North American Region

The North American region include Canada and the United States, to which the iSchools Organization and the iSchool movement trace their roots. The region also spans countries in Central and South America.

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Cocktail Hour

On most second Thursdays of the month, the NA iSchool heads meet in a virtual cocktail hour. There is usually no agenda, but we always welcome someone suggesting an item to discuss ahead of time. We use these meetings to share our experiences, problems, and initiatives.

INFOcon

INFOcon is an annual graduate school fair showcasing opportunities in the information professions in the USA and Canada. The project launched in 2020 as The Power of Information and was rebranded INFOcon in 2021, which took place October 19th-21st with more than 550 attendees.

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Upcoming Events

ACM SIGIR Conference On Human Information Interaction And Retrieval
Sun, Mar 19
Austin
Mar 19, 9:00 AM – Mar 23, 5:00 PM
Austin, Austin, TX, USA
ACM SIGIR CHIIR 2023 invites submissions focused on user-centered approaches to the design and evaluation of systems for information access, seeking, retrieval, and use.
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iConference 2023 Physical Program
Mon, Mar 27
Barcelona
Mar 27, 9:00 AM – Mar 29, 5:00 PM
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Normality, Virtuality and Physicality
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2023 The 8th International Conference on Information and Education Innovations (ICIEI 2023)
Thu, Apr 13
Manchester
Apr 13, 10:00 AM – Apr 15, 4:00 PM
Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Next Library 2023
Sun, May 14
Aarhus
May 14, 9:00 AM – May 16, 5:00 PM
Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
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2023 4th Information Communication Technologies Conference (ICTC 2023)
Wed, May 17
Nanjing
May 17, 10:00 AM – May 19, 4:00 PM
Nanjing, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
ICT, or information and communications technology is the infrastructure and components that enable modern computing. ICTC 2023 will be a good opportunity for international experts in various fields to gather to discuss major issues and find solutions.
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2023 IEEE The 6th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (ICAIBD 2023)
Fri, May 26
Chengdu
May 26, 10:00 AM – May 29, 4:00 PM
Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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2023 The 8th International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Applications (ICKEA 2023)
Fri, Jun 09
Bali, Indonesia
Jun 09, 10:00 AM – Jun 11, 4:00 PM
Bali, Indonesia
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2023 26th International Conference on Information Fusion
Tue, Jun 27
Charleston
Jun 27, 9:00 AM – Jun 30, 5:00 PM
Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA
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