AMICAL 2026
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The program is still tentative. Some sessions and times may change.
All times are in local Sharjah time.
Table of contents
Tuesday 31 March
08:45–09:00
Check-in
09:00–09:15
Opening
09:15–10:30
Partnerships that endure
Barbara McFadden
10:30–11:15
Exhibits & refreshments
11:15–12:15
Library leadership roundtable
Asma Al-Kanan
Limited to: Library directors (or their delegates)
11:15–12:15
Mapping the maturity gap: Evaluating CTL power, mission, and institutional impact
Anguelina Popova &
Rukhsana Zia
Limited to: Faculty developers
12:15–13:45
Lunch
13:45–15:00
Panel presentation: Faculty development
- A proven pedagogy-first framework for building GenAI faculty capacity
Rita El-Haddad & Stavros Hadjisolomou
- Developing teaching through self-leadership
Josiah Jodrey & Norita Ahmad
- From hierarchy to partnership: Designing reciprocal mentoring for faculty sustainability
Amira El Soussi & Natallia Prakharenka
13:45–15:00
Panel presentation: Library leadership & community
- Libraries as platforms for inclusive dialogue: The Human Library model in the academic library
Shahira Ishaque & Nooruddin Merchant
- The Busy Library: Strategically positioning the library on campus
Paul Love
- The Student Engagement + the Marketing Librarian: Rethinking and promoting student engagement for younger generations
Souzana Giouvanoudi & Anna-Maria Xygalidou
15:00–16:00
Exhibits & refreshments
15:45–16:45
Information policy and politics in the age of AI for library leaders
Tracy Mitrano
Limited to: Library directors (or their delegates)
15:45–16:45
The Future of universities: Reclaiming the human in the age of AI
Anguelina Popova &
Rukhsana Zia
Limited to: Faculty developers
17:00–18:00
Consortial programs: Building engagement and communicating value
Limited to: AMICAL Representatives, Executive Committee, & Program Leadership Council
Wednesday 1 April
08:45–09:00
Check-in
09:00–10:30
Building collaboration into AI initiatives
Jeff Gima,
Kaitlin Lucas &
Stavros Hadjisolomou
10:30–11:15
Exhibits & refreshments
11:15–12:45
Erasmus+ agreements/grants: Mobility exchanges & capacity building
Limited to: Invited colleagues
11:15–12:45
From passive reading to active intelligence: Mastering NotebookLM and its ecosystem for research and teaching
Ekaterina Kombarova &
Stavros Hadjisolomou
11:15–12:30
Panel presentation: AI in libraries
- AI and the librarian’s dilemma
Laurie Alvandian & Garren Jansezian
- Rethinking writing peer tutor training in the age of AI: The AUS library workshops experience
Nouf Alblooshi
- Zero-budget AI governance: A collaborative strategy for ethics, library, and faculty development
Emilienne Akpan
12:45–14:15
Lunch
14:15–15:15
Are your collections truly findable?
Omar Farhoud,
Christian Négrel &
Ixchel M. Faniel
Sponsored presentation
14:15–15:15
Designing an institutional framework for AI in teaching and learning: The AUS experience
Mai Zaki
15:15–16:00
Exhibits & refreshments
16:00–17:30
From ideas to action: Program and grant design workshop
18:30–23:00
All-Conference Dinner
Thursday 2 April
08:45–09:30
Growing AMICAL’s e-resource deals: Exploring eBook purchases & leveraging existing networks
Lily Servel &
Alex Armstrong
09:30–11:00
Panel presentation: AI literacy
- Beyond AI use: A Longitudinal study of student AI literacy through UNESCO’s AI competency framework
Fatima Ismaeel & Rukhsana Zia
- Designing and teaching AI literacy in the first year: Insights from an initiative at AUC
Samah Adel
- Developing an institutional AI ethics compass
Kaitlin Lucas
- Teaching AI bias through experiential learning: A library–faculty collaboration
Alanna Ross & Randa Bou-Mehdi
09:30–10:45
Panel presentation: Library planning & services
- Building efficient Inter-Library Loan service at CEU: Lessons from RapidILL implementation
Katalin Marton
- E-Textbooks in practice: Designing and refining a sustainable workflow
Anna-Maria Xygalidou
- Strategic plan 2025–2030: Positioning the Mohammed VI Library as a strategic partner in institutional development
Hanane Karkour
11:00–11:45
Exhibits & refreshments
11:45–12:45
To AI, or Not to AI: Is that the Pedagogy?
David Santandreu Calonge
12:45–14:15
Lunch
14:15–15:45
[Workshop/Consultation - Title TBA]
David Santandreu Calonge
Limited to: Invited colleagues
14:15–15:15
From experimentation to strategy: Investigating and co-designing responsible library AI practices across AMICAL
Stella Asderi,
Evi Tramantza &
Ekaterina Kombarova
15:45–16:30
Exhibits & refreshments
16:30–17:00
Closing reflections: Commitments & possibilities
Friday 3 April
08:30–10:00
Leadership synthesis workshop: Shaping the path forward
Limited to: Executive Committee & Program Leadership Council
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