Hosting WILU is a great opportunity to collaborate with your fellow librarians on an exciting event! It fosters teamwork, strengthens your planning muscles and rewards you with enhanced skills and lasting experiences. We invite you to submit a proposal to host WILU 2026.
Guidelines for Submitting a Proposal to Host WILU 2026
- The University or Chief Librarian or Director of Libraries of the interested institution will submit the proposal in writing by March 3, 2025 to wilu2025@mcmaster.ca.
- Proposals will be approximately one page in length and should address the following selection criteria:
- Location: Normally, WILU travels back and forth across Canada to ensure that participants from all regions have an opportunity to attend without long-distance travel; however, this pattern is flexible and all interested hosts will be considered
- Local interest: Applicants should demonstrate enough local interest to staff a conference committee
- Conference facilities: Institutions should have suitable conference facilities
- Accommodation: Institutions must outline accommodation options for delegates, either on campus or in the vicinity of the conference facilities (e.g. a hotel close by)
In the case of multiple applicants for the same year, preference may be given to institutions who have never hosted WILU or who have hosted it less recently than others.
Successful applicants will be notified by mid March, 2025.
Note: The Chair or at least one of the Co-Chair(s) of WILU 2026 are expected to attend WILU 2025.
