We are busy planning our conference for 2027; date and location coming soon
In 2026, we were delighted to have 119 attendees for the online conference day and 150 attendees for the in person day.
Feedback from 2026 included:
Presenters : “I can’t thank you enough, our experience was really good and we’re so grateful for the opportunity!”
Delegate : “plenty of time to network, great food and a really friendly conference team”.
Delegate : “Really great mix of talks and the ‘umbrella theme’ really worked well to tie it together – it was hard to choose between the sessions!”
Delegate : “It’s great to come away with some practical ideas that can be easily incorporated into existing work practices”.
Delegate : “There are a number of practical things my team will explore as a result of attending the conference – things that were in the pipeline but we now have more certainty about pursuing, such as: working with student ambassadors, encouraging more onsite (in the Library) teaching using print collections, developing our AI literacy offer, and continuing to explore OERs.
Delegate : “Nice large open space for registration/sponsor tables/coffee/lunch – easy to move around, not crowded. Great networking”.
Sponsor : “The interaction was great, it was lovely to see customers and users of our services”
Sponsored place : “I am so grateful to the ALN committee for sponsoring my attendance this year and giving me the opportunity to present a lightning talk. I learned a lot from the sessions attended, conversations held, and connections made over the two days.”
(picture courtesy of Sarah Levy, one of our sponsored places who highlighted the freebies from our platinum sponsor, Kortext and fab catering from Manchester Metropolitan University as some of the highlights of the conference)
If you’re a sponsor we’d be delighted to get you on board now and secure one of our popular sponsor packages. Please drop us an email on ALNconferenceteam@gmail.com for details of our pricing and packages available.
We are pleased to announce that the 2027 ALN Conference Committee has been finalised, featuring continuing volunteers alongside staff members from our proposed host institution. Should you wish to volunteer for the 2028 committee, we welcome you to contact us via email.