**Schedule is subject to change**

Pre-Conference, Plenary, General, Lightning, and Workshop Sessions

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Time Name IDEAL Locations Track
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMRepresentation and the Reading List: Designing a Workshop on Diversifying SyllabiSheraton CStrategic Planning and Policymaking
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMResisting English Language Hegemony at PWI’s: Creating a sustainable workflow to support multilingual learners of color (đŸ˜·)WillowAntioppression
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMPaying Attention to White Culture and Privilege: Creating a Racial Equity Culture in LibrariesSheraton ELeadership
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMPreservation on Our Terms: Protecting Archival Records in BarbadosSheraton BArchives
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMBlind scholars in research and academic libraries: leading, learning and allyship as powerful forms of resistance and change to advance access and inclusionSheraton AAccessibility
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM“Lookin’ for A New Foundation”: Engaging Resistance and Restoration through CRT and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies (đŸ˜·)Chestnut ESustainable Practices
9:00 AM - 11:30 AMHow to blow up a (misinformation) pipeline: the role of misinformation in the development of violent legislationChestnut WAntioppression
10:00 AM - 10:30 AMCoffee BreakGrand Ballroom Foyer & Mezzanine Foyer 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AMEmbracing Mistrust: Relationship Rebuilding in the ArchivesSheraton AArchives
10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLeading the Charge: A Multi-Institutional Planning and Assessment Project of Eight DEIA Initiatives for POC Recruitment and Retention in LibrariesSheraton EStrategic Planning and Policymaking
10:30 AM - 11:30 AMAcademic Libraries as (In)Equitable Workplaces: Voices of Disabled and Neurodiverse LibrariansSheraton CAccessibility
10:30 AM - 11:30 AMEthical AI Adoption for Research Libraries: In Pursuit of Equity Amid the ChaosSheraton BLeadership
10:30 AM - 11:30 AMPressure Drop: Managing DEI efforts within special collectionsWillowCollections
11:30 AM - 1:00 PMLunch & Opening Plenary: Leading the Way, Leaving a LegacyGrand BallroomPlenary
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMA facilitated conversation on multi-racial identity in libraries (đŸ˜·)WillowAntioppression
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMChildren of Refugees: oral histories of the Vietnamese American communitySheraton BArchives
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMLightning: "Exploring the Multi-dimensional Relationship Between Equality and Equity" and "Launching Inclusive Searches: Establishing and Training Search Committees in Academic Libraries"Sheraton ALeadership
1:30 PM - 4:00 PMMore than words: Taking action beyond a land acknowledgmentChestnut WStrategic Planning and Policymaking
1:30 PM - 4:00 PMWalking the Walk: Assessing OER for Social Justice (đŸ˜·)Chestnut ECollections
1:30 PM - 4:00 PMCommunity Resistance: a Workshop and Reflection on Racial Inequities in LibrariesSheraton ECommunity
1:30 PM - 4:00 PMWeaving “gentle” textile craft with “hard” data: Introducing data fundamentals through creative workshopsSheraton CData Management
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMAbundance as Resistance: Reframing narratives of scarcity and deficit in academic librariesSheraton BLeadership
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMLightning: "Two Black and Queer Archivists Practicing Mentorship" and "Mentoring of BIPOC Librarians in Academic Libraries: Why it’s Important for Retention and How to Get Started"WillowCentering Marginalized Experiences
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMWe Got the Receipts: Navigating Reimbursement Culture in Academic LibrarianshipSheraton ALeadership
4:00 PM - 4:30 PMAfternoon Energizer Refreshment BreakGrand Ballroom Foyer & Mezzanine Foyer 
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMLightning: "Enhancing Accessibility: Sustainable Management of CEAL Statistics Database" and "Decolonizing librarians’ teaching practice: In search of a process and a pathway"Sheraton BData Management
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMChallenging “Racial Monolith Myths” in the Library Profession Through Critical Race Theory: A Panel DiscussionSheraton CAntioppression
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMLightning: "Reshaping an Academic Library DEI page: From Policy to Patron" and "Let’s Discuss That! Sustainable Resistance and Knowledge-Sharing for Library Staff"WillowStrategic Planning and Policymaking
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMA Framework for BIPOC Leadership Development in Academic LibrariesChestnut WCentering Marginalized Experiences
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM(Be)longing in the Stacks: Investigating the experiences of racialized students in library hiring (đŸ˜·)Chestnut ECentering Marginalized Experiences
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMExploring Workplace Inclusivity Through The Lenses of Climate, Employee Engagement, and BelongingSheraton ESustainable Practices
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMUnlocking Your Vision: Leveraging Portfolio Management for DEIASheraton ACollections
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM2SLGBTQA+ Community GroupWillow 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMIBPOC (Indigenous, Black, People of Color) Community GroupSheraton C 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMAPIDA Community GroupSheraton B 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMDEI Leaders Community GroupSheraton E 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMAA/Black Community GroupSheraton A 
7:00 PM - 9:00 PMReception: IDEALfestGrand Ballroom 
Time Name IDEAL Locations Track
7:00 AM - 9:30 AMBreakfastGrand Ballroom Foyer 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMPlenary Panel: Visiting: Indigenous Scholars Elevating and Surfacing TruthsGrand BallroomPlenary
9:30 AM - 10:30 AMPink Library Tours: Pride in OctoberWillowCommunity
