BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Canadian Association of Research Libraries - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Canadian Association of Research Libraries X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Canadian Association of Research Libraries REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20280312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20281105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20270503T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270506T235959 DTSTAMP:20260825T204743Z CREATED:20260612T165037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T204743Z UID:41930-1809302400-1809647999@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:2027 Joint ARL-CARL Spring Meeting DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2026 Fall Member Meeting \n \n \n \n \n \n November 16\, 2026\n\n \n \n - \n\n November 19\, 2026\n\n \n \n \n \n \n The Canadian Association of Research Libraries is pleased to invite member directors to the 2027 Fall Member Meeting. This annual gathering serves as a vital platform for the exchange of ideas\, strategic planning\, and collaborative discussions that shape the future of research libraries across Canada. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Fall Member Meeting Program (PDF)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Montreal\, Quebec\n \n \n\n\n Montreal\,\n\n Quebec\n\n\n Canada\n\n\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Planning Committee \n \n \n \n Accommodation \n \n \n \n Program Schedule \n \n \n \n Session Descriptions \n \n \n \n Guest Speakers \n \n \n \n Previous Meetings \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2026 Fall Member Meeting Program Planning Committee \n \n \n \n The 2026 CARL Member Meeting program is being developed by a committee of CARL members representing a range of perspectives and expertise across Canada’s research library community. The Program Planning Committee includes: Talia ChungUniversity Librarian and Dean of LibrariesUniversity of Ottawa Geoffrey LittleVice-Provost and University LibrarianWestern University Amy BucklandUniversity LibrarianConcordia University Anne SeymourVice Provost (Libraries) & University LibrarianUniversity of Manitoba \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hotel DetailsFairmont The Queen Elizabeth900 Boul. René-Lévesque OuestMontréal\, Québec\, H3B 4A5Tel: (514) 861-3511Hotel Website \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Booking Link\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday November 17 \n \n \n \n Tuesday November 18 \n \n \n \n Wednesday November 19 \n \n \n \n Thursday November 20 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n TimeSessionRoom\n\n\n\n\n 8:30-9:00Board BreakfastAux Chantignoles\n\n\n 9:00-16:30Board MeetingPrince Edward Island\n\n\n 16:30Bus Departs to Montebello\n\n\n 18:30-20:30President’s Opening ReceptionCurling house\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n TimeSessionRoom\n\n\n\n\n 7:45-8:30BreakfastAux Chantignoles\n\n\n 8:30-9:30Strengthening Capacity CommitteeMontebello\n\n\n 9:30-9:45BreakMontebello\n\n\n 9:45-11:00Impact CommitteeMontebello\n\n\n 11:00-11:15BreakMontebello\n\n\n 11:15-12:15Advancing Teaching and Learning CommitteeMontebello\n\n\n 12:15-13:45LunchAux Chantignoles\n\n\n 13:45-15:00Advancing Research CommitteeMontebello\n\n\n 15:00-15:15BreakGatineau\n\n\n 15:15-16:30Policy and Advocacy CommitteeMontebello\n\n\n 18:00Dine around with colleagues\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n TimeSessionSpeakersRoom\n\n\n\n\n 7:45-8:45BreakfastAux Chantignoles\n\n\n 8:45-9:00Opening RemarksMary-Jo RomaniukCanada\n\n\n 9:00-9:30Study Tour ReportVivian Lewis\nStéphanie GagnonCanada\n\n\n 9:30-11:00Panel: Open Science in Canada: Needs and OutlooksDr. Vincent Larivière\nKathleen Shearer\nDavid Tweddell\nDr. Stefanie HausteinCanada\n\n\n 11:00-11:30BreakMezzanine Canada\n\n\n 11:30-12:30Plenary Discussion: Open Science Opportunities for CARL InstitutionsSusan Haigh\nMark SwartzCanada\n\n\n 12:30-13:30LunchAux Chantignoles\n\n\n 13:00-14:30Intellectual Freedom Needs Civil Discourse Needs Intellectual Freedom: Making the Case for a Virtuous CycleRandy BoyagodaCanada\n\n\n 14:30-15:00Intellectual Freedom Plenary DiscussionChair: Joseph HafnerCanada\n\n\n 15:00-15:30BreakMezzanine Canada\n\n\n 15:30-17:00Exploring Three GenAI QuestionsSu Cleyle\nJanice KungCanada\n\n\n 18:30-21:00CARL Dinner and Awards CeremonyThe Nymark Restaurant (in Chateau Montebello)\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n TimeSessionSpeakerRoom\n\n\n\n\n 8:00-9:00BreakfastAux Chantignoles\n\n\n 9:00-10:15Navigating Uncertainty: The View from HarvardMartha WhiteheadCanada\n\n\n 10:15-10:30BreakMezzanine Canada\n\n\n 10:30-12:00Director’s Workshop - Adapting Organizational Structures to Changing LandscapesSu CleyleCanada\n\n\n 12:00-13:15Lunch / Board Working LunchAux Chantignoles / Prince Edward Island\n\n\n 13:15-14:30Business MeetingMary-Jo RomaniukCanada\n\n\n 15:00Bus Departs to Ottawa\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TBD. