Affiliated Organization News, November 2025
Women in STEM Network Global Community
The Women in STEM Network global community providing mentoring, professional-development workshops, and international networking for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Join at 25 % off with code PRO25 at womeninstemnetwork.com.
UBC School of Information: Information Sessions
UBC School of Information is hosting a virtual information session for master's and PhD programs. If you are interested in attending, please register through the event page linked below:
- November 12, 11am to 12pm PST: PhD Program Information Session
Simmons SLIS Partners with UMA to provide accelerated path to MSLIS degree
Simmons University School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) created a partnership with the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) to provide an accelerated path to the Master of Science in Library and Information Science degree for students in their Bachelor of Library Science program. UMA students in the BLIS program can apply to SLIS using a streamlined application process that waives application fees. Admitted students will receive credit for two graduate courses toward their MSLIS degree and have the option to take up to six graduate credits or two courses from Simmons during their undergraduate program.
SLIS is committed to expanding access and affordability in graduate education. This partnership with UMA reflects those principles, offering students a faster and more cost-effective path to the professional degree that will launch their careers in library and information science.
O*NET Volunteer Request for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
The O*NET Data Collection Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, is seeking your input as a potential expert for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary. We believe that this is an important project and encourage our members to participate. As the nation's most comprehensive source of occupational data, O*NET is a free resource and provides instant access to detailed descriptions on more than 900 occupations that drive the U.S. economy. Visitors include counselors, human resource professionals, researchers, developers, and students, to name a few. Visit O*NET Data Collection to learn more.
Occupation: Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Description: Teach courses in library science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
A random sample of experts responding to this request will be invited to complete a set of questionnaires. Experts who are selected and agree to participate will receive a $40 VISA gift code and a certificate of appreciation from the U.S. Department of Labor.
If you are interested in learning more and potentially volunteering, please visit the ONET Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary Volunteer Information Page. Please respond by 11/21/2025.
Responsible AI in 2025: State of the Art and Future Directions
Hosted by Good Systems - Ethical AI at UT Austin
November 18 – 19 | Zoom | https://responsibleai2025.splashthat.com/
Join the conversation as prominent researchers and AI leaders reflect on both progress and open challenges in developing Responsible AI technologies for society. This two-day virtual conference features keynotes and panel discussions with experts from UT Austin, MIT, Georgetown Law, NYU, Microsoft Research, and more that will dive into research-based insights and explore applications across disciplines and sectors. Come ready to learn, ask questions, and exchange ideas and resources!
Entrelib International 2025, free & online (Nov. 19-20)
Registration is now open for the free and online Entrepreneurship & Libraries Conference International 2025: https://entrelib.org/
The theme is "How Libraries and Librarians around the World Support Entrepreneurship in their Communities and Campuses". Hear public, special, and academic librarians from four countries share their insights, and participate in our moderated networking discussions.
18th ACM WebSci’26 | May 21-24, 2026 | TU Braunschweig, Germany
The 18th Web Science Conference is an interdisciplinary conference. The theme for 2026 is Managing Risks in the Era of Generative AI - How 20 Years of Web Science Research Can Help.
Call for Papers (short and full)
Important Dates:
- Dec. 10, 2025: Paper submission deadline
- Feb. 4, 2026: Notification
- Feb. 28, 2026: Camera-ready due
- May 21-26, 2026: Conference dates
Web Science 2026 invites interdisciplinary research exploring the Web’s societal impacts — from AI and misinformation to inclusion, governance, and online behavior.
Submissions: EasyChair
Templates: ACM Word & LaTeX
Open Access Info: ACM Open 2026
For inquiries: websci26@easychair.org
ISIC 2026: The Information Seeking in Context Conference (ISIC)
The Information Seeking in Context (ISIC) Conference is the academic home of the Information Behaviour research community. The biennial conference focuses on contextualized information activities, expressed in different forms such as Information Behaviour, Information Practice, Information Seeking, Information Experience and others.
ISIC conferences promote the interdisciplinary study of information research influenced by fields such as information science, information studies, library studies, communication studies, computer science, education, information management, information systems, management science, psychology, social psychology, sociology, and other disciplines. ISIC is a conference for research papers exploring information as a rich site of study, going beyond a sole focus on technological aspects and exploring a wide variety of contexts.
Where & When? ISIC 2026 will be in Montréal, Canada and hosted by McGill University. The dates of the conference are 1-4 June* 2026. The dates of the conference have been changed to be more inclusive.
Paper, poster, panel, and workshop submissions are due October 15 2025 (extended). The submission system for ISIC 2026 is now open! You can find it under 'Submit' on the ISIC 2026 webpage.
Please note that the submission templates are posted under 'Call for Papers' on the webpage along with the full instructions and that information about the Doctoral workshop is now available under 'Call for Papers' on the webpage
The FORCE2026 conference will be held from 3 to 5 June 2026 in Singapore Management University, Singapore. The theme of the conference, "To Go Far, Go Together: Advancing Scholarly Communication Across Boundaries and Disruptions", celebrates the power of collaboration across disciplines, technologies, and borders. Come together to spark bold ideas and tackle systemic challenges in scholarly communication!