#NeuroGLAM2023: Conference Call for Proposals
The members of Neuro-GLAM-orous Canada invite you to participate in their
first annual online conference, to be held August 11th 2023.
Extended Deadline:
We are now accepting submissions up until July 30th 2023.
Event Registration:
You can register to attend here at:
https://tru-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5EkfuuurzwpEtDm1xPZNpKUWK1ExdXS_ycR
What is Neuro-GLAM-orous Canada?
Neuro-GLAM-orous Canada emerged from the success and elevated feelings
around the Ontario College and University Library Association’s 2022
Neurodiversity in the Library conference when it was seen just how badly
there needs to be a place for neurodivergent gallery, library, archive, and
museum workers in Canada to share their interests, experiences, research,
and support.
Conceived of as part professional, self-advocacy, and support group,
Neuro-GLAM-orous Canada is still in its early stages and primarily
organizes on our Discord server (you can contact Ben Mitchell (
[log in to unmask]) for an invite link).
Potential Topics:
Presentations and panels may relate to, but are not limited to the
following topics:
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Research and professional work and ongoing projects
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Personal accounts of being neurodivergent in GLAM spaces
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Discussions of resources, forms of mutual aid or peer support of
potential interest to the community
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Employment issues, labour law, collective bargaining, and disability
rights and concerns
For those interested, the conference will conclude with a “Five Minute
Fascinators” event where participants are invited to talk about a special
interest for five minutes and why they think it is so interesting.
After the conference there will be a channel created on the
Neuro-GLAM-orous Canada Discord server for ongoing discussions and follow
up to discussions raised during the event and where links to recordings
will be posted.
Guidelines
We invite proposals for individual presentations as well as for panel
submissions. Presentations and panel discussions can be pre-recorded or
delivered live.
For individual presentations, please submit an abstract of no more than
2500 characters (approximately 400 words) a presentation title, a brief
biographical statement (including pronouns if you feel comfortable doing
so), contact information, and any potential trigger warnings for your
presentation. You may also indicate the expected length of your
presentation (10 minutes or 20 minutes max).
For complete panels, please submit a panel abstract of no more than 2500
characters (approximately 400 words) as well as a list of all participants
and brief biographical statements (including pronouns if you feel
comfortable doing so). Please identify (up to three panelists and one
moderator) and provide participants’ contact information for the panel
organizer.
At Neuro-GLAM-orous Canada we believe that the personal and professional
are political, and encourage participants to think of themselves as whole
beings. The sphere of vulnerability this creates will require tact and
understanding. While this is a space to learn and be vulnerable,
harassment, bigotry, and bad-faith actors will not be tolerated.
Proposals can be submitted to [log in to unmask]
Any questions can be directed to Ben Mitchell at [log in to unmask]
Deadline for proposals is: July 30th 2023
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