Detailed Program

CARL AGM 2023 Agenda

Venue: Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel
110 9th Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2G 5A6


Monday, May 29

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Board Meeting – Vivian Lewis (K. McColgan)
(Sunalta A – 2nd floor)

6:00 PM –8:00 PM
President’s Opening Reception
(Acadia AB – 2nd floor)


Tuesday, May 30

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast (Sunalta AB – 2nd floor)

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Policy Committee Meeting – Susan Parker, Chair
(Acadia AB – 2nd floor)

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Break (Acadia AB Foyer)

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Advancing Research Committee Meeting – Catherine Steeves
(Acadia AB – 2nd floor)

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Break (Acadia AB Foyer)

11:30 AM – 12:45 AM
Teaching and Learning Committee Meeting – Amber Lannon, Chair
(Acadia AB – 2nd floor)

12:45 AM – 2:00 PM
Lunch (Sunalta AB – 2nd floor)

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Impact Committee Meeting – Mary-Jo Romaniuk, Chair
(Acadia AB – 2nd floor)

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Break (Acadia AB Foyer)

3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Strengthening Capacity Committee Meeting – Melissa Just, Chair
(Acadia AB – 2nd floor)

5:15 PM
Bus departure

5:30 PM – 7:40 PM
University of Calgary library visit and reception at the Gallery Hall – Mary-Jo Romaniuk, host

7:40 PM
Bus return


Wednesday, May 31

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Breakfast (Sunalta AB – 2nd floor)

Program Session 1 – Digital Shift and Implications of AI for Research Libraries (Acadia AB – 2nd floor)

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Welcome – Vivian Lewis

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Keynote presentationMasud Khokhar

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Break (Acadia AB Foyer)

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Machine Learning and Research Libraries: Implications and Actions – Presentation and Discussion.
Dr. Michael Ridley, Susan Parker / Katherine McColgan, Facilitators

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch (Sunalta AB – 2nd floor)

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Northern Study Tour update and preparation (participants only) (Acadia AB – 2nd floor)

Program Session 2 – Collaborations & Impact (Acadia AB – 2nd floor)

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Joint Open Scholarship Action Plan – Overview and CARL Priorities Overview and CARL Priorities – Vivian Lewis /Susan Haigh

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM  
Break (Acadia AB Foyer)

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Regional consortia – Overview – Presentations by Chairs/Executive Directors of the 4 regional consortia

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
Digital Research Alliance of Canada and RDM Vivian Lewis / Susan Haigh

  • Lunaris – Mark Goodwin
  • Controlled Access Management for Research Data (new title for the Sensitive Data Repository Project) – Victoria Smith
  • DMP Assistant – Shiloh Williams
  • National PIDs Strategy Development – John Aspler

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM  
Break (Acadia AB Foyer)

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
CLIR and Program Funding for Canada Charles Henry, President

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Reception, Dinner and CARL Award Ceremony (Skybridge – Studio Bell – National Music Centre)


Thursday, June 1

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast (Kensington CD – 2nd floor)

Program Session 3 -Members only (Acadia AB – 2nd floor)

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Spring General Meeting – Vivian Lewis

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM  
Break (Acadia AB Foyer)

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Plenary strategic discussions – Brett Waytuck

  • Relations with national organizations
  • Shared infrastructure strategy with respect to consortia
  • Resourcing Digital Preservation

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Employment relations Part 2 (follow up to April 14 virtual session) – Su Cleyle / Julie Morin

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch (Kensington CD – 2nd floor)

12:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Board Working lunch (Mackenzie / Inglewood – Lobby level)

2:30 PM –5:00 PM
CARL Team Meeting (Acadia AB – 2nd floor)

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CARL & CLIR meeting (by invitation only) (Mackenzie – Lobby level)

6:00 – 9:00 PM
CARL & CLIR dinner (by invitation only) (The Ranchmen’s Club)