VALA holds regular guest speaker events covering recent and interesting developments in the application of information technology. They are open to all members of the community.

To view the Calendar of events click HERE.

VALA Code of Conduct

VALA seeks to provide a respectful and safe environment in which diverse participants may learn from, challenge, network with and share the company of colleagues. We recognise a shared responsibility to create and sustain that environment and do not tolerate harassment in any form. Click HERE for the full document.

VALA Events 2019: Solving Wicked Problems with Data and Creativity

VALA invites you to our last Guest speaker event for 2019. This 1-hour event will be run as a Zoom Webinar.

Our special Guest speaker will be Katie Hannan, Company Board Director at GovHack Australia.

VALA Events 2019: An Open Book: Big Data, Literature and Ethics

VALA invites you to our June Special event and VALA AGM. Join us at the William Angliss Conference Centre in Melbourne on Wednesday 26 June from 5:30pm.

The AGM will be followed by a presentation by Dr Tyne Daile Sumner from the University of Melbourne. By using Literary Studies to ‘open the book’ on the complex relationship between librarianship, data, and ethics, this talk will explore the important role libraries have to play in negotiating the complex ethical debates at the centre of big data.

VALA Events 2019: Library Perceptions of Technology Vendors and Products

VALA invites you to our first Guest speaker event for 2019. This 1-hour event will be run as a Zoom Webinar.

Our special Guest speaker will be Marshall Breeding, creator and editor of Library Technology Guides and the libraries.org online directory of libraries on the Web.

VALA Events 2018: Preserving the Future

VALA invites you to our final Guest speaker event for 2018. Join us at The Angliss Conference Centre on Thursday 29th November from 5:30pm.

Our special invited Guest speaker will be the recipient of the 2018 VALA Award.

VALA Events 2018: Is “Open” always “Equitable”?

VALA invites you to our October Guest Speaker event for 2018. This 1-hour event will be run as a Zoom Webinar.

VALA Events 2018: Finders, Keepers: the past, present and future of library technology.

VALA invites you to our June Special event and VALA AGM. Join us at the William Angliss Conference Centre in Melbourne on Thursday 21 June from 5:30pm.

The AGM will be followed by a very special Event to mark VALA’s 40th Anniversary (1978-2018). Join VALA President, David Feighan, and President-elect, Katie Haden, VALA Committee past and present, our sponsors, friends and VALA “royalty” to share the milestones of the journey so far and our vision for the VALA of the future.

VALA Events 2018: Open GLAM Innovation

VALA invites you to our August Guest Speaker event for 2018. This 1-hour event will be run as a Zoom Webinar.

VALA Events 2017: Women in IT – Data, Dystopia, Science Fiction and You

VALA invites you to our final Guest speaker event for 2017, and SGM. Join us at the Library at the Dock on Wednesday 22nd November from 5:30pm.

Join VALA and special guest speaker, Kathy Reid, for a thought-provoking and surprising conversation about the role that women, librarians and technologists play (or should play) in ensuring freedom of data and information.

VALA Events 2017: Open in order to deliver better research and learning outcomes

VALA invites you to our October Guest Speaker event for 2017. This 1-hour event will be run as a Zoom Webinar.

Join special Guest Speakers Patrick Splawa-Neyman, Angel Cheng and David Feighan, hosted by Andrew Stapleton, who will be speaking on the topic “Open in order to deliver better research and learning outcomes”.

VALA Events 2017: Inside the seed bank

VALA invites you to our June Guest Speaker event and VALA AGM. Join us at The Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne on Wednesday 28 June from 5:30pm.

Our speaker is Dr Rachel Buchanan, University of Melbourne Archives who will be speaking on the topic “Inside the seed bank”.