Committee Chair: Kumaree Ramtahal (University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago) Dr Jeannette Lebron-Ramos (University of Puerto Rico)

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Committee Chair: Ms. Ayaana Alleyne Cumberbatch Robert

Committee co-chair: Ms. Niala Dwarika Bhagat – Co-chair

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Moderator: Mrs. Marisol Floren-Romero

Committee Chair: Mr. Marcelo Rodriguez

Committee co-chair: Mrs. Marisol Floren-Romero

Coordinator: Virtual Program – In Spanish - Register for Zoom meeting https://fiu.zoom.us/meeting/register/eVxfwgyLSYO6O_ZH6sPu7A#/registration

Committee Chair: Dr. Ardis Hanson, University of South Florida, United States (English)

Committee co-chair: Members: Mr. Luis Joel Crespo, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (Spanish), Mr. Erick Toussaint Consultant, Haiti (French), Ms. Lianne Leonora, Mongui Maduro Library, Curacao (Dutch)

Committee Chair: Mrs. Zetsia Ponson, National and Special Collections Department, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba, Aruba

Coordinator: Dutch Coordinators - Mrs. Astrid Britten (Aruba National Library)

Committee Chair: English Coordinator - Ms. Niala Dwarika-Bhagat (Medical Science Library, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago), French Coordinator - Sylvain Houdebert, University des Antilles, Guadeloupe

Committee Chair: Spanish Coordinator - Dr. Jeannette Lebrón-Ramos (University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico)

Committee Chair: Lianne Leonora

Coordinator: Mrs Lianne Leonora, President 2024-2025, Mongui Maduro Library Curaçao

Committee Chair: Lianne Leonora, ACURIL President 2024-2025

Coordinator: LOC

Moderator: Angeline da Silva de Goës

Moderator: Jeanick Martis, Curacao

Rapporteur: Erick Toussaint, Haiti - Sylvain Houderbert, Guadeloupe

Committee Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Pierre Louis, Executive Secretary, ACURIL

Coordinator: Luis Joel Crespo, ACURIL Treasurer

 

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Pilot mapping Cultural Heritage Curaçao, Dashowna Martha

 

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Memory of art in Puerto Rico: Digitalization of Catalogs from the Ponce Museum of Art, Sofia Canepa

 

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Engaging Communities: Strengthening Libraries, Archives and Cultural Heritage Organisations Through Collaboration - A Case Study from Suriname, Eric Kokke

Moderator: Peter Scholing, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba

Rapporteur: Ray Ganessingh, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Moderator: Adele Merrit-Bernard, The The University of the West Indies, Global Campus, Jamaica

Rapporteur: Ray Ganessingh, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Moderator: Adele Merrit-Bernard, The The University of the West Indies, Global Campus, Jamaica

Rapporteur: Ray Ganessingh, The UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Moderator: Adele Merrit-Bernard, The The University of the West Indies, Global Campus, Jamaica

Rapporteur: Ray Ganessingh, The UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Moderator: Jane Smith, Suriname

Rapporteur: Alejandro Escobar Nieves, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón Puerto Rico

 

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Long Live Radio! Crowdsourcing Transcription of Vintage Cuban Radio Programs, Tiffany-Kay Sangwand

 

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Long Live Radio! Crowdsourcing Transcription of Vintage Cuban Radio Programs, Tiffany-Kay Sangwand

Moderator: Peter Scholing, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba

Rapporteur: Ray Ganessingh, The UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Moderator: Jane Smith, Suriname

Rapporteur: Eliane Falco, University des Antilles - Service Commun de Documentation, Guadeloupe

Moderator: Jane Smith, Suriname

Rapporteur: Alejandro Escobar Nieves, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón Puerto Rico

 

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GLAM DCM PR: Digital Collection Management in Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Puerto Rico, Luis Joel Crespo González

 

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Collaboration and Networking Across Institutions with Dutch-Indonesian Collections, Louise Rahardjo

Moderator: Nancy Abreu-Baez, University of Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Amarilis González, Commonwealth-Parkville School, Patricia Clare Library, Puerto Rico

