51st Annual Conference of IASSIST
Championing Data: Data Professionals at the Nexus
Virtual Conference, June 2-5, 2026
Host institution: IASSIST
Conference sponsor:
In order to allow as many as possible to attend IASSIST 2026, the conference will be virtual. We would love for you to join us from June 2 to June 5, 2026, to engage, connect, and collaborate around the theme of Championing Data.
We are building an engaging array of events and formats to maximize our shared time at the conference. Besides presentations and panels, IASSIST 2026 will feature semi-structured time, with attendee-selected themes for discussion and idea exchange, as well as unstructured segments. Social hours, trivia and participatory games will round out the experience.
IASSIST (International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology) is an international organization of professionals working with information technology and data services to support research and teaching. IASSIST members are working together to advocate for responsible data management and use, to build a broader community surrounding research data, and encourage the development of data professionals.
See the Conference Schedule for the latest information about the presentations.
Thank you for joining us virtually!
I was lovely to see you all. It was the Best IASSIST. Ever.
Presentations from the conference are available as follows:
Presentations are currently being added to Zenodo. The conference archive will be made available on our site later. Some of the presentations were recorded. Recordings may be available on Zenodo too.
2025 Conference presentations (Zenodo)
IASSIST 2026 Program Committee
- Please send all questions to programme@lists.iassistdata.org
- Michael Beckstrand, Meghan Goodchild, Jim Church, and Stephanie Labou
Conference info
Originally planned for Amherst, MA, USA
IASSIST Administrative Committee with the full support of University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries voted to make the 2026 conference virtual.
We thank University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries for their willingness and hard work to host IASSIST 2026. While many were looking forward to travelling to Amherst, we want to give you ample notice that the 2026 conference will be virtual. Since planning began, we have heard from many that you would be unable to attend an in-person conference in 2026 due to changes in funding and other challenges. IASSIST strives to be inclusive and we know many long time members are never or rarely able to attend in person conferences.
While many details need to be worked out including time zone challenges, we will strive to continue our tradition of the “Best IASSIST Ever” conference with added inclusivity!
We greatly value the in-person camaraderie and networking that occurs in person and return to an in-person conference in 2027.