“Navigating the Future Now”
The Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) is proud to announce that we will be hosting our annual conference at Carle at the Fields Administrative Center in Champaign, IL.
This in person event will be held on Friday, November 14, 2025.
A virtual meeting will be held Tuesday, November 11-Thursday, November 13, 2025.
Join us to network with your colleagues or gain continuing education credits. We are working hard to make this conference an event that everyone will enjoy.
Registration
Registration deadline Friday, November 7th
Print and Mail Registration Form (PDF)
Syed Maghrabi Scholarship Application
The application deadline is October 3 for full consideration
Syed Maghrabi Conference Scholarship winners will receive a free conference registration plus one-night hotel room on (not to exceed $200). If awarded a scholarship, hotel arrangements and registration are the sole responsibility of the recipient. Reimbursement for hotel room expense is processed upon submission of hotel receipt and confirmation of receipt of newsletter by HSLI Newsletter editors. Registration fee is waived.
- Applicants must be current members of HSLI (2025 dues paid).
- Applicants must write a short essay entitled, “I would like a Syed Maghrabi Conference Scholarship because…”
- Each scholarship recipient must write an article for the HSLI Newsletter discussing the plan to implement knowledge gained at the conference in his or her institution.
- If awarded a scholarship, hotel arrangements are the sole responsibility of the recipient. Reimbursement expenses will be processed upon submission of receipts and after submission of the Newsletter article to the HSLI Newsletter editors.
- Hotel cost for Thursday Nov. 13th or Friday Nov. 14th will not be reimbursed over the $200 allotted amount. Anything over that amount will be your responsibility.
Call for Posters
If you have presented, or plan to present, a poster or lightning talk at another meeting this year (such as MLA or Midwest Chapter/MLA), recycling content at HSLI is totally okay! Posters will be in electronic format only. If you’d prefer a lightning talk, you can submit a small set of slides (5 or less). Each presenter will have 5-10 minutes to discuss their poster or lightning talk.
Ideas can include, but are not limited to, any area of librarianship such as instruction, leadership, DEI initiatives, program development, communication, collections and collection management, outreach, and evaluation. Incorporating this year’s conference theme is appreciated but not required. Student submissions are encouraged.
For either submission type, presenting author(s) must register for the conference and be available virtually to present (exact time TBD). There may also be an opportunity to present in person.
Abstract Submission Instructions
For consideration, please submit an abstract (including your preference for a lightning talk or poster presentation) of no more than 300 words to Carmen Howard at choward4@uic.edu. The deadline for submission is September 15, 2025. Participants will be notified of acceptance no later than September 30, 2025. Once notified of acceptance, posters or slides are due on October 31, 2025.
Any questions or concerns can be directed to Carmen.
Hotel Note
HSLI did not reserve a block of rooms and is planning the day so that attendees from all over the state should be able to drive home in the evening. Saturday, Nov. 15 is a home football game for the University of Illinois, so many hotels are booked up for Friday, Nov. 14. The Hampton Inn Champaign Southwest is near the meeting place and has rooms for Thursday (as of August 14).