The conference
Libraries, technology and learning at international American universities.
AMICAL’s annual conference is the one opportunity each year for AMICAL members to meet face to face with colleagues from the other American international universities, to discuss shared problems and solutions, and to hear from exceptional thinkers and practitioners whose work is influencing library and information services in higher education.
The AMICAL Conference is a small, intimate event that typically has just over 100 attendees, mainly from member institutions: librarians, IT directors, instructional technologists, faculty, but also deans and other administrators. This smallness and focus is one of its strengths, enabling a real sense of community and a readiness to engage with each other on collaborative projects in spite of the geographic and cultural distances.
The 2015 team
Program Committee
The Program Committee is responsible for the theme and focus of the program, and for shaping the program through the selection and scheduling of session proposals.
Daniel Cosentino
Dir. of Media Programs, Faculty in the Multimedia & Web Design Professional Core,
American University of KosovoRayane Fayed
Instructional Designer,
American University of BeirutJeff Gima
Director,
AMICAL Consortium,
American University of ParisNicky Ivanova-Bell
Serials & Inter-Library Loan Librarian,
American University in BulgariaPeter Korovessis
Executive Director for IT,
American College of Greece
Filitsa Mullen
Asst. Professor of Writing & Literature,
American University in BulgariaMadeline Mundt
Instructional Services Librarian,
Franklin University SwitzerlandLivia Piotto
Reference Librarian,
John Cabot UniversityDimitris Tzouris
Instructional Technologist,
American College of ThessalonikiTatevik Zargaryan
Library Systems and E-Services Librarian,
American University of Armenia
Local Organizing Committee
Lachezar Filtchev
Director of Office of Communications and Computing,
American University in BulgariaNicky Ivanova-Bell
Serials & Inter-Library Loan Librarian,
American University in BulgariaSophia Katsarska
Library Director,
American University in BulgariaRadosveta Miltcheva
Conferences, Institutes & External Events Coordinator,
American University in BulgariaFilitsa Mullen
Asst. Professor of Writing & Literature,
American University in Bulgaria
Coordinators
Alex Armstrong, Web Coordinator
E-Resources/Reference Assistant,
American College of Greece;
Web Developer,
AMICAL ConsortiumRayane Fayed, Volunteer Coordinator
Instructional Designer,
American University of BeirutDimitris Tzouris, Social Media & Unconference Coordinator
Instructional Technologist,
American College of ThessalonikiAhmad Zorkani, Webcasting Coordinator
Manager, Multimedia Services,
American University in Cairo
Past conferences
AMICAL holds a combined meeting and conference every year, hosted by one of the member institutions.
-
2014 – Athens, Greece
Student Engagement & Learning Spaces
-
2013 – Rome, Italy
New Media, New Literacies, New Models: Library-IT-Faculty Collaboration in a Learning Intensive World
-
2012 – Sharjah, UAE
The Value of Library and Information Services: Sharing Data and Assessing Impact
-
2011 – Beirut, Lebanon
e-Content: Collecting, Managing, Promoting, Teaching
-
2010 – Budapest, Hungary
Creating and Managing Digital Assets: Librarians, Information Technologists and Faculty Working Together
-
2009 – Yerevan, Armenia
The Learner’s Perspective – Adapting Information Services for Today’s Students