Greetings to all ACURILEAN’s, information professionals, exhibitors and friends:

I extend a warm greeting to you as president of the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL) 2024-2025.

Another year has passed since the truly inspiring conference in Guyana, where the role of Big Data and its effects on archives, museums and libraries was explored. It is for me a privilege and honor to extend another invitation to all librarians, archivists, museum personnel, information specialists, exhibitors and other information professionals to continue the conversation in Curaçao at the 54th Annual  Conference.

The theme for our next exchange will be "Digital Humanities: Connecting the Caribbean (communities) through Archives, Museums, and Libraries". This annual opportunity to meet and exchange with information professionals will take place from June 8-12, 2025 at Curaçao Marriott Beach Resort.

The conference will address the challenges and opportunities in digitizing cultural resources within the context of the Caribbean’s “post-colonial” realities. Key discussions will focus on the ethical dimensions of reclaiming and digitizing colonial records, the representation of marginalized voices, and the deconstruction of Eurocentric frameworks in archival and curatorial practices. Emphasis will also be placed on leveraging innovative technologies to make this heritage accessible to diverse audiences, both regionally and globally, while safeguarding its authenticity and integrity.

Connecting and Collaboration will be the guiding principles, encouraging partnerships across borders and between institutions to build networks that amplify shared histories and foster community engagement and access.

The Local Organizing Committee in Curaçao has taken on the challenge to organize another ACURIL-experience with more opportunities and spaces to Connect; comparing innovations and best-practices, across languages and countries and between organizations and/or people! 

I am truly looking forward to your support and participation in the 2025 ACURIL conference. It will be an honor to personally meet and greet you in Curaçao. 

Cordially,

Lianne Leonora