<div dir="ltr"><p>**Apologies for cross-posting**</p><p><br></p><p>NASIG is soliciting proposals for its 41st Annual Conference, to be held <strong>June 2 - 4, 2026, in Madison, Wisconsin</strong>. We are currently seeking in-person presentations. Sessions will be one hour in length on topics related to the areas defined in NASIG’s <a href="https://nasig.org/Core-Competencies">Core Competencies</a>, including, but not limited to:</p>
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<li>Electronic resource life cycle and management</li>
<li>Collection analysis, assessment, and development</li>
<li>Licensing and legal framework of library content</li>
<li>Ethical issues in technical services</li>
<li>Standards and systems of cataloging and classification, metadata, linked data, and indexing</li>
<li>Standards, initiatives, and best practices for library content</li>
<li>Scholarly communication, including copyright, data management, and assessment and impact metrics</li>
<li>Institutional repositories, publishing, digital preservation, open educational resources, and open access</li>
<li>Life cycle and workflow of print continuing resources</li>
<li>Relationship building between libraries, vendors, publishers, standards bodies, and others involved in the information community</li>
<li>Supervision and management of staff working in areas relevant to NASIG</li>
<li>Management of projects related to electronic and/or print resources or scholarly communication</li>
<li>Use of artificial intelligence (AI) in technical services workflows</li>
<li>Initiatives and best practices in areas included in the core competencies and awareness of trends and ongoing developments in those areas</li>
<li>Diversity, equity, and inclusion in relation to libraries</li>
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<p>Each session should include approximately 30-45 minutes of content, with remaining time allotted for discussion. </p>
<p>Co-presenters are welcomed, but we ask that you limit submissions to no more than three presenters. Presenters may be asked to combine sessions with other presenters on similar topics.</p>
<p>Proposals are selected by the Program Planning Committee based on their relevance to NASIG member interests. Please refer to the <a href="https://nasig.org/Proposal-Resources">Proposal Resources page</a> to see the rubric used by the committee to evaluate submissions, as well as other resources for crafting a successful proposal.</p>
<p>Presenters will have the option of publishing a conference report in the <a href="https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/nasig/">NASIG Conference Proceedings</a>.</p>
<p>More information about the conference is available at <a href="https://nasig.org/NASIG-Annual-Conference">https://nasig.org/NASIG-Annual-Conference</a>. Accepted presentations will be offered a 50% discount off qualified registration for the conference.</p>
<p>Please submit all proposals using the online form at <a href="https://proposalspace.com/calls/d/1903">https://proposalspace.com/calls/d/1903</a></p>
<p>The submission deadline is <strong>December 19, 2025</strong></p>
<p>Questions? Please email <a href="mailto:nasigppc@gmail.com">nasigppc@gmail.com</a></p>
<p>Calls for Spotlight Sessions and Great Ideas poster sessions will be forthcoming. Presenters at these shorter sessions do not qualify for discounted registration.</p><p><br></p><p>CJ Garcia</p><p>NASIG Social Media Coordinator</p></div>