Charleston Conference Asia is a new event that will be hosted for the first time in 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Charleston Conference is an annual gathering of librarians, publishers, electronic resource managers, consultants, and vendors of library materials that has been held annually since 1980 in Charleston, SC, each November. Founded by visionary librarian and entrepreneur Katina Strauch, it is designed to be a collegial gathering of individuals from different areas who discuss the same issues in a friendly and informal environment.
Our unique conference philosophy places an emphasis on inviting diverse viewpoints, giving a platform to new voices, and equally valuing the input from all sides of the information and scholarly communications industry. We’re thrilled to bring this approach to the library and publishing communities to our new event, and to share knowledge, spark innovation, and build community.
Read the initial press release about this event
Key topics to be explored during the event include:
- Generative AI: Examining both the promising potential and the concerns it raises for libraries and scholarly publishing.
- Equity: Developing strategies to ensure research from all regions is equally recognized and valued, while making learning opportunities accessible to everyone.
- Sustainable Development Goals: Advancing regional and global efforts to leverage academic knowledge in support of the UN’s SDGs.
Dates and registration details:
Call for Papers:
- Call for Papers proposal period is now closed.
- Decision emails sent week of September 22
- Preliminary full agenda ready for publication October 6
Registration
- Opens July 15: Register now!
- Early bird rate July 15 - October 24 $225 (USD)
- Regular rate October 25- January 16 $300 (USD)
- Late Fee: on site registration $375 (USD)
- Reduced rates and scholarships available for librarians in low to middle income countries as defined by the World Bank.
Vendor Showcase Registration
- Opens August 13 SOLD OUT
- Early bird rate August 13 - September 30: $2,275 (USD)
- Regular rate October 1 - January 10 $2,500 (USD)
- Discounted rates are available for 2025 Charleston Conference exhibitors
- Reduced rates are also available for local/regional Asian publishers
Confirmed Keynote Speaker: Dr. Joyashree Roy, Distinguished Professor, Asian Institute of Technology and Founder Director: South and South East Asia Multidisciplinary Applied Research Network on Transforming Societies of Global South (SMARTS)
Confirmed Keynote Speaker: Prof Devika P. Madalli, Director, INFLIBNET Centre: Prof Devika Madalli is the Director, INFLIBNET, UGC-IUC,Gandhinagar. Prior to joining INFLIBNET, Dr.Madalli has served as a Professor of the Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute and as an adjunct faculty, DISI, University of Trento, Italy. Dr.Madalli has extensive experience in teaching, research and capacity building. Her interest lies in the area of OERs and Educational resources repositories, Open Data Repositories and Data Management, Knowledge Organization and application of facetization in Information Systems, Information Infrastructures, Digital Libraries, Semantic Web technologies, Faceted Ontologies, Agrisemantics, multilingual information services. Dr. Madalli was also instrumental in the development of the One Nation One Subscription scheme in India.
Confirmed Keynote Speaker: Prof Zhang Bin, Library Director of Renmin University:
We thank our headline sponsors, iGroup, for their support.
We have additional opportunities for sponsorship and exhibiting at the Charleston Conference Asia Vendor Showcase that are included in the brochure at the link above. Please contact Caroline Goldsmith (caroline @ charlestonlibraryconference.com) with questions about sponsorship, or Toni Nix (justwrite @ lowcountry.com) for questions about the Vendor Showcase exhibits. Thank you!