9:30 AM - 10:30 AMBIPOC Leaders Reimagining Change to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Student SuccessChestnut WCentering Marginalized Experiences
9:30 AM - 10:30 AMThe Master’s Tools: Large Language Models and the Automation of Systemic Oppression (đŸ˜·)Sheraton EData Management
9:30 AM - 10:30 AMFostering Trust and Strengthening Community between Library Employees with Restorative Justice Circles.Chestnut ECommunity
9:30 AM - 10:30 AMCollecting with intention: drafting archival acquisition policies for the 21st centurySheraton CArchives
9:30 AM - 10:30 AMDiversifying collections with authentic and inclusive collection development strategiesSheraton ACollections
9:30 AM - 10:30 AMPolicy Perspectives: Applying a critical lens from Postsecondary Accessibility Guidelines in Ontario to develop broader action plans for libraries anywhere.Sheraton BAccessibility
10:30 AM - 10:45 AMCoffee BreakGrand Ballroom Foyer & Mezzanine Foyer 
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMChallenging Eurocentrism: Applying critical theory and anti-oppression frameworks to EDI work in librariesChestnut EAntioppression
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMCommunity-Centered Archives Practice: Perspectives on Transforming Education, Archives, and Community HistorySheraton AArchives
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMDigitization, Reparative Description and Enhanced Access to Indigenous Records: We Are Here: Sharing Stories ProjectSheraton CCollections
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMPromoting Reflection on Authority Records Relating to Indigenous PeoplesSheraton EData Management
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMSustainable Practices for the Retention of BIPOC LibrariansSheraton BSustainable Practices
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMCollective Intelligence: Cultural Heritage Crowdsourcing and Increasing AccessibilityWillowAccessibility
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMUniversal Design for Learning, Accessible Research and Assignment DesignChestnut WAccessibility
11:45 AM - 1:15 PMNetworking LunchGrand Ballroom Foyer 
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMToronto Metropolitan Urban Farm Chartered Tour  
2:15 PM - 3:15 PMWeaving Diverse Voices and Perspectives: Crafting Inclusive Pedagogies and Cultural Responsiveness into Library InstructionSheraton BStrategic Planning and Policymaking
2:15 PM - 3:15 PMLightning: "DoLled up and Ready to Learn: NYU Libraries’ IDBEA Days of Learning" and "Nurturing our future: How an academic library developed a community of leaders through its Finders’ Keepers program"WillowCommunity
2:15 PM - 3:15 PMCollaboration and Classification of Indigenous Legal Materials in Academic Law LibrariesSheraton CCollections
2:15 PM - 3:15 PMPushing Back Against The Status Quo: Identifying and Dismantling Bias through Library Policy ReviewSheraton AStrategic Planning and Policymaking
2:15 PM - 4:30 PMEquity in Theory and Practice: Organizational Justice for ManagersChestnut WLeadership
2:15 PM - 4:30 PM“Let Us Help Advance the Field”: Shifting to a Culture of Neuroinclusion in Library Workplaces (đŸ˜·)Sheraton EAccessibility
2:15 PM - 4:30 PMThe Pitfalls of Homogeneous Peer Review: Experiences of Scholars from Marginalized IdentitiesChestnut ECentering Marginalized Experiences
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLightning: "Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Collection Development Practices in STEMM" & "Classroom of Resistance: Challenging Systems of Oppression in Information Literacy & Implementing Anti-Racist Content"Sheraton CCollections
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM“A Shared Grammar of Justice: Are Institutional and Community Partners Speaking the Same Language?”Sheraton ACommunity
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLightning: "Virtual Chat & Chew: Radical Self-Care for Black Information Professionals" and "Race, Repose, and Resistance: Utilizing Black Studies and Trauma-Informed Librarianship to Cultivate a More Sustainable Library Practice"WillowCentering Marginalized Experiences
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMSupporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals - a role for librariesSheraton BSustainable Practices
4:30 PM - 5:00 PMAfternoon Energizer Refreshment BreakGrand Ballroom Foyer & Mezzanine Foyer 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMBooks Unbound: Advancing Community Literacy through the 'Library in a Box' InitiativeSheraton ACommunity
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMLightning: "A Canadian Mentorship Program to Sustain Racialized Librarians" and "The Importance of EDIA in Canadian Academic Libraries"Sheraton ESustainable Practices
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMAgency-Building for Middle ManagersSheraton BLeadership
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMCreating an Inclusive Library Strategic Plan that SticksChestnut WStrategic Planning and Policymaking
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMWhose Authority? Sustainable Organizational Change and Inclusive Descriptive PracticesSheraton CData Management
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMLightning: "Development of Transgender/Gender Expansive Health Outcome Search Tool - How Librarians Can Empower Library Users in Pursuit of IDEA Goals" and "Weaponizing Eugenics: How Libraries Can Support Reproductive Justice"WillowData Management
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMAccessibility by Design: Strategic Web Development for AllChestnut EAccessibility
6:20 PM - 7:00 PMClosing Plenary: Suspending Disbelief: A Practice for Collective ChangeGrand BallroomPlenary
7:30 PM - 8:30 PMTeaching Learning and Instruction Librarians Community GroupSheraton C 
7:30 PM - 8:30 PMWomen Community GroupSheraton E 
7:30 PM - 8:30 PMManagement and Supervision Community GroupSheraton B 
7:30 PM - 8:30 PMNeurodivergent Community GroupWillow 
7:30 PM - 8:30 PMFunctional Roles and Areas Community GroupSheraton A 
7:30 PM - 8:30 PMLatine Community GroupWillow 
7:30 PM - 8:30 PMData Community GroupWillow 
7:30 PM - 9:00 PMAdvancing IDEAL Reception+Waterfall Garden 

