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The theme for Access 2013 is *In Context* : As this will be the 20th conference, we’d like to reflect on the way that Access has grown and developed along with our libraries over the past two decades. What have we learned on this long strange trip? What were our triumphs? How have our failures made us wiser? Where will we go next? We’re looking for proposals that consider: - our *present context*, and the challenges facing our user communities in digital preservation, in data archiving, in alternative publishing models, and in large scale search and discovery and more. - the *future context*. How can we engage with trends like big data, linked data, open access, and interoperable cloud-based services? How can we build agile organizations that can respond quickly to emerging needs? - the *community context*, the potential for new partnerships in digital humanities, in evidence-based practice, in web metadata, in maker/hacker spaces, in online cultural spaces. How can we reach out into non-traditional areas? - our *administrative context*: the rise of interdisciplinarity and internationalization within our universities; new vendor business models; legislative reform around copyright, privacy, and access to information. How can we help to shape our context? How shall we advocate? This year we want to take advantage of the flexibility of single track conference planning by letting you propose your preferred session length and format. Let us know if you want to do a traditional session, a quick demo, audience participation, storytelling, Pecha Kucha, lightening talks, a panel of experts or something completely different. Be creative. We’ll accept proposals in any format. You choose a length from 5 minutes to 45 minutes. Sessions over 15 minutes will be selected via peer-review. Please submit proposals to [log in to unmask] by *May 15, 2013.* -- K r i s t a G o d f r e y ------------------------------------------------------------ Web Services Librarian | Queen Elizabeth II Library Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, NL A1B 3Y1 ------------------------------------------------------------ "He's like Super Librarian, y'know? Everyone forgets, Willow, that knowledge is the ultimate weapon." - Buffy the Vampire Slayer