Session Proposals
The 2024 MD Tech Connect planning committee invites you to submit presentation proposals for consideration for our 10th Annual MD Tech Connect conference. The one-day conference will be held Thursday, December 12, 2024 at The Universities at Shady Grove.
The theme of this year’s event is “AI and Emerging Technologies” and will encompass the ways in which Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, and other emerging technologies influence and interact with library technology.
Sessions will be one hour long, including time for Q&A. Successful proposals will showcase the latest trends and best practices in library technology. We want you to provide practical tips and takeaways that can be immediately applied when attendees return to their libraries.
The MD Tech Connect intended audience is IT staff, technologists, and technology enthusiasts from all types of libraries: public, academic, school, and special libraries. The event is designed to bridge these various library technology worlds to be inclusive of all library staff.
Possible topics for presentations include:
- How libraries are using or considering AI in services
- Drawbacks, challenges, and ethical considerations of AI, LLMs, and emerging technologies
- Hands on sessions using ChatGPT and other chat bots
- Using existing or emerging technology in new ways to serve stakeholders
- Information literacy and AI
Submit your session proposal today!
The deadline to submit a proposal is September 1, 2024.
Poster Session and Tech Expo Proposals
Poster Sessions
NEW for 2024! The poster session provides an opportunity for individuals and teams to showcase innovative projects, research, or technology initiatives related to our theme, “AI and Emerging Technologies.” Posters may cover a wide range of topics including, but not limited to:
- Implementation of AI technologies in public services and education
- Ethical considerations and challenges associated with AI and emerging technologies
- Innovative uses of technology to enhance engagement
- Integration of information literacy and AI
- Research projects exploring the intersection of libraries/education, technology, and community engagement
Tech Expo
Is your library using a new or forthcoming technology? Or using older technologies in new ways? We invite you to showcase it at our Tech Expo and share how your library is using technology to better serve the community.
Tech Expo exhibits can informational, demonstration, make & take, or hands-on and can showcase any technology being used in libraries including, but not limited to:
- VR/AR/XR
- Robotics
- Coding
- STE(a)M activities
- Website enhancements and other virtual services
Submit your poster session or Tech Expo proposal today!
The deadline to submit poster or Tech Expo proposals is September 30, 2024.