AI conferences for librarians and higher education

25 upcoming conferences that are entirely about AI or run a major AI track, for academic library and higher-education professionals. General conferences where AI programming varies are in the full directory.

July 2026

• CENL Network Group AI in Libraries Webinars 2026July 10 – December 2026 · Virtual · 100% AI focus

November 2026

• AECT 2026 International ConventionNovember 3–7, 2026 · Chicago, IL · Major AI track
• Singapore Open Research Conference 2026November 4–5, 2026 · Singapore (Nanyang Executive Centre, NTU) · 100% AI focus
• AI-cademy 2026November 9–10, 2026 · Vancouver, Canada (UBC) · 100% AI focus
• AI and the Future of Education Conference (APUS)November 12–13, 2026 · Virtual (free) · 100% AI focus
• OLC Accelerate 2026November 16–19, 2026 · Orlando, FL (Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin) · Major AI track
• Library Journal: AI and Academic Libraries 2026November 16–17, 2026 · Online · 100% AI focus · Registration closes Nov 16, 2026

December 2026

• Magna AI in Education Conference 2026December 1–2, 2026 · Virtual (on-demand through March 2027) · 100% AI focus · Discounted rate ends Nov 20, 2026
• ICADL 2026 — Int'l Conf. on Asia-Pacific Digital LibrariesDecember 2–4, 2026 · Khon Kaen, Thailand (Khon Kaen University; remote presentation option) · Major AI track
• CNI Fall 2026 Membership MeetingDecember 10–11, 2026 · Washington, DC · Major AI track

January 2027

• Bett UK 2027January 20–22, 2027 · London, UK (ExCeL London) · Major AI track · On-time registration closes Dec 7, 2026

March 2027

• LAK 2027 — Int'l Conference on Learning Analytics and KnowledgeMarch 8–12, 2027 · Recife, Brazil · Major AI track · Poster/Demo submission deadline Nov 9, 2026
• SXSW EDU 2027March 13–16, 2027 · Austin, TX · Major AI track
• Computers in Libraries 2027March 16–18, 2027 · Arlington, VA · Major AI track · Discounted rate ends Feb 12, 2027

April 2027

• ASU+GSV Summit 2027April 4–7, 2027 · San Diego, CA · Major AI track
• ACRL 2027 (Announced)April 7–10, 2027 · Portland, OR (hybrid) · Major AI track

June 2027

• Teaching and Learning with AI Conference (UCF)June 1–3, 2027 · Orlando, FL (Walt Disney Dolphin Resort) · 100% AI focus · Proposals due Jan 22, 2027
• GAIL 2027 — Generative AI in Libraries Virtual ConferenceJune 7–10, 2027 · Virtual (Zoom Events) · 100% AI focus
• BiblioCon 2027June 22–25, 2027 · Nuremberg, Germany · Major AI track · Proposals due Dec 7, 2026
• ISTE 2027 — ISTELive 27June 27–30, 2027 · Boston, MA · Major AI track
• DH2027 — Digital Humanities 2027June 28 – July 3, 2027 · Galway, Ireland (University of Galway) · Major AI track
• EAHIL Conference 2027June 28 – July 2, 2027 · Groningen, Netherlands (UMCG) · Major AI track

July 2027

• IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT) 2027July 19–22, 2027 · Dortmund, Germany · Major AI track · Papers due Jan 15, 2027
• AIET 2027 — 7th Int'l Conference on AI in Education TechnologyJuly 28–30, 2027 · Cologne, Germany · 100% AI focus · Submission deadline Feb 20, 2027

November 2027

• Conference on AI and Higher Education (AAC&U)November 3–5, 2027 (online November 10–12) · San Juan, Puerto Rico + Online · 100% AI focus