IMLS provides leadership for the nation's museums and libraries, by serving as a clearinghouse for knowledge, ideas, and best practices. Conferences and events that highlight IMLS grantees, research and initiatives provide an opportunity to share lessons learned with practitioners and policy makers.

Featured Events

WebWise 2013: Putting the Learner at the Center
WebWise 2013 was held March 6–8 in Baltimore, MD. Stealing a page from unconferences and thatcamps, WebWise 2013 featured a participatory and interactive format, with workshops, sessions, and lightning talks that gave everyone more opportunities to learn from and collaborate with each other.
 

IMLS on the Road

"IMLS Funding Opportunities Update," Tim Carrigan, Museum Program Specialist, Museums and the Web Annual Conference, Portland, OR, April 17-20

Robert Horton, Associate Deputy Director, Susan Hildreth, Director, Digital Public Library of America Launch, Boston, MA, April 18-19

Timothy Owens, Senior Program Officer, National Poetry Month event featuring National Student Poet Natalie Richardson, Detroit, MI, April 18-20

"Informal Session and Special Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights," Nancy Weiss, General Counsel, World Intellectual Property Organization,  Geneva, Switzerland, April 18-20

"Funding Your Next Great Idea with IMLS," Mark Feitl, Museum Program Specialist," Ohio Museums Association Annual Conference, Sandusky, OH, April 21-22

Susan Hildreth, Director, Aspen Institute’s State of Race in America Symposium, Washington, DC, April 22

"How the Internet Can Benefit Older Americans," Michele Farrell, Senior Program Officer, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Senior Digital Literacy Day webinar and meeting, Washington, DC,  April 24

"Great Friend to Kids Award Introduction," Susan Hildreth, Executive Director, Association of Children’s Museums’ Interactivity 2013, Pittsburgh, PA, April 30-May 2

"IMLS Children and Youth Initiatives," Marsha Semmel, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Helen Wechsler, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, Reagan Moore, Museum Program Specialist, and Claudia French, Deputy Director for Museums, Association of Children’s Museums’ Interactivity 2013, Pittsburgh, PA, April 30-May 2

Mary Alice Ball, Senior Program Officer and Susan Hildreth, Director, Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) Annual Conference, Washington, DC, May 2-3

"Big Data Discovery and Interaction," Robert Horton, Associate Deputy Director, Human Computer Interaction and Information Management (HCI&IM) Workshop, Arlington, VA, May 2-3

Laurie Brooks, Associate Deputy Director, Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) Spring Meeting, Washington, DC, May 9

Sandra Toro, Senior Program Officer, Federal Evaluation Group Meeting on Integration of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, Washington, DC, May 15

Carlos Manjarrez, Director, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Invitational Seminar for Public Library Researchers sponsored by the Office of Research and Statistics, American Library Association, and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Chicago, IL, May 16-17

"Preserving.exe: Toward a National Strategy for Preserving Software," Robert Horton, Associate Deputy Director, Library of Congress Preservation Summit, Washington, DC, May 20-21

"You Be the Judge: Mock Grant Review Panel with IMLS," Christopher Reich, Senior Museum Advisor, Connie Bodner, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, Mark Isaksen, Senior Museum Program Officer, Sandra Narva, Senior Museum Program Officer, Helen Wechsler, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, Tim Carrigan, Museum Program Specialist, and Claudia French, Deputy Director for Museums, American Alliance of Museums Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, May 19-22

Allison Boals, Program Specialist, Office of Strategic Partnerships, Marsha Semmel, Director for Strategic Partnerships, and Susan Hildreth, Director, American Alliance of Museums Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, May 19-22

Association of Art Museum Directors Annual Meeting, Claudia French, Deputy Director for Museums, Montreal, Canada, May 20-23