Chapter News, May 2026
Upcoming Chapter Meetings!
New Chapter!
The merger with SLA brought with it an influx of members in the DMV (District, Maryland and Virginia) area of the United States. Since these three locations cut across two Chapter catchment areas, and since the number of members in the mid-Atlantic area of the US has increased so substantially, we felt it wise to carve out a Mid-Atlantic Chapter for ASIS&T.
The Mid-Atlantic Chapter includes the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, plus the District of Columbia from the US Northeast Chapter, and Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina from the US South Chapter.
More communication on this to come after we get this set up.
Oceania Chapter:
The Research Applications in Information and Library Studies conference is Australasia’s premier research conference for information and library studies and related disciplines. This annual conference brings together educators, researchers and practitioners within the information professions to encourage a culture of informed and innovative research practice.
- Theme: New ideas, new beginnings
- Location: City West Campus, Adelaide University, Adelaide
- Conference dates: 1-3 December 2026
- Submissions open: Monday, 20 April 2026
- Submission deadline: Monday, 20 July 2026 at 11:59 pm
- Acceptance notification: Friday, 11 September 2026
The 2026 RAILS conference will be hosted by the School of Computer Science and IT, Adelaide University, and held at AU’s City West Campus, Adelaide, South Australia, from 1 December – 3 December 2026.
RAILS is sponsored by ASIS&T Oceania Chapter.
South Asia Chapter:
US South Chapter:
Officer election results: Rohit Gunti has been elected as the 2025-2026 Chair-Elect!