Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from great speakers, learn from colleagues in both the public library and other sectors, check out the offerings from a wide range of vendors and network until your drop.
Where? The VALA2026 Conference at Melbourne Connect in Carlton.
The VALA biennial conference is the peak library technology conference in Australia, attracting speakers and attendees from across Australia, South East Asia, Oceania and sometimes further afield.
VALA2026 boasts a 2.5 day program of presentations and workshops on a wide range of technology topics including AI, Open Source, Collections, Heritage, Sustainability, Literacy and Data.
Keynotes include Aaron Tay from Singapore Management University and Musings of Librarianship blog, Seb Chan from ACMI and even PLV’s own Ben Kolaitis.
The amazing program is available at: https://bccm-vala-2026.eventsairsite.com/program.
Registrations close soon, so don’t miss out. Register at: https://bccm-vala-2026.eventsairsite.com/registration.