Date: June 24 Tuesday, 1-3pm Central Time.
Registration: Register and get the Zoom link to attend the symposium:
This event is free and open to the public.
Event Contact: Co-chair: Anna Xiong (jax2@rice.edu), Government Information Coordinator from Fondren Library Kelley Center for Government Information.
About the Event: 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. The event is free and open to the public. Click here for more event details: https://acrl.libguides.com/stscomm/government/resources/event-2025
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.