Moderator: Nancy Abreu-Baez, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Amarilis González, Commonwealth-Parkville School, Patricia Clare Library, Puerto Rico

Moderator: Nancy Abreu-Baez, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Amarilis González, Commonwealth-Parkville School, Patricia Clare Library, Puerto Rico

 

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Protecting Oral Histories: Navigating Privacy Challenges in Digital Environments, Natalia Hernández Mejías & Sonny Weeks

 

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Digital Humanities and Information Policy

Moderator: Margo Groenewoud, Independent Researcher, Curaçao

Rapporteur: Mariangelí Lugo, Law Library, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Moderator: Margo Groenewoud, Independent Researcher, Curaçao

Rapporteur: Mariangelí Lugo, Law Library, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Moderator: Mariangelí Lugo, Biblioteca de Derecho, Universidad de Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Simmone La Rose, University of Guyana, Berbice Campus Library

Moderator: Mariangelí Lugo, Biblioteca de Derecho, Universidad de Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Simmone La Rose, University of Guyana, Berbice Campus Library

Rapporteur: Niala Dwarika-Bhagat, UWI, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago and Ronny Alders, Biblioteca Nacional, Aruba

Committee Chair: Lianne Leonora, ACURIL President 2024-2025

Coordinator: Dr. Elizabeth Pierre Louis, Executive Secretary, ACURIL

 

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The DH Roadmap: from Gordian Knot to Integral Customer-Oriented Planning, Margo Groenewoud

 

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Beyond Digitization: Creating Meaningful Connections, Dimitri Cloose

 

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Endangered Archive Program (EAP) in action, Berber van Beek & Lianne Leonora

Moderator: Monique Alberts, KB National Library of the Netherlands

Rapporteur: Shakira Croes, Archivo Nacional, Aruba

Moderator: Monique Alberts, KB National Library of The Netherlands, The Netherlands

Rapporteur: Shakira Croes, Archivo Nacional, Aruba

Moderator: Monique Alberts, KB National Library of The Netherlands, The Netherlands

Rapporteur: Zetsia Ponson, National and Special Collections Department, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba. Aruba

Moderator: Monique Alberts, KB National Library of The Netherlands, The Netherlands

Rapporteur: Zetsia Ponson, National and Special Collections Department, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba. Aruba

 

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Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Humanities: Preserving Cultural Heritage Through Digitization at FIU

 

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Digitization, Digital Humanities and Caribbean Collections at the British Library

 

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The Observatory for Integrated and Sustainable Development: common good for peace, informational integration and the preservation of human knowledge, Waldemar Moraes

Moderator: Dr Jeannette Lebron-Ramos, University of Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Natalia Hernández Mejías University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico & Sonny Weeks, Antioch University and Universidad de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Moderator: Jeannette Lebron-Ramos, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Natalia Hernández Mejías University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Moderator: Dr. Jeannette Lebron-Ramos, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Natalia Hernández Mejías University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Moderator: Jeannette Lebron-Ramos, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Natalia Hernández Mejías University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Moderator: Lianne Leonora, Mongui Maduro Library, Curaçao

Rapporteur: Stacy Quintero, University of Southern Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago

Moderator: Astrid Britten, National Library of Aruba

Rapporteur: Ray Ganessingh, University of the West Indies

Moderator: Sylvain Houdebert, University des Antilles - Service Commun de Documentation, Guadeloupe

Rapporteur: Kamau Osbourne, The UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Committee Chair: Ms. Yiannitzah Jacobus, local organizing Committee Chair

Moderator: Jeannette Lebron-Ramos, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Purisima Centeno Alayon, Center for Information and Technology, School of Natural Sciences, Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR)

Coordinator: Luis Joel Crespo, ACURIL Treasurer

Coordinator: Mr. Luis Joel Crespo, Treasurer

 

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PRAFRO Virtual Archive: An Initiative for the Preservation and Promotion of Afro-Descendant Studies in Puerto Rico, Jeannette Lebrón-Ramos

 

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Caribbean Ancestry Data as a Community Responsibility, Cornelis Willem (Coen) Van Galen

 

