Key Dates and Deadlines

2019 Deadlines

May 1, 2019	Online proposal submission form opens.
September 30, 2019	Deadline for proposals for formal papers, professional forums, and how-to sessions.
October 2019	Program Committee reviews conference proposals.
November 2019	Volunteer and Scholarship applications open.
November 30, 2019	Lead authors notified if their proposal has been accepted. Volunteer and Scholarship applications close.
December 1, 2019	Early registration opens.
December 2019	Preliminary conference program released. Rejected proposal authors notified.
December 17, 2019	Scholarship recipients will be notified.
December 31, 2019	Early registration closes. Deadline for Exhibitor Briefings, Demonstrations, and Lightning Talks. Speakers must be registered* *At least one author of each accepted paper, how-to session and professional forum must have registered for the conference by this date or their session will be removed from the program.

January 20, 2020	Demo and Lightning Talk authors notified if their proposal has been accepted.
January 15, 2020	All written papers due for formal and how-to sessions. GLAMi Awards Nominations Open
January 31, 2020	Regular registration closes. All AV requests due. Presenters* must be registered (demonstrations and lightning talks) *At least one presenter for each demonstration and lightning talk must have registered for the conference by this date or their presentation will be removed from the program.
February 15, 2020	Deadline for GLAMi Submissions.
February 28, 2020	Exhibitor descriptions are due. Exhibitor program advertisements due. Exhibitor logos due for the website.
March 16, 2020	Deadline for discounted hotel reservations.
March 17, 2020	Just in time registration closes. Student Registration closes. Last day to propose projects for review in the Crit Rooms.
March 18, 2020	Last minute registration begins.

Tuesday, March 31, 2020	Pre-conference Tours.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020	Pre-conference Workshops. Welcome Reception.
Thursday, April 2, 2020	Conference begins. Exhibitors’ Reception.
Friday, April 3, 2020	Conference continues. Conference Reception.
Saturday, April 4, 2020	Conference continues. Closing Plenary. Conference ends.