MWDL

CfP: Preservation West Symposium, 2026
2026-04-24 - 2026-08-08 | Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Salt Lake City, UT, 15 E South Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT, 84150, United States
Theme: Preservision: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going
This year’s Preservation West Symposium will be held November 5-6, 2026. Last year’s Symposium was wonderful and we look forward to connecting with many from throughout the MWDL network again this year. A call for presentations is currently open through August 7, 2026. Notice of acceptance will occur by September 4, 2026. Read on for more details. This year’s theme invites us to reflect on how far we’ve come as a field, as institutions, and as professionals. It’s a chance to celebrate our growth and recognize preservation as the dynamic, diverse discipline it is.
Why Present?
Presenting at the Preservation West Symposium is an opportunity to share your expertise, spark conversation, and help shape the future of the field. We are seeking passionate, knowledgeable professionals to contribute insights across preservation domains including conservation, digital preservation, audiovisual preservation, digital imaging, and collection care.
Presentation Format
Proposals can be anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes. Formats may include PowerPoint, pre-recorded video, hands-on demonstration, or other approaches suited to your topic.
How to Submit
All proposals must be submitted as a PDF and include:

Presentation title
A short summary briefly describing the focus of the presentation
Background on the presenter’s involvement in the field of preservation

UALC Fall 2026 Prof. Dev. Retreat - CfP
2026-04-30 - 2026-05-30
The UALC Professional Development Committee (PDC) is calling for proposals for the Fall Professional Development Retreat!

This year’s retreat, “Community and Collaboration: Pursuing Connection in the Age of Technology,” will be held at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Friday, October 16th, 2026.

The UALC PDC looking for presentations, panels, discussions, or active learning opportunities of 30 or 60 minutes or 15-minute lightning talks. Presentations may be made in-person or remotely and will be recorded.

Proposals should suit the theme of “Community and Collaboration: Pursuing Connection in the Age of Technology” which may include (but should not be limited to) sessions about:

Providing library services which help to build communities in person and/or online

Collaborating with staff, students, faculty, and/or colleagues in unique or inventive ways

Connecting patrons with innovative technological services

Balancing ethical, moral, privacy, and/or environmental considerations when engaging with technologies such as AI

We recognize the value of lived experience in addition to other forms of expertise, and encourage creative proposals from all library personnel, including student employees and members of traditionally underrepresented groups.

Please submit your proposal on or before May 29, 2026, at https://tinyurl.com/UALCPD2026Retreat.

Selected speakers will be notified around August 15, 2026. Learn more on the retreat’s website.
If you have any questions, please contact UALC Professional Development Committee Chair, Maralee Carlin, at maraleecarlin [at]suu.edu .