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Memory and Transmission: The Palé Pou Sonjé Fund, a collection of voices, Magalie Dumoulin

Moderator: Mr. Luis Joel Crespo Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Mr. Alejandro Escobar Nieves, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón Puerto Rico

Moderator: Nancy Abreu, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Eliane Falco, University des Antilles - Service Commun de Documentation, Guadeloupe

Moderator: Nancy Abreu, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Eliane Falco, University des Antilles - Service Commun de Documentation, Guadeloupe

Moderator: Nancy Abreu, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Eliane Falco, University des Antilles - Service Commun de Documentation, Guadeloupe

 

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Open Access Degree of Electronic Academic and Scientific Journals in Puerto Rico: Study Progress, Purisma Centeno Alayon

 

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Code Club Caribbean: A Regional Initiative for Digital Education, Bruce Harms

 

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Representation of West Indian Cricket on the Cave Hill Campus, Ann-Marie White

Moderator: Erick Toussaint, Consultant, Haití

Rapporteur: Mrs. Adele Merrit-Bernard, The UWI Global Campus, Jamaica

Moderator: Erick Toussaint, Consultant, Haití

Rapporteur: Adele Merrit-Bernard, The UWI Global Campus, Jamaica

Moderator: Erick Toussaint, Consultant, Haití

Rapporteur: Ann-Marie White, Special Collections Librarian Sidney Martin Library, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados

Moderator: Erick Toussaint, Consultant, Haití

Rapporteur: Adele Merrit-Bernard, The UWI Global Campus, Jamaica

Coordinator: Dr. Elizabeth Pierre Louis, Executive Secretary, ACURIL

Moderator: Lianne Leonora, Mongui Maduro Library, Curaçao & Erick Toussaint, Consultant, Haití Rapporteur:

Rapporteur: Felene Cayetano, Belize National Library Service and Information System, Belize

Committee Chair: Margot Thomas (National Archives, Saint Lucia) and Ms. Lorraine Nero (The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago)

Committee Chair: Astrid Britten, Biblioteca Nacional, Aruba, and Mrs. Dorcas Bowler, National Library Services of Bahamas, Bahamas

Committee Chair: Sylvain Houdebert, Universite des Antilles, Guadeloupe

Committee Chair: Astrid Britten, Biblioteca Nacional, Aruba

Committee co-chair: Ronny Alders, Biblioteca Nacional, Aruba

Committee Chair: Ardis Hanson, University of South Florida Health Libraries, USA

Committee co-chair: Yiannitzah Jacobus, National Library, Curaçao, Jane W. F. Smith, Suriname & Berthamae Walker, University of The Bahamas, The Bahamas

Coordinator: Dr. Elizabeth Pierre Louis, Executive Secretary, ACURIL

Moderator: Luis Joel Crespo, ACURIL treasurer & Erick Toussaint, President

Rapporteur: Jeanick LOC Treasurer 2025 / Mariangelí Lugo LOC 2026 Chair

Committee Chair: Luis Joel Crespo, ACURIL Treasurer

 

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Koninklijke Bibliotheek Nederland

 

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Nederlands Digitaal Erfgoed, Suzanne Nuijen

 

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Dutch Caribbean Network Update, Gyonne Zafira

Moderator: Lianne Leonora, Mongui Maduro Library, Curaçao

Rapporteur: Ronny Alders, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba, Aruba

Moderator: Lianne Leonora, Mongui Maduro Library, Curaçao

Rapporteur: Ronny Alders, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba, Aruba

Moderator: Lianne Leonora, Mongui Maduro Library, Curaçao

Rapporteur: Ronny Alders, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba, Aruba

Moderator: Lianne Leonora, Mongui Maduro Library, Curaçao

Rapporteur: Ronny Alders, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba, Aruba

 

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Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Archives, Museums, and Libraries: A Focus on Academic Libraries, Kamau Osborne & Joanna Phillip

 

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Innovative Technologies in Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums, (GLAMs) - Harnessing the Power of AR, VR, and AI, Cheryl Peltier-Davis

 

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Academic Library Services: Opportunities and Challenges

