[Eril-l] ai4Libraries FREE conference

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The ai4Libraries planning committee is pleased to announce that 2024 registration is open<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ai4libraries.org/__;!!OToaGQ!rzYBeKH_cSxn3vZ0STho0JP2Z9HF3GeRR6Yy5OYpC6OiN8CZKyVqstgzF6TEEBI_dDr992_mPzuDMdVHWRXnOHORTrrpSMU$> for the second free conference, scheduled to take place virtually on:

October 22, 2024 - 12:00pm - 4:00pm (Eastern)
October 23, 2024 - 12:00pm - 4:00pm (Eastern)

2024 Schedule<https://www.ai4libraries.org/schedule-1>

Join us online at the conference to hear about a wide variety of Library AI projects<https://www.ai4libraries.org/schedule-1> and keynotes from three prominent library leaders who are at the forefront of shaping the future of AI in libraries.

Dr. Leo Lo is the Dean of the College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico. His work focuses on developing AI competencies and training programs for library and higher education professionals. As the current President of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), Dr. Lo has established a national task force to develop a set of AI competencies.

Russell Michalak, MLIS, is the Library Director at Goldey-Beacom College with over 20 years of experience in various library settings and 15 years in library administration. He writes the PosIT column in the Journal of Library Administration, focusing on information technologies in libraries.

Michael J. Paulus, Jr., is the University Librarian at Creighton University. Dr. Paulus is the author of Artificial Intelligence and the Apocalyptic Imagination: Artificial Agency and Human Hope (2023) and co-editor of AI, Faith, and the Future: An Interdisciplinary Approach (2022). His current book project, Hope in the Library: Shaping Our Future with Artificial Intelligence, argues for the importance of libraries in an age of artificial agency.

Conference Planning Committee,
Abigail Wickes
Anu Moorthy
Heather Jeffcoat

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