“Collaboration for Innovation.” The 2024 Annual Conference and Expo will be celebrating 115 years of SLA and is planning an extraordinary event that allows you to connect with special librarians, 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.
“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.
“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.
“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.
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 U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Charles Johnson and former federal judge J. Michael Luttig.
“Dialogue Between International Law and Comparative Law in Data Governance.” A collaboration between National Tsing Hua University, Singapore Management University School of Law, the Asian Privacy Scholar Network, and the American Society of International Law’s International Law and Technology Group. The conference will examine the interplay of international and domestic legal frameworks in data governance.
