The Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Chapter of ACRL Program Committee is excited to invite proposals for our Annual Spring Conference to be hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Library System at Hillman Library (and virtually) on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Proposals on any topic related to librarianship will be considered. We encourage proposals from both long-standing library professionals as well as those who may be new to the region and/or the field of academic libraries. Chapter membership is not a requirement for consideration.
The committee invites proposals for:
· 30-minute presentations (online or in-person)
· 5-minute lightning talks (online or in-person)
· Poster presentations (in-person)
· Other - please share your idea/time requirements for this option (online or in-person)
To submit a proposal, please fill out the proposal form by 5:00pm EST on Monday, March 23, 2026.
Notifications regarding proposal status will be sent by mid-April, 2026.
Not interested in submitting a proposal? You can still help the Program Committee create awareness about the conference by forwarding this email to colleagues at your institution!
If there are any questions about the conference, the submission process, or submissions themselves, please reach out to WPWVC-ACRL Program Committee Chair, Carrie Donovan (cdonovan@pitt.edu).
