contemporary collection management.
July 18–22, 2022
British Library, London, and Boston Spa, Yorkshire, UK
LWI Biennial Conference (Legal Writing Institute)
“Punctuated Equilibrium.” This theme acknowledges the evolutionary theory that change occurs rapidly and that the Pandemic has pushed us, as educational leaders, into such a period of rapid change.
July 20–23, 2022
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, USA
https://www.lwionline.org/conferences/2022-lwi-biennial-conference
IFLA World Library and Information Congress (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
“Inspire, Engage, Enable, Connect.” The first ever WLIC to be held in Ireland, surrounded by the literary history of Dublin, and the energy and passion of the Irish library field.
July 26–29, 2022
Dublin, Ireland
SLA (Special Libraries Association)
“Source Forward.” SLA's annual conference is the premier industry event for librarians in business, legal, medical, military, government, academic and other “specialized” information environments, with three days of sharing insights and ideas, expanding networks, and enhancing career opportunities.
July 29-August 2, 2022
Charlotte, NC, USA
https://www.sla.org/attend/sla-2022-annual-conference-source-forward/
ABA Annual Meeting (American Bar Association)
August 3-9, 2022
Chicago, IL, USA
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept/future-past-meetings/
86th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
ARCHIVES * RECORDS 2022. As our communities move forward, simultaneously grappling with an ongoing pandemic; embracing diversity, equity, and inclusivity; and trying to return to more familiar ways of being, we dare to envision opportunities for imagining new paths and reimagining old ones.
August 20–27, 2022
Boston, MA, USA
ALLA (Australian Law Librarians Association)
August 24–26, 2022
Hobart, TAS, Australia
Conference on Access to Information: Latin America and the Caribbean (CAI:LAC)
Free virtual webinars. Every Tuesday and Thursday in September, 90 minutes each. Most with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and English. Topics on access to information and civil and human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean.
September 1–29, 2022
Virtual conference
40th Annual Course of the International Association of Law Libraries
“U.S. and International Approaches to Law, Justice, and Technology: Learning from the Past and Strategies for the Future.” The conference will include a pre-conference program on art law, with a tour of Stanford's collection.
October 9–12, 2022
Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA, USA
ASA National Conference (Australian Society of Archivists)
“Here We Are.” The past few years have been times of challenge, change and a sense of turmoil. The conference e invites attendees to share ideas and reflections, to take the time and space on where we are.
October 17–20, 2022
Canberra, ACT, Australia
Internet Librarian 2022
October 18–20, 2022
Monterey, CA, USA
https://internet-librarian.infotoday.com/2021/PastEvents.aspx
IBA Annual Conference (International Bar Association)
October 30–November 4, 2022
Programs include The New Normal of Escalating Cyber Risks—What Companies and their Counsel Can Do; Contracting of IT Assets in an Increasingly Complex Regulatory Environment; and Strengthening the Preservation of Online Evidence of Atrocities.
Miami Beach, FL, USA
Charleston Library Conference
October 31–November 4, 2022
Charleston, SC, USA
LMCC (Library Marketing and Communications Conference)
A conference for library employees involved in marketing, communication, public relations, social media, and outreach in academic, public, and special libraries.
November 2–3, 2022
Indianapolis, IN, USA
AOIR (Association of Internet Researchers)
“Decolonising the Internet.” The 2022 Internet Research Conference will be hosted by the Technological University Dublin, Maynooth University, and University College Dublin.
November 2–5, 2022
Dublin, Ireland
2023
AALS Annual Meeting (Association of American Law Schools)
“How Law Schools Can Make a Difference.” American society, and the world, are facing unprecedented dangers. All of this affects the law and if there are to be solutions, they must include legal changes. What can law schools do to make a difference in these and other areas? In some areas, it might be rethinking how we educate tomorrow's lawyers. In others, it might be new directions in scholarship.
January 4–7, 2023
San Diego, CA, USA
LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience (American Library Association)
January 27–31, 2023
New Orleans, LA, USA
https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/ala-upcoming-annual-and-liblearnx-conferences
ABA Midyear Meeting (American Bar Association)
February 1–6, 2023
New Orleans, LA, USA
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept/future-past-meetings/
43rd IATUL Conference (International Association of University Libraries)
Hosted by Zayed University Dubai and the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.