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 Fall Member Meeting Program (PDF)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Study Tour Report \n \n \n \n \n Wednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  9h00 ET – 9h30 ET Chair:  Mary-Jo RomaniukSpeakers: Stéphanie Gagnon\, Université de Montréal and Vivian Lewis\, McMaster University  CARL organized a study tour of selected libraries\, archives and research centres in Belgium\, France\, and Switzerland between June 22 and July 2\, 2026.  The delegation included member directors (Deans of Libraries / University Librarians) from seventeen research libraries across Canada\, plus two members of the CARL staff.  12 members of the delegation continued on to Lausanne\, Switzerland to attend LIBER\, the Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche’s conference.   The overall objective of the tour was to create dialogue\, information exchange and potential partnerships between research libraries in Canada and Europe. Presenters will share with CARL members key takeaways from those meetings in the areas of open science\, the impacts of and responses to changing political and funding environments\, the work of European and national academic and research library associations\, research assessment reform\, and research libraries’ documentary heritage collections\, facilities\, and service innovations. \n \n \n \n \n \n Panel: Open Science in Canada: Needs and Outlooks \n \n \n \n \n Wednesday\, November 19\, 2025\, 9:30 am ET – 11:00 pm ETChair: Mary Jo RomaniukSpeakers: Dr. Vincent Larivière\, Professor\, Faculty of Library and Information Sciences (EBSI)\, Université de MontréalKathleen Shearer\, Executive Director\, Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)David Tweddell\, Interim Vice President\, Strategy and Planning\, Digital Research Alliance of CanadaDr. Stefanie Haustein\, Associate Professor\, School of Information Studies\, University of Ottawa Description:First\, each presenter will make short (5-7 minutes) opening remarks\, speaking to the area of open science that aligns with their work and expertise (diamond publishing\, repositories\, RDM & software\, and research assessment\, respectively)\, offering insights regarding to where we are currently\, what has been most instrumental driving progress\, and what is needed now for Canada to move forward. This will be followed by a guided discussion on common themes such as policy\, collaboration and common services\, open infrastructure\, and the role of AI. There will be time for questions from the floor. \n \n \n \n \n \n Plenary Discussion: Open Science Opportunities for CARL Institutions \n \n \n \n \n Wednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  11h30 ET – 12h30 ET Presenters: Susan Haigh and Mark Swartz\, VPO Open Science  Following the morning’s panel on Open Science\, CARL directors and guests will reconvene for a status report from CARL to outline\, amid current activity in this domain\, where the organization sits in relation to progress towards open science. How ready are CARL libraries for the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy? Where are we at when it comes to research data and the impending implementation of the data deposit pillar of the Tri-Agency Research Data Management policy? What progress has been made in terms of PIDs? The presentation will be followed by open discussion. \n \n \n \n \n \n Intellectual Freedom Needs Civil Discourse Needs Intellectual Freedom: Making the Case for a Virtuous Cycle \n \n \n \n \n \n Wednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  13h 30 – 14h 30 Chair: Mary Jo RomaniukSpeaker: Randy Boyagoda\, Provostial Advisor on Civil Discourse\, University of Toronto In this talk\, writer and professor Randy Boyagoda\, the University of Toronto’s Advisor on Civil Discourse\, reflects on the state and stakes of civil discourse these days\, on and off campus\, and across personal\, professional\, and public settings. In particular\, he will explore the importance of intellectual freedom in higher education to civil discourse\, and likewise the irreducible mission and work of research libraries as both convening spaces and distinct sources for models and resources that ensure robust and vibrant cultures of productive disagreement. These efforts\, which we might collectively describe as a commitment to thinking out loud together\, support of advancing knowledge\, serving the common good and the pursuit of truth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Intellectual Freedom Table Discussions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Exploring Three GenAI Questions \n \n \n \n \n \n Wednesday\, November 19\,  2025\, 15:00 pm – 16:30 pm ET Facilitators: Su Cleyle\, CARL VPO – Leadership Development InitiativesJanice Kung\, CARL VPO – AI and Library Services The influence of generative AI is rapidly reshaping higher education and impacting academic libraries. From collections to policy\, library administrators are navigating uncharted territory\, seizing new opportunities and exerting influence.  