7th AfLIA Conference & 9th African Library Summit 2027
May 24–28, 2027 · Livingstone, Zambia
At a glance
- Dates
- May 24–28, 2027
- Location
- Livingstone, Zambia
- Format
- In person
- Organizer
- African Library and Information Associations and Institutions
- Audience
- Academic libraries
- AI focus
- AI varies · general conference; AI programming varies by year
- Last checked
- November 4, 2026, against web.aflia.net
Deadlines
- Full papers due (passed)
- Proposals due
- Full poster picture due
Deadlines can move. Confirm on the organizer's site before you plan around one.
About this conference
The premier biennial African library summit, exploring decolonized digital transformation, open metadata infrastructures, and local policies to govern artificial intelligence across African libraries.
Sources
The organizer's own words behind the dates above.
- Full papers due · Oct 26, 2026
Submission of full papers – 26 th October 2026
Quoted from web.aflia.net on Oct 22, 2026 - Dates
to be held from 24-28 May 2027 in Livingstone, Zambia
Quoted from web.aflia.net on Nov 4, 2026 - Full poster picture due · Dec 27, 2026
Submission of presentation slides (PowerPoint) – 27 th December 2026
Quoted from web.aflia.net on Nov 4, 2026 - Proposals due · Nov 9, 2026
Submission of description for Ignite Talks – 9 th November, 2026
Quoted from web.aflia.net on Nov 4, 2026