CAIS 2025 Annual Conference

The Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS/ACSI) is pleased to announce its 53rd annual conference to be held in a hybrid format at Dalhousie University, in the beautiful and vibrant oceanside city of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

This year’s conference is hosted by the Department of Information Science of Dalhousie University. We look forward to welcoming you to Halifax!

The CAIS 2025 conference is delighted to be joined by Emily Drabinski, Associate Professor at the Queens College (CUNY) Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, who will deliver the keynote address "Libraries at the End of the World". Her work focuses on critical perspectives in librarianship, including knowledge organization and information literacy and instruction. Drabinski is the immediate past president of the American Library Association.

Accessibility being one of the core values of CAIS and of the LIS field, virtual participation in the conference will remain fee. Registration fees have been reduced thanks to the generosity of our sponsors :

• In-person regular (non CAIS members): $100
• In-person regular (CAIS members): $60
• In-person student (non CAIS members): $20
• In-person student (CAIS member): $0
• Virtual: $0

With the support of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences EDID Initiatives Fund, CAIS is pleased to offer a number of registration scholarships to BIPOC attendees. To apply for a bursary, find the application on the Registration page.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Dalhousie University - Kenneth C. Rowe Management Bldg, 6100 University Avenue, Halifax, Canada