CNI Fall 2026 Membership Meeting
December 10–11, 2026
Grand Hyatt Washington, Washington, DC
Tentative Schedule; Final schedule will be announced in the fall. All times local.
The meeting formally begins at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, and concludes at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, December 11. Optional and members-only programming begin on Wednesday afternoon (December 9) and lead into the start of the meeting.*
Thursday, December 10
- 8:00–11:00 a.m.: Workshops (open to anyone from a CNI member organization)
- AI, Archives, and Access — led by Paul Ford (Aboard) and Josh Hadro (Library of Congress)
- Beyond Open or Closed: Making Informed Decisions About AI Access to Collections — led by Katherine Klosek (Association of Research Libraries) and Amy Deschenes (Harvard University)
- 11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Orientation session
- 12:00–12:45 p.m.: Light refreshments
- 12:45–7:30 p.m.: Opening plenary, breakout sessions, lightning round, reception
- 7:30–10:00 p.m.: Game night
Friday, December 11
- 7:45–9:00 a.m.: Breakfast (provided) and discussion tables
- 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.: Breakout sessions, lunch (provided), closing plenary
*On Wednesday, December 9, there is an Executive Roundtable are social hours for select registrants:
- 1:00–3:30 p.m.: Executive Roundtable: AI Governance in the Scholarly Enterprise: Structures, Scope, and Authority (invitation-only)
- 4:00–5:00 p.m.: Deans, CIOs, CEOs, etc. social hour: An informal gathering for those leading CNI member organizations (library directors, deans, executive directors, CIOs, CEOs or equivalent)
- 5:00–6:00 p.m.: New members and first-time attendee social hour and welcome
Code of Conduct
CNI is committed to maintaining a welcoming and inclusive environment for inquiry, constructive disagreement, and intellectual freedom and honesty. We do not tolerate personal attacks, harassment of any kind, violence, or disruptive behavior. Please be respectful of our community’s diversity and generous of others’ views. Please bring concerns to our attention by contacting CNI staff.