Moderator: Mrs. Niala Dwarika-Bhagat, The UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Rapporteur: Ray Ganessingh, The UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Moderator: Niala Dwarika-Bhagat, The UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Rapporteur: Ray Ganessingh, The UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Moderator: Niala Dwarika-Bhagat, The UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Rapporteur: Ray Ganessingh, The UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Moderator: Niala Dwarika-Bhagat, The UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Rapporteur: Ray Ganessingh, The UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Committee Chair: LOC

Moderator: Ardis Hanson, University of South Florida Health Libraries, FL, USA

Rapporteur: Leann George, The National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS)

Moderator: Somattie Sayrange, University of Guyana

Rapporteur: Marsha Gay Robinson, CARICOM Secretariat, Guyana

Moderator: Alejandro Escobar Nieves, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Nancy Abreu, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico

Moderator: Niala Dwarika-Bhagat, The UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Rapporteur: Tammy Hopkinson, University of Guyana, Guyana

Coordinator: Luis Joel Crespo, ACURIL Treasurer

Committee Chair: Luis Joel Crespo Gonzalez, treasurer

Coordinator: Dr. Elizabeth Pierre Louis, Executive Secretary, ACURIL

Moderator: Waldemar Moraes, Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia - IBICT, Brazil

Moderator: Astrid Britten, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba, Aruba

Rapporteur: Randy Siew, The UWI, Trinidad and Tobago

Moderator: Jane Smith, Suriname

Rapporteur: Sandra L. Thomas, UWI, Cave Hill, Barbados

Moderator: Margot Thomas, National Archives Authority, St. Lucia

Rapporteur: Shakira Croes, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba

Moderator: Adele Merrit-Bernard, The UWI Global Campus, Jamaica

Rapporteur: Stacy Quintero, University of Southern Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago

Moderator: Ms. Monique Alberts, KB National Library of The Netherlands, the Netherlands

Rapporteur: Mrs. Margot Thomas, National Archives Authority, St. Lucia

Moderator: Peter Scholing, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba

Rapporteur: Nalisa Bhagwandin, University of Guyana

Coordinator: Dr. Elizabeth Pierre Louis, Executive Secretary, ACURIL

Coordinator: Scrutiny Committee: Lianne Leonora (Chair/Dutch), Sylvain Houdebert (French), Somattie Sayrange (English), Luis Joel Crespo (Spanish),

Coordinator: Sylvain Houdebert, Université des Antilles, Guadeloupe

Committee Chair: Sylvain Houdebert, Universite des Antilles, Guadeloupe

Committee Chair: Margot Thomas (National Archives, Saint Lucia)

Committee co-chair: Lorraine Nero (The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago)

Committee Chair: LOC

Rapporteur: Niala Dwarika-Bhagat, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago and Somattie Sayrange, University of Guyana, Guyana

Committee Chair: Lianne Leonora, ACURIL President 2024-2025

Coordinator: Dr. Elizabeth Pierre Louis, Executive Secretary, ACURIL

Moderator: Mr. Luis Joel Crespo, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Ms. Arlene Alleyne-Regis, The UWI, Jamaica

Moderator: Luis Joel Crespo, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Arlene Alleyne-Regis, The UWI, Jamaica

Moderator: Luis Joel Crespo, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Arlene Alleyne-Regis, The UWI, Jamaica

Moderator: Luis Joel Crespo, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Arlene Alleyne-Regis, The UWI, Jamaica

Moderator: Luis Joel Crespo, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Rapporteur: Arlene Alleyne-Regis, The UWI, Jamaica

Moderator: Sylvain Houdebert, Université des Antilles, Guadeloupe

Rapporteur: Peter Scholing, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba

Moderator: Sylvain Houdebert, Université des Antilles, Guadeloupe

Rapporteur: Peter Scholing, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba

Moderator: Sylvain Houdebert, Université des Antilles, Guadeloupe

Rapporteur: Peter Scholing, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba

Moderator: Sylvain Houdebert, Université des Antilles, Guadeloupe

Rapporteur: Peter Scholing, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba

Committee Chair: Luis Joel Crespo, Treasurer