[Asis-l] Registration open for UMD iSchool's 2016 Conference on Inclusion and Diversity in Library & Information Science

[iSchool UMD]

Registration for the 2016 Conference on Inclusion and Diversity in Library
and Information Science (CIDLIS) is now open at:
http://go.umd.edu/CIDLIS2016



CIDLIS 2016 will be at the University of Maryland on October 20 and 21. The
pre-conference workshops will be the evening of October 20, and the full
day conference will be October 21. As always, attendance of CIDLIS is *free*
and so is the food.  Along with the ability to register, on the site you
can also submit a proposal to present a paper or a poster at the
conference.



 CIDLIS is the one annual event at which practitioners, educators, and
scholars interested in issues of diversity, inclusion,  rights, and justice
in LIS can gather to learn, share, and network, CIDLIS has grown in five
years to now draw attendees from across the United States and Canada, as
well as from Europe and Asia. Last year’s conference had more 220 attendees
and it was actively followed on Twitter using #CIDLIS2015. We anticipate
the attendance at this year’s event will be even larger.



*Workshops*

Learn together through discussion and activities at this year’s
pre-conference workshops on October 20:

   - Making Diversity and Inclusion a Central Aspect of your Research
   Agenda, led by Paul T. Jaeger of the University of Maryland (from 3pm – 5pm)
   - LIS Professionals as Change Agents: Tapping into Our True Potential
   through Collaboration with Social Work, led by Keren Dali of the University
   of Alberta (from 6pm – 8pm)
   - Rural Libraries in the 21st century: Places that Serve Diverse
   community Needs, led by Bharat Mehra of the University of Tennessee (from
   6pm – 8pm)

Please note that two of the workshops will be occurring simultaneously, but
you will be able to sign up for up to two of the three workshops if you are
interested.



*Papers and Posters*

Share our research, programing and educational innovations, and best
practices at your institutions by submitting a paper or poster abstract. We
welcome any submissions at the intersection information, diversity, and
inclusion in the areas of education, professions, practice, or research.
Topics can include, but are not limited to:

   - Information professionals and institutions as change agents;
   - Methods for increasing diversity in LIS;
   - Cultural competence and LIS;
   - Information professionals’ roles in promoting human rights and social
   justice;
   - Programming and services to special populations, such as people with
   disabilities or veterans.

Presenting at CIDLIS is a great chance to share your ideas and innovations
with professionals, academics, students, and government representatives who
genuinely want to promote change in the field. Submissions are due July 22
by 6 pm.



*Sponsors*

CIDLIS is a free conference (with free food) as a result of the support
from these amazing sponsors of the event:

   - Anne Arundel County (MD) Public Library
   - Carroll County (MD) Public Library
   - Cecil County (MD) Public Library
   - Hartford County (MD) Public Library
   - Simmona Simmons
   - Office of Diversity & Inclusion at the University of Maryland
   - University of Maryland Libraries
   - College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland
   - Information Policy and Access Center at the University of Maryland

Without these individuals and organizations, CIDLIS would not exist. If you
would like to join as a co-sponsor of CIDLIS, please let us know!



*Questions*

If you have any questions, please contact us at lisdiversity at umd.edu