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CNI Spring 2026 Membership Meeting

Welcome to CNI’s Spring 2026 Membership Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 13–14; attendance is limited to member representatives, speakers, and invited guests.

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Trevor A. Dawes

University of Delaware

VP for Libraries & Museums and May Morris University Librarian

Newark, Delaware (US)

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12:00pm MDT

Refreshment Break Regency Foyer

12:45pm MDT

Opening Plenary: Libraries Leading Campus AI: Claiming Our Seat at the Table Regency ARebekah Cummings • Jessica Davila • Michael Meth • Doralyn Rossmann • Mary Beth Weber

2:00pm MDT

Refreshment Break Regency Foyer

2:30pm MDT

1.3 AI in Virtual Reference: Opportunities, Limits, and Lessons from 34+K Interactions Regency DRebecca Croxton • Jennifer Church-Duran • Margaret Brown-Sica • Don Zimmerman

3:30pm MDT

Passing Break Regency Foyer

3:45pm MDT

2.3 A Methodical Approach to Evaluating AI-Generated Metadata: Outcomes of a First-Year Charter Regency DJeremy Thompson • Mirko Hanke

4:15pm MDT

Refreshment Break Regency Foyer

4:45pm MDT

3.2 Scaling Reparative Metadata Assessment with MaRMAT Regency CKaylee Alexander • Rachel Wittmann

5:15pm MDT

Passing Break Regency Foyer

5:30pm MDT

Lightning Round Regency AEvan Williamson • Macarena Lange • Varun Sayapaneni • Nicholas Taylor • Jade Yonehiro • Matthew Mayernik • Seth Porter

6:15pm MDT

Reception Regency B

7:45am MDT

Breakfast (including discussion tables) Regency BJimmy Ghaphery • Darlene Kelly • Tim Shearer • Dale Hendrickson • Peter Berkey • Sarah Dorpinghaus • Mimi Calter • Angie Ohler • Melissa Skinnell • Amanda Koziura • Kaya van Beynen • Jake Carlson • Hilary Craiglow • Ken Peterson • Bridget Almas • Nick Steinwachs • Rosalyn Metz • Shawna Taylor

9:45am MDT

Passing Break Regency Foyer

10:00am MDT

5.2 Leveraging the ARL/CNI AI Scenarios: Reflections from Two Universities Regency CMaisha Carey • Annie Johnson • Ashley Sands • Shawna Taylor

10:30am MDT

Refreshment Break Regency Foyer

11:00am MDT

6.2 Institutional Strategies for Building Comprehensive AI Programs in Academic Libraries Regency CJason Casden • Amanda Henley • Rolando Rodriguez • Jacqueline Whyte Appleby • Jess Whyte

12:00pm MDT

Lunch Regency B

2:00pm MDT

Passing Break Regency Foyer

2:15pm MDT

Closing Plenary: Harnessing the Data Renaissance for Scientific Discovery Regency AManish Parashar