Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Conference (CILIP Conference)*

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The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Conference (CILIP Conference), successor of the biennial Umbrella Conference & Exhibition, is the annual flagship event for the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). The conference brings together library, knowledge and information professionals from all sectors of the profession from the UK and overseas, to meet, learn and share knowledge. It’s a great chance to catch up with colleagues and make new connections.

The Umbrella Conference & Exhibition, formerly written (Under One) UmbrelLA, is the biennial meeting of the CILIP, formerly the Library Association (LA), special interest groups.

Conference History:

CILIP Conference 2023, 12-13 July 2022, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Conference Theme: Uniting the sector’s leaders

    Conference Program TBD

    Knowledge and Information Management Track (“conference within a conference”)
    Developing Talent Track
    New Voices, Big Ideas Lightning Talks Session
    Workshops, Keynotes, ‘Top of mind’ issues

    Topics:
    Leading inclusive services
    Building representative collections
    Nurturing talent
    Promoting organisational resilience
    Focusing on Wellbeing
    Digital Leadership

CILIP Conference 2022, 7-8 July 2022, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Conference Theme: Libraries, Information and Knowledge for Sustainability

    Keynotes: (4)
    Story of the Central Library recovery at the University of Mosul in Iraq
    TBD
    Connected knowledge – joining affective knowledge with evidence and information to accelerate our response to climate change
    We Are CILIP – a celebration, with Presidential Address

    Workshops:
    Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – practical advice for the workplace
    Trust and psychological safety at work – a (fishbowl) discussion
    Apprenticeships – what, why, how
    Reduce your impact – Julie’s Bicycle workshop (CANCELLED)
    Censorship and Intellectual Freedom – practical resources to manage
    Better by Design – reflecting your community
    Data Driven Decisions

    Collaboration:
    Health for all: tips and techniques for health and digital literacy
    Intellectual Freedom in Libraries – a policy consultation
    Ever-changing: A knowledge cafe about Change Management
    IFLA Green Library Award – practical ideas (CANCELLED)
    Working towards Net Zero – ideas and discussion to take back
    Evidence Impact with IFLA’s Storytelling Manual
    Allyship in Action

    Presentations & Panels:
    Open Knowledge, Open Science
    Launching the Green Manifesto – with Libraries Connected, The British Library and Arts Council England
    Decolonisation 2.0 – lessons learned
    New Voices, Big Ideas Lightning Talks Session: What is Sustainability? (6 speakers)
    Growing knowledge and library services – reflections and learning from the healthcare sector
    Sustaining a service – learning from HEE approaches (CANCELLED)
    Information As A Social Justice Issue

    Sessions: (TBC)
    Digital tools workshop
    Media and Information Literacy Alliance
    Diversity Network Allies Forum

    Expo: the fouth stream
    Careers And Professional Development program
    Meet the Member Networks (e.g. KIM)
    Meet your colleagues | Networking Area (Keynote Cafe, LGBTQ+ get-together, A Day in the Life…, Meet the Member Networks speed-networking)
    Try with Tech space (Digital Technology Group)
    Competitions, Activities and Offers!

CILIP Conference 2020, 19 November 2020, Southport, United Kingdom Virtual venue
Conference Theme: Connect. Share. Build.

    Note: The conference was scheduled for 3-4 November 2020; It is rebranded to CILIP Conference – Reimagined

    Pre-conference virtual satellite events: (webinars, half-day training events and fireside chats)
    Getting Started with Open Data (Oct 13); Resilient services: Developing new measures and metrics for impact and value (Oct 27, CANCELLED); The Knowledge Cafe Now Workshop (Nov 5, CANCELLED); How to Fail: Learning, realism and the inexorable pursuit of success (Nov 10)

    Tracks: Keynotes; Collaboration; Resilience; Technical Skills

    KMedu relevant: KIM: the edge of the next normal Knowledge Management in a time of recovery: The role of the Knowledge Manager in creating adaptable and resilient organisations (roundtable)

CILIP Conference 2019, 3-4 July 2019, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Tracks: Big Ideas; Knowledge and Information Management; Specialisms; Career; Technical

