Our deadline for presentation proposals is now extended until March 17th!

The AAAL Learning & Development Committee are seeking presentations from our members for the professional development portion of our Spring AGM and welcomes presentation proposals relevant to our members’ work, topics of interest, and more. Looking for inspiration? Browse our meetings page to view programming from past meetings.

There are two presentation formats to choose from:

• 7-Minute Lightning Talks: Quick snapshots to give a brief overview of your idea, research, experience, program, or service.
• 25-Minute Presentations: A bit more in-depth, allowing you to share research, tools, programs, or services with some room for engaging discussions or activities.

Please submit your proposal by Monday, March 17th. 

If you have an idea for a presentation that does not follow the above formats, please feel free to reach out to aaal.executive@gmail.com. Successful presenters will hear back no later than March 31^st.  

If you have any questions, please contact ali.foster@macewan.ca.

Dear AAAL Colleagues,

I cannot believe how quickly the winter is fading away and I am sure that you ALL are ready to embrace the spring!

UPDATE: AAAL’s Learning & Development Committee is working hard on our upcoming Spring AGM. I am writing to ask if any of you have thoughts or inspirations about possible keynote presenters or workshops for our upcoming AGM.

If you do, please stop whatever you are doing and e-mail our L&D Chair, Ali Foster, at ali.foster@macewan.ca with those ideas! Ali assures me that any and ALL ideas are welcome and the sooner the better! 

Thank you so much for giving this some consideration and for your ongoing support of AAAL! Even as we speak, Ali is checking e-mail and standing by to receive your thoughts and ideas! 

Thank you again, and all best wishes,

The Alberta Association of Academic Libraries (AAAL) Spring 2025 Annual General Meeting will be held Friday, May 2, 2025 and hosted by MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta.

Call for Presentation Proposals
Due to the success of last year’s programming, there is no set theme; we welcome presentation proposals with a range of topics, such as current initiatives, topics of interest to our members, and more. Looking for inspiration? Browse our meetings page to view programming from past meetings. There are two presentation formats to choose from:

25-Minute Presentations: A bit more in-depth, allowing you to share research, tools, programs, or services with some room for engaging discussions or activities.

7-Minute Lightning Talks: Quick snapshots to give a brief overview of your idea, research, experience, program, or service.

Please submit your proposal by Monday, March 17th. If you have an idea for a presentation that does not follow the above formats, please reach out to aaal.executive@gmail.com. Successful presenters will hear back the week of March 17th.

For information about how presentations are reviewed, please visit our Presentation Rubric for Selecting AAAL Presentations. 

More information about the AGM, including registration and a full conference schedule, is forthcoming. 

We look forward to connecting with you all in May! 

We are excited to be able to meet for our Spring AGM in Red Deer! Thank you Red Deer Polytechnic for hosting us. 

Please look at the spring meeting package below for details about our upcoming meeting. We also encourage you to consider putting your name forward for Chair-Elect! 

Chair-Elect: Our Chair-Elect position is open for nominations! Put your name or your colleagues name (with their permission) forward to join our Executive team. Details about the position can be found at this link: Appendix A; Responsibilities of AAAL Officers and Committees. The Chair-Elect is the first of three evolving positions and is held for one year before moving into the Chair position. The Chair position is one year and moves into the Past Chair position. This allows for continuity of experience and support for the Association.

Thank you to everyone who has registered for the AAAL Spring ’24 Meeting.

Registration is now closed and last-minute preparations are underway. We look forward to connecting with you!

A reminder to folks that there is a carpool spreadsheet to help reduce the burden of travel.