Save the date for