(via ACRL)
The early-bird registration deadline for the ACRL 2021 Virtual Conference, “Ascending into An Open Future”, is coming Friday, March 12. The Conference will be held April 13-16 (Tuesday-Friday).
Today’s higher-education environment calls for continually innovative ways to advance student, faculty, and institution success. If you are part of the academic and research library community; value sustainable, open scholarship and education; embrace equity, diversity and inclusion; and want to ensure that you have the knowledge and skills you need now-this event is for you.
ACRL 2021 features a mix of more than 300 live and on-demand programs, interactive discussion groups, eye-popping posters, a social wall, fun connections and prizes, and content-on-demand for 30 days. The conference also features author Tressie McMillan Cottom and journalist Mona Chalabi as keynote speakers, along with invited presentations from Kaetrena Davis Kendrick and We Here administrators Jennifer Brown, Jennifer Ferretti, and Charlotte Roh.
The Conference program addresses issues affecting higher education and libraries such as social and racial justice, qualitative data analysis, innovation and problem solving, instructional collaborations, student success, copyright policies, mentoring, sustainability practices, remote learning, first-generation students, information ethics, and more. Learn more about open education in this video, featuring Mandi Goodsett of Cleveland State University.
The conference’s high-end virtual event platform offers multiple ways to connect with colleagues from around the world, including 1:1 text/video chat, chat rooms, sentiment features (applaud/like/heart) polling, Q&A with upvoting, gamification, and of course, cat pics. The ACRL 2021 Virtual Exhibits highlight the best services and tools in the profession, featuring live demos and prizes from exhibitors and sponsors.
Register by the March 12 early-bird deadline and save. With ACRL 2021 taking place 100% virtually, there are no prohibitive flight, hotel, or travel expenses. Just register online and you’re ready to go! Discounts are available for non-salaried, retired, students, and groups from the same institution.