IN DEPTH
CILIP Conference and Expo
2022
CILIP Conference and Expo takes place in Liverpool this summer. Rob Green looks at what you can expect from the event and speakers. To book an early bird place visit
www.cilipconference.org.uk.
CILIP Conference and Expo is taking shape, with a new look and feel. After two years as a virtual event, this year’s conference returns to an in-person event, giving CILIP members and the wider information professional community the chance to meet up and share ideas.
Place and space will be an important part of this year’s event, which takes place in Liverpool on 7 and 8 July, as delegates, speakers and exhibitors look to make the most of being under one roof again. There are new collaborative areas to encourage new professional connections and the ex- change of ideas and best practice. A central Conference and Expo area will serve as a meeting point for delegates, giving them the chance to network with colleagues, meet with exhibitors, discover the latest tech, and connect to CILIP and its network of Special Interest Groups and regional representatives. There will be informal networking opportunities and conversation zones, as well a series of event spaces to help delegates discover as much of conference as possible.
Sustainable futures
Sustainability is a central theme of this year’s Conference and Expo, highlighting the growing role of libraries, information and knowledge management in helping to secure a more sustainable future. Keynote Speaker Professor Jacqueline McGlade will cast a light on her research, which looks at “knowledge systems that express the dynamics of our planet, its ecosystems, geophysical processes and interactions that human societies have with the natural world to survive and prosper”.
Emma Noyce, Assistant Director, Culture and Information Services at Hampshire Council; Rowan Williamson, Associate
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Rob Green (
rob.green@
cilip.org.uk) is Editor, Information Professional.
Director Library Services and Support at University of the Arts London; and Richard Gaston, Head of Knowledge and Research at Addleshaw Goddard, will be hosting a session exploring the journey to net zero and looking at how the information and knowledge professions can deliver solutions for cutting carbon use.
The Green Manifesto is a joint project between CILIP, Libraries Connected, Arts Council England (ACE) and the British Library, which looks to set out ways in which public libraries can work with partners and communities to tackle global warming. CILIP’s Rabeea Arif will be joined by Sue Williamson, Direc- tor, Libraries at ACE; Sarah Mears MBE, Programmes Manager at Libraries Connected; and the British Libraries’ Head of Higher Education and Science Maja Maricevic for the official launch of the manifesto. The venue has also been working hard to reduce its environmental impact, with a range of carbon-cutting measures already in place – including 100 per cent renewable energy use, zero waste to landfill, solar panels to generate electricity, and rainwater harvesting helping to cut water use by 40 per cent.
March 2022
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