    Knowledge and Information Management Track (“conference within a conference”): K&IM Round Table Discussions; Information management; Information As an Asset Panel; K&IM in Government; KM and the ISO Standard

CILIP Conference 2018, 4-5 July 2018, Brighton, United Kingdom

    Tracks:

    Seminars: Knowledge & information management seminar; Learning and information literacy seminar; Beyond Stories seminar

    Panels: Securing access to knowledge and research in higher and further education panel

    (CANCELLED) Knowledge in healthcare; An open and inclusive future for the information profession;

    SIG events: Knowledge & Information Management Group

    KMedu relevant: Equipping today’s knowledge & information manager for tomorrow

CILIP Conference 2017, 5-6 July 2017, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Tracks: Workshops; Seminars; Briefings; Creative Hub; Your Career

    Seminars: Managing Information Seminar; Information Literacy Seminar; Literacy and Learning Seminar

    CILIP Knowledge and Information Management Special Interest Group (K&IM SIG) Launch

CILIP Conference 2016, 12-13 July 2016, Brighton, United Kingdom
Conference Theme: Bringing the information world together

    Tracks: Managing Information; Everyday Innovation; Using Technology; Fringe (Unconference); Your career

    KMedu relevant: The changing KM landscape, the future of KM and our role in it as KM professionals

CILIP Conference 2015, 2-3 July 2015, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Conference Theme: Connect, debate, innovate

    Tracks: Information Management; Information Literacy; Demonstrating Value; Digital Futures; Fringe (Unconference)

    KMedu relevant: How to add value to your organisation as a “knowledge facilitator”


12th Umbrella 2013, 2-3 July 2013, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Conference Theme: Discover. Connect. Achieve.

    Tracks: Future Skill and Future Roles; Information to Best Support Society; Beyond Information Matters; Partnerships for Progress; UnBrella – Unconference

    KMedu relevant: The role of knowledge and information management (KIM) professionals in Government’s changing information landscape

11th Umbrella 2011 Conference & Exhibition, 12-13 July 2011, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom
Conference Theme: New structures, new technologies, new challenges – How can we adapt to an age of austerity?

    Tracks: Promotion and advocacy; Technologies and access; Libraries in the Big Society; Digital inclusion and social change; Tools and techniques (workshops)

10th Umbrella 2009 Conference & Exhibition, 14-15 July 2009, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom
Conference Theme: The power of people, partnerships and services

    Tracks: Libraries as Spaces; Our skills; The shock of the new – practice; The shock of the new – theory; Professional values; Our professional future; Only Collect; The value of libraries: advocacy & funding; Information skills for life

9th Umbrella 2007 Conference & Exhibition, 28-30 June 2007, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom
Catalysts for Change: making a difference

    Tracks: Workforce Development; Leadership/Management; Customers/clients; e-Content; Law/ethics; Communication; Research and evidence based practice; Information literacy; Technology

8th Umbrella 2005 Conference & Exhibition, 30 June – 2 July 2005, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Conference Theme: Tackling the key issues together

    Tracks: Keeping managing and marketing collections; Evidence based practice and policy; Your ethical and legal responsibilities; Information literacy; Staff and workforce development; Society and information; User needs; Exteriors and Interiors; Specialisms and enthusiasms (additional strand)

    KMedu relevant: Skills and knowledge for the 21st century

7th Umbrella 2003 Conference & Exhibition, 3-5 July, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, United Kingdom
Conference Theme: Information in Action

    Tracks: SIG Sessions

6th UmbrelLA 2001, 5-7 July 2001, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, United Kingdom

5th Under One UmbrelLA 1999, 1-3 July 1999, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, United Kingdom

4th Under One UmbrelLA 1997, 27–29 June 1997, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, United Kingdom

3rd Under One UmbrelLA 1995, 23-25 June 1995, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, United Kingdom

2nd Under One UmbrelLA 1993, 9–11 July 1993, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, United Kingdom

1st Under One UmbrelLA 1991, 5-7 July 1991, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
A Library Association group training event

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