The Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (MDLS) invites session proposals for its 10th symposium, hosted by the University of Kansas. MDLS provides librarians who support research data management and research data services the chance to connect with colleagues and expand their research data-related knowledge base and skill sets. 

MDLS 2024 will be an in-person event held on October 14, 15, & 16, 2024. The symposium will take place at the University of Kansas, with 50 seats available for participants. Presenters are expected to attend the symposium in person.

Proposal Details:

• The greater research data community—not limited to data librarians—is invited to submit session proposals for consideration. Presenters from all disciplines and regions are welcome to apply, as well as librarians in training. 

• MDLS is an unconference-style event and does not specify a topical theme. We encourage proposals on all topics related to research data and data librarianship. Please review past conference schedules for topic examples as well as the topics of interest listed below.
  
  1) Research Data Management / Services;
  2) Archiving Data / Data Repositories;
  3) Finding Data;
  4) Instruction & Teaching Techniques;
  5) Data and... (e.g., Humanities, Art, Social Justice, Libraries);
  6) Navigation the Profession + Early/Mid/Late Career Perspectives;
  7) Forming & Maintaining Campus Partnerships
  
  

• We invite proposals in a wide range of formats, including lightning talks (5 minutes), presentations (15 minutes), panels (60 minutes), and workshops (90 minutes). Priority will be given to sessions that emphasize practical approaches and interactive attendee participation.

• Short lessons learned (a.k.a. “failures”) presentations may be volunteered on-site and do not require a proposal.

• Proposals will be evaluated according to the rubric.

• Proposals are due by 11:59pm EST on Friday, July 19, 2024. Notification of acceptance will go out by email by August 1st.