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Core Forum is approaching fast! Register today!
Join your colleagues at Core Forum 2025
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November 12-14, in Denver, CO, at the Hilton Denver City Center! Gather
with old friends and make new connections while celebrating the
intersection and overlap of the core work we do. Learn more about Forum and
register for the main event and preconferences at www.coreforum.org
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Two full days of presentations, interactive panel discussions, and
activities are guaranteed to be both thought-provoking and highly relevant
to participants’ current and future career paths. Forum engages the
collective expertise of presenters and participants, facilitates enriching
conversations, and offers unique learning opportunities. Everyone,
including non-Core members, are encouraged to register, bring real-life
questions, share experiences, and network to learn new perspectives.
Registration
Consider becoming a Library Supporter only available to libraries at $2500.
You will receive the following benefits:
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Up to 8 Forum Registrations
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Exhibitor Table Top
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Listing with medium size logo on the Forum website
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Acknowledgement on program and on social media
Core and Colorado Association of Libraries (CLA) members can save $150 by
taking advantage of the Early Bird discount. Advance registration ends
November 12. Join Core and Save!
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sessions and tours
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tickets are available for an additional charge - space is limited.
Core has secured a room block at the Hilton Denver City Center hotel for
registered Core Forum attendees. Housing reservations
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must be made prior to October 17. Space is limited.
Wednesday, November 12
Preconferences
Half-Day Preconferences 12:00pm - 4:00pm MST
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Activating the Leaders and Cultivating Your Team: Thinking Differently
about Who You Are and What You Do in the Library
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Disaster Response Planning: from Risk Assessment to Implementation and
Recovery
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Embedding Anti-Racism Practices into Program Innovations
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Introduction to Digital Preservation
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Negotiation for Library Workers: Concepts and Competencies
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Thursday, November 13
Sessions from 8:30am - 4:45pm
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Keynote Presentation
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Casey Fiesler, Associate Professor in the Department of Information Science
(as well as Computer Science, by courtesy) at CU Boulder, with additional
affiliations with Silicon Flatirons at the law school and the ATLAS
Institute
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4 Sets of Concurrent Sessions Across 6 Program Tracks
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Core 5-Year Gala Reception
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5:00pm - 6:30pm MST
Friday, November 14
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Keynote Presentation
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Melanie Yazzie, Professor of Art Practices and Head of Printmaking at the
University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado
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Core Forum is Sponsored by the Following:
Diamond Sponsor: OCLC
Gold Sponsor: AGATI Furniture
Silver Sponsor: Clarivate, Shepley Bulfinch
Bronze Sponsor: Spacesaver, TBS
Library Supporter: University of Minnesota Libraries, Books Across America
Exhibitors: AM Digital, Anderson Hallis Architects, Backstage Library
Works, Brave Technology, Bloomerang, Daniel & Zermack Architects, Duke
University Press, HBM Architects, ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom,
Ratio, Coherent Digital, Gale, Stack Map, Trail (Technical Report, Archive
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Exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities
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are still available. Please contact Julie Reese at jreese_at_ala.org or
312-280-5030 to learn more.
For more information about other Core events and programs, contact the Core
office at corece_at_ala.org, or visit www.ala.org/core
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We look forward to seeing you in Denver!
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Amy Swartz
Head of Library Technology
Columbia Law Library
Received on Tue Oct 28 2025 - 09:16:31 EDT