This workshop offers academic library leaders dedicated space and time to reflect\, share\, and strategize together three key topics: descriptive practices\,  institutional policy\, and team engagement. In facilitated small group discussions\, participants will explore these guiding questions: How can directors participate and position libraries in the development of institutional policies on generative AI? Do our librarians support the institutional direction as much as we would like?  Can AI transform descriptive practices for unique collections? How can library directors actively engage staff in open conversations about their fears of AI\, while encouraging meaningful exploration of the technology despite ongoing reluctance? Through these conversations and a plenary debrief\, participants will identify pain points\, uncover gaps in current approaches\, and consider actionable next steps. The session emphasizes peer-to-peer dialogue\, enabling directors to learn from one another’s perspectives and experiences\, and to discover areas where collective attention and leadership are most needed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Navigating Uncertainty: The View from Harvard \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Director’s Workshop - Adapting Organizational Structures to Changing Landscapes \n \n \n \n \n \n Thursday\, November 20\, 2025\,  10h30 ET – 12h00 ET Facilitator: Susan Cleyle\, CARL VPO – Leadership Development Initiatives The second in a two-part series on adapting organizational structures to changing landscapes. Keeping in mind the forces reshaping universities and libraries\, this session will provide an opportunity to reflect on legacy and emerging roles\, to hear how some colleagues have chosen to respond\, and to collaboratively identify critical approaches to successfully adjust organizational structures.  Building on the discussion at the Directors +1 session held on October 3rd\, this directors-only session will focus on how directors can rethink their individual organizational structures within union and budget constraints\, explore long-term strategies for structural change\, and consider if/how CARL can support and accelerate these transformations. Leave with a clearer understanding of the shifts underway and a list of emergent key areas requiring organizational shifting.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TBD. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Randy Boyagoda \n \n \n \n \n Randy Boyagoda is a novelist and Professor of English at the University of Toronto\, where he also serves as the university’s advisor on civil discourse\, the first such position in Canada. He was named one of Toronto’s fifty most influential people by Toronto Life magazine because of his work in civil discourse. He is the author of seven books\, including four novels that have been nominated for the Giller Prize\, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize\, and named New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice selections and Globe and Mail Best Books of the year. A frequent contributor to CBC Radio\, including as a national columnist on civil discourse\, and former President of PEN Canada\, he writes opinions\, essays and reviews for publications including the Atlantic\, the New York Times\, the Financial Times of London\, the Globe and Mail\, and The Walrus. He also podcasts for the Toronto Public Library and lives in the east end of Toronto with his wife and their four daughters. \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Stefanie Haustein \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Vincent Larivière \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kathleen Shearer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n David Tweddell \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Martha Whitehead \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TBD. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2026 Spring Member MeetingMay 25 - May 28 at Alt Hotel St. John’s2025 Fall Member MeetingNovember 17\, 2025 - November 20\, 2025 at Fairmont Le Château Montebello2025 Spring Member MeetingMay 26\, 2025 – 09:00 - May 29\, 2025 – 16:00 EDT at Inn at the Forks\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba2024 Fall Member MeetingNovember 18\, 2024 - November 20\, 2024 at Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre2024 Spring Member MeetingApril 22\, 2024 - April 25\, 2024 at Montreal\, Quebec \n \n \n \n \n \n \n See All Member Meetings URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/2027-joint-arl-carl-spring-meeting/ LOCATION:Calgary\, Alberta\, Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada CATEGORIES:Member Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/PXL_20260528_1311448122-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR