This online symposium is free and open to the public.
Register HERE. The zoom link for attending the event will be provided after your registration.
Event Title: Bringing Together AI, STEM, and Government Information
About: This event aims to encourage national discussion among representatives of academia, government, and the library community concerning AI’s impact on teaching, research, and library services, especially relating to STEM. Sponsored by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Science & Technology Section Government Information Committee.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Leo Lo, ACRL president, Dean of the College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico, and Board liaison on the ACRL AI Competencies for Library Workers Task Force, will begin the session with a 30-minute keynote presentation.
Invited Government Speaker
We are pleased to have Nalini Mummalaneri, Senior Legal Advisor, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as our guest speaker. Ms. Mummalneri will address the topic of AI at the USPTO.
Lightning talks will complete the afternoon.
Q&A section: There will be Q&A section after each presentation.
Event Co-Chair / Event Contact:
Anna Xiong, Rice University Fondren Library Government Information Coordinator and FDLP Representative. jax2@rice.edu, 713.348.6212, office: B38A. She co-led the planning of this event as the Co-Chair of ACRL Science & Technology Section Government Information Committee's Event Working Group.
Event Committee:
Co-Chair: Anna Xiong, Government Information Coordinator and FDLP Representative. jax2@rice.edu, 713.348.6212, Kelley Center for Government Information Office Suite: B38A. Rice University Fondren Library
Co-Chair: Jennifer Simms, simms29@iu.edu, Indiana University Sciences Library
Dallas, Larayne J, ldallas@austin.utexas.edu, University of Texas - Austin
Stephanie Bennett, sireyn77@gmail.com, Appalachian State University
