Dear EAHIL member,

As we begin a new term, it’s also time to think about next year’s EAHIL event, the workshop in Lodz, Poland. The slogan that will inspire joint work during EAHIL 2025 and build partnerships and networks is IMAGINE. This multidimensional word is formed by the first letters of the concepts that will be the themes of the planned workshops:

I – Inform

M – Manage

A – AI

G – Growth

I – Integrate

N – Network

E – Explore

But no program without a submission from you, the EAHIL members. The call for abstracts will open in September. Please check the conference website for information on important dates and the theme.

I’m thrilled to announce that we have agreed to join forces with, among others, the Health Libraries Group (HLG) of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) in organising the next International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML) for 2026. The Congress will take place in Glasgow in July 2026, and the theme will be Flourish: growing our communities with the intention that ICML 2026 will have a growth impact upon our international community and support attendees to flourish in their roles to lay the foundations of a legacy for the profession.

We are still looking for bids for the 2027 event, which is also an opportunity to highlight the 40th anniversary of the association. I invite you to send expressions of interest or proposals to the EAHIL inbox (EAHIL-SECR@LISTS.EAHIL.EU). Please refer to https://eahil.eu/events/arrange-conference/ for event guidelines, and feel free to contact other Board members or me for discussion and support.

I also want to remind you that we have Council election this autumn. The nomination period for the Council will open in September, and voting will take place in October. Who would you like to see representing your country on the EAHIL Council? If not yourself, perhaps you have a colleague who would be perfect for a Council member role.  For more information check the website: Call for nominations to EAHIL Council 2024 

Lotta Haglund, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH, Stockholm Sweden