It’s time to submit session ideas for the 2025 virtual NISO Plus Global/Online conference, happening September 16–17! Whether you have an idea for addressing a challenge facing the information community, or just want to bring people together to brainstorm solutions, we want to hear from you. Our call for proposals is open now through June 20.
NISO Plus Global/Online is a great opportunity to meet and collaborate with professionals from across the information community and around the world to address the most pressing issues in scholarly communications. Each session will include time dedicated to q&a and discussion, and this year, presentations will be hosted live wherever possible, allowing for even greater interactivity. As with all NISO Plus conferences, ideas emerging from the meeting will help to shape discussions about future NISO standards and projects.
We welcome proposals on hot topics for our community that encourage audience participation during the discussion period. Broad topics of interest include (but aren’t limited to) AI (licensing, emerging use cases, and ethics) and emerging technologies, accessibility, building community during challenging and uncertain times, cybersecurity, global perspectives, multilingualism in scholarly communications, research integrity, open research and its supporting infrastructure, and metadata. But don’t worry if your proposal doesn’t fit into any of these categories—we are open to a wide range of ideas!
Note that we strongly encourage proposals that reflect a variety of perspectives—geographical, organizational, functional, etc.—and that acknowledge and address DEIA challenges and opportunities. We recommend that your proposal includes either confirmed speakers or examples of who you plan to invite to speak.
Please submit your proposal by Friday, June 20. All submissions will be reviewed by the NISO Plus 2025 Planning Committee, and we will inform everyone of their decisions by July 8, 2025.
We look forward to hearing from you! Your ideas help to ensure that our meeting represents the broadest range possible of concerns and interests in the information community, laying the groundwork for future NISO initiatives and areas of focus.
