Did you know the IDEAL Conference happens every THREE YEARS! Register now so you don’t have to wait until 2027 for your opportunity to attend.
At IDEAL 2024, attendees can:
- Choose from 90+ sessions across 10 tracks.
- Learn from 200 speakers and presenters.
- Connect with an international community of 700+.
- Expand knowledge, skills, awareness, and attitudes about diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
- Enjoy the culture of Toronto.
IDEAL 2024 is a win-win-win-win-win! Think about all you have to gain in sharing this experience with us and sharing your expertise with the conference community. We hope to see you there July 15–17!
Register for IDEAL 2024
Group rates for five or more individuals are available. Please reach out to ARL at events@arl.org for more information on group rates.
- Register now!
- Get your questions answered with our FAQ.
- Advocate for your attendance.
With general questions, email learning+dei@arl.org.
Thank you IDEAL 2024 hosts:
About the IDEAL Conference
Previously known as the National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC), ARL IDEAL is a triennial experience that raises awareness and appreciation of workplace diversity issues through the exploration of theory and practice in libraries and archives. IDEAL 2024 is on the web at events.arl.org/IDEAL24/landing
About the Association of Research Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of research libraries in Canada and the US whose vision is to create a trusted, equitable, and inclusive research and learning ecosystem and prepare library leaders to advance this work in strategic partnership with member libraries and other organizations worldwide. ARL’s mission is to empower and advocate for research libraries and archives to shape, influence, and implement institutional, national, and international policy. ARL develops the next generation of leaders and enables strategic cooperation among partner institutions to benefit scholarship and society. ARL is on the web at ARL.org.
