Proposals for Core Forum have been extended by a week. Join Core Forum 2025
at the Denver Hilton City Center for an incredible opportunity to celebrate
the diverse and interconnected library work of you, our Core members. From
November 12-14, 2025 we’ll engage the collective expertise of presenters
and participants, facilitating thought-provoking conversations over two
days of presentations, table-top exhibits, and poster sessions. Core Forum
provides a place to build and foster relationships with colleagues through
exciting networking activities.

Consider submitting a proposal for a thought-provoking and highly-relevant
to practitioners presentation in the following areas:

Access and Equity

Buildings and Operations

Leadership and Management

Metadata and Collections

Technology

Preservation


Proposals will be evaluated on the following points:


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   Relevance to the Forum’s program tracks and audience
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   Opportunities for learning and applicability to current library trends
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   Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion


We encourage diversity in presenters from a wide range of backgrounds,
libraries, and experiences. We deliberately seek and strongly encourage
submissions from underrepresented groups, such as Indigenous peoples,
women, people of color, the LGBTQA+ community, and people with
disabilities. We also strongly encourage submissions with presenters from
public, school, and special libraries.

Vendors wishing to submit a proposal should partner with a library
representative who is evaluating/using the product or service.

Presenters will submit final presentation slides and/or electronic content
(video, audio, etc.) 10 days prior to the event for accessibility reviewing
and to be made available online following the event. Presenters will be
able to register at a discounted rate and participate in the Forum as
attendees.

Ready to submit your proposal? Complete the Proposal Form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezNClC_4ceWfEtae9ykx6hO-ESLnm0HaQAW2ahQLjFHPClYg/viewform?usp=header>
before
the Sunday, March 9, 2025 deadline. To preview the 2025 Core Forum proposal
questions before starting the form, please download the questions here.
<https://coreforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-Core-Forum-Proposal-Form-Questions.pdf>

Questions can be sent to the Forum Planning Co-Chairs or Core Staff:

Michael Holt,  Core Forum Planning Committee Co-Chair, [log in to unmask]

Cate Sering, Core Forum Planning Committee Co-Chair,
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Julie Reese, Core Executive Director, [log in to unmask]

Tom Ferren, Core Deputy Executive Director of Learning and Events,
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Amy Swartz
Head of Library Technology
Columbia Law Library