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View details of LILAC conferences, the themes, keynote speakers and presentations for the past years.

LILAC 2023 was hosted by the University of Cambridge, and took place on 19th-21st April 2023.

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LILAC 2022 was hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University, and took place on 11th-13th April 2022.

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FestivIL by LILAC took place online on 6-8 July, 2021.

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LILAC 2019 was hosted by the University of Nottingham, and took place on 24th-26th April 2019.

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LILAC 2018 was jointly hosted by the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University, and took place on 4th-6th April 2018.

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LILAC 2017 was hosted by Swansea University, and took place on 10th-12th April 2017.

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LILAC 2016 was hosted by University College Dublin, and took place on 21st-23rd March 2016.

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LILAC 2015 was hosted by Newcastle University, and took place on 8th-10th April 2015.

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LILAC 2014 was hosted by Sheffield Hallam University, and took place on 23rd-25th April 2014.

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LILAC 2013 was hosted by The University of Manchester Library, and took place on 25th-27th March 2013.

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LILAC 2012 was hosted by Glasgow Caledonian University, and took place on 11th-13th April 2012.

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LILAC 2011 was jointly hosted by The British Library and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and took place on 18th-20th April 2011.

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LILAC 2010 was hosted by the Limerick Institute of Technology, and took place on 29th-31st March 2010.

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LILAC 2009 was hosted by Cardiff University, and took place on 30th March - 1st April 2009.

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LILAC 2008 was hosted by Liverpool John Moores University, and took place on 17th-19th March 2008.

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LILAC 2007 was hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University, and took place on 26th-28th March 2007.

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LILAC 2006 was hosted by the University of Leeds, and took place on 27th-29th March 2006.

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LILAC 2005 was hosted by Imperial College London.

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Details of our past keynote speakers; who they were, and why we invited them to speak to our delegates.

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Leeds Beckett University, 25-27 March 2024

Leeds Beckett University, 25-27 March 2024