Posters

Posters will be on display Tuesday, July 16–Wednesday, July 17th. The poster session will be held on July 17.

Time Name Speakers
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMAn assessment of sustainable recruitment practices at Canadian research librariesValentina Ly, University of Ottawa Library / Université dŽOttawa
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMComplicating the Politics of Belonging, Resisting, and Thriving: Locating Latinx Joy & Justice in the Academic LibraryMaria Tudela, Illinois State University
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMEvaluating Automatic Captioning Systems for Improving the Accessibility of Library Video ContentMatthew Vaughn, Indiana University, Bloomington
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMInclusive Perspectives: Building Community and Awareness Through Open PanelsMai Lu, University of Toronto Libraries
Victoria Ho, University of Manitoba Libraries
Hannah Tanna, Queen's University Library
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMKeeping Queer History Alive: Library Support for Sustainable Digital Research ProjectsFangmin Wang, Toronto Metropolitan University
Constance Crompton, University of Ottawa
Michelle Schwartz, Toronto Metropolitan University
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMMetadata for Everyone: Identifying cultural issues in publication metadataJulie Shi, Scholars Portal
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMModalities of Wellness in Academic Libraries: Looking Back and AheadRenee Walsh, University of Connecticut
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMPromoting and Celebrating a Diverse and inclusive Academic Community through Read AloudsErin Smith, Case Western Reserve University
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMRomanization Practice in North American Libraries: Critical Reflections on the History and Future of Romanization in the case of the Chinese LanguageLucy Gan, University of Toronto iSchool
Xiang Li, University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMThe Power of "Culturally Conscious" RepresentationLyric Grimes, UNC Chapel
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMTransformative Agreements: Paving the way to OA for Higher Pay?Reece Steinberg, Toronto Metropolitan University
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMUnveiling Pathways to Inclusive Excellence: Insights from DEI Assessment in the GLAM SectorDeLa Dos, Association of Research Libraries
Jung Mi Scoulas, University of Illinois Chicago
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMWhere's Our Space? BIPOC in LIS and social mediaLuthfia Friskie, University of Alberta
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMAccidental Orientalism: Romanization, Discovery and the Digital Collection at HathiTrustGraham Dethmers, HathiTrust Digital Library
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMData for all: Creating a sustainable community partnership to increase health and racial equityEmily Z. Mann, University of South Florida
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMImproving the Academic Librarian Job Interview Process: A Guide for IDEA Principles and PracticesMe-Linh Le, University of Manitoba
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMIndigenous Initiatives at the University of Manitoba’s Jim Peebles Science & Technology LibraryJustin Fuhr, University of Manitoba
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMLet’s Talk About Sex and Gender: Women and Gender Studies Research and Collections Over TimeMelissa Chomintra, Purdue University
Kari Weaver, University of Waterloo
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMNot A Special Interest: Normalizing DEIA/J Work in a Large Public University LibraryMonica Figueroa, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Kristan E Shawgo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMQueer & Racialized Conversations in Library and Archival PracticeShawnta Smith-Cruz, New York University
Sara Howard, Princeton University
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMSin Miedo: Revolution, Resistance, and Women from the Benson Latin American CollectionAna Rico, UT Austin
Maria Guadalupe Partida, University of Texas, Austin
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMSupporting student wellbeing in the library: our first year with the Wellness DeskSarah Simpkin, Carleton University Library
Amber Lannon, Carleton University Library
Patti Harper, Carleton University Library
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMUnmasking Truth: Cultivating Critical Race Digital Literacy and Reflective Teaching in Mis/Disinformation EducationMelissa Chomintra, Purdue University
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMWeb Accessibility baby steps: anyone can conduct audits even with limited resourcesIsrael Cefrin da Silva, University of Waterloo
Jermal Jones, University of Waterloo Library
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMWho is this LibGuide for? How an inclusive approach to audience shaped the reimagining of the canonCarol Choi, New York University

**Schedule is subject to change**