We are halfway through 2021 and getting closer every day to ALAO’s 47th Annual Conference: Building Bridges: Dialogue, Deliberation, and Connection in Academic Libraries. I am happy to share updates on behalf of the amazing Conference Planning Committee.

• Registration for the conference will open mid-June with registration fees remaining static from last year.

• We are currently reviewing conference proposals and will have the program schedule in July. For those who submitted proposals, you should be contacted about the results by the end of June. Thank you for your submissions!

• We will be adding lighting talk sessions to the conference this year, and a new pre-conference social event. Stay tuned for updates.

In addition to engaging sessions and posters presented by your colleagues, registrants will have access to the presentations of our workshop and keynote speakers, Fobazi Ettarh, Sofia Leung, and Nicole Cooke.

We look forward to seeing you at our online event this fall!