The KLAS Users' Conference is a gathering of library staff and administrators who use KLAS. Traditionally the conference is held in April or early May. The first official KLAS Users' Conference was held in 1997 at Keystone's offices in Raleigh, NC. In the first few years, the location alternated between a KLAS library and Keystone. Since 2006, KLAS library sites have hosted most KLAS conferences with the occasional return to Raleigh.
The KLAS Users' Group approved a conference format change in 2006 that created a three-day Tuesday-Thursday schedule. Keystone staff and members of the KLAS Users' Community cover topics ranging from improving circulation, new releases in KLAS, handling digital media, outreach and more in a variety of formats including general and breakout sessions. Breakout sessions are designed to appeal to a variety of learning styles with formats such as birds-of-a-feather, hands-on, workshops, and seminar classes.
With the impact of COVID in 2020, Keystone staff and the Users' Group Planning Committees took the conference fully online for the first time. This resulted in attendance of over 300 different KLAS Users' from across the country. With such an excellent turnout, a decision was made to present a fully online mini-conference in even years and a hybrid conference in odd.
In 2025, Keystone will partner with the Indiana State Library, Talking Book and Braille Library Service to bring the KLAS Users' Conference to Indianapolis, Indiana. The KLAS Users' Group planning committees have already been hard at work, and are excited to share more specifics about our second hybrid conference. Now, on to all the details you need to start planning your 2025 KLAS Users' Conference attendance:
- Dates: March 17-20, 2025
- Location: Indianapolis, IN
- Theme: Driving Innovative Inclusion in Libraries - Start Your Engines!
Conference Hotel: Embassy Suites by Hilton Indianapolis Downtown
Hotel Conference Rate: $129.00 / night + tax (or the prevailing government rate at time of booking + tax)
Conference Sessions Location: Indiana State Library
Conference Registration Deadlines & Costs:
Registration is not yet open. Announcements will be included in the KLAS Users' Weekly Wrap-up and sent to the KLASUsers listservs when it is. Until then, here are the planned registration deadlines and costs.
Online Attendees:
- Before December 17, 2024 = $85 with Early-Bird discount
- After December 18, 2024 = $100 per attendee
In-Person Attendees:
- Before December 17, 2024 = $200 with Early-Bird discount
- December 18, 2024 - February 16, 2005 = $250 per attendee
- After February 16, 2025 = $300 with late fee
The conference also offers ample networking opportunities during morning and afternoon breaks and the evening Welcome Reception hosted by Keystone Systems.
Past KLAS Users' Conferences dates and locations:
- 2024 KLAS Users' Mini-Conference - Online
- 2023 KLAS Users' Conference - Hybrid (Nashville, TN & Online)
- 2022 KLAS Users' Mini-Conference - Online
- 2021 KLAS Users' Conference - Online
- 2019 KLAS Users' Conference - West Palm Beach, FL (June 4-6)
- 2018 KLAS Users' Conference - Boise, ID (May 8-10)
- 2017 KLAS Users' Conference - Atlanta, GA (March 21-23)
- 2016 KLAS Users' Conference - Anaheim, CA (May 3-5)
- 2015 KLAS Users' Conference - Oklahoma City, OK (April 21-23)
- 2014 KLAS Users' Conference - Boston, MA (June 17-19)
- 2013 KLAS Users' Conference - Chicago, IL (April 30-May 2)
- 2012 KLAS Users' Conference - Columbia, SC (April 10-12)
- 2011 KLAS Users' Conference - Raleigh, NC (April 12-14)
- 2010 KLAS Users' Conference - Columbus, GA (April 20-22)
- 2009 KLAS Users' Conference - San Diego, CA (April 21-23)
- 2008 KLAS Users' Conference - Cincinnati, OH (April 8-10)