March 13–17, 2023
Dubai and Sharjah, UAE
ACRL Conference 2023 (Association of College & Research Libraries)
March 15–18, 2023
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
ASIL 2023 Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law)
March 29–April 1, 2023
Washington, DC, USA
ALA Annual Conference (American Library Association)
June 22–27, 2023
Chicago, IL, USA
https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/ala-upcoming-annual-and-liblearnx-conferences
AALL Annual Meeting (American Association of Law Libraries)
July 15–19, 2023
Boston, MA, USA
Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
July 22–29, 2023
Washington, DC, USA
IFLA World Library and Information Congress
Dates not yet determined. Plans are for the Congress to be a hybrid of virtual and in-person meetings.
August 2023
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
ABA Annual Meeting (American Bar Association)
August 2–8, 2023
Denver, CO, USA
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept/future-past-meetings/
Conference on Access to Information: Latin America and the Caribbean (CAI:LAC)
Free webinars. Every Tuesday and Thursday in September, 90 minutes each. Most with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and English. Topics on access to information and civil and human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean.
September 5–28, 2023
Virtual conference
41st Annual Course, International Association of Law Libraries (IALL)
Dates not yet determined. Presented by the ICRC Library, UN Library Geneva, and Graduate Institute Library
Fall 2023
Geneva, Switzerland
ICA International Congress (International Congress on Archives)
October 9–12, 2023
Abu Dhabi, UAE
IBA Annual Conference 2023 (International Bar Association)
October 29–November 3, 2023
Paris, France
Charleston Library Conference
November 6–10, 2023
Charleston, SC, USA
https://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/about/future-conference-dates/
2024
AALS Annual Meeting (Association of American Law Schools)
January 3–7, 2024
Washington, DC, USA
ABA Midyear Meeting (American Bar Association)
January 31–February 5, 2024
Louisville, KY, USA
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept/future-past-meetings/
ASIL 2024 Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law)
April 3–6, 2024
Washington, DC, USA
ALA Annual Conference (American Library Association)
June 27–July 2, 2024
San Diego, CA, USA
https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/ala-upcoming-annual-and-liblearnx-conferences
2024 LWI Biennial Conference (Legal Writing Institute)
July 17–20, 2024
Indiana University, Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, IN, USA
https://www.lwionline.org/conferences/2022-lwi-biennial-conference
AALL Annual Meeting (American Association of Law Libraries)
July 20–23, 2024
Chicago, IL, USA
ABA Annual Meeting (American Bar Association)
July 31–August 6, 2024
Chicago, IL, USA
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept/future-past-meetings/
88th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
August 1, 2024
Chicago, IL, USA
Charleston Library Conference
November 11–15, 2024
Charleston, SC, USA
2025
ACRL Conference 2023 (Association of College & Research Libraries)
April 2–5, 2025
Minneapolis, MN, USA
ALA Annual Conference (American Library Association)
June 26–July 1, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, USA
https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/ala-upcoming-annual-and-liblearnx-conferences
AALL Annual Meeting (American Association of Law Libraries)
July 19–22, 2025
Portland, OR, USA
89th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists
August 1, 2025
Anaheim, CA, USA
ABA Annual Meeting (American Bar Association)
August 6–12, 2025
Toronto, ON, Canada
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept/future-past-meetings/
ICA 2025 Congress (International Council on Archives)
Dates not yet set. The Congress will speak to and address pertinent archives and records issues that are faced by the profession.
October 2025
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
https://www.ica.org/en/congress-2025-barcelona-announcement-knowing-pasts-creating-futures
Charleston Library Conference
November 3–7, 2025
Charleston, SC, USA
2026
ALA Annual Conference (American Library Association)
June 25–June 30, 2026
Chicago, IL, USA
https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/ala-upcoming-annual-and-liblearnx-conferences
2027
ACRL Conference (Association of College & Research Libraries)
April 7–10, 2027
Portland, OR, USA
ALA Annual Conference (American Library Association)
June 24–29, 2027
New Orleans, LA, USA
https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/ala-upcoming-annual-and-liblearnx-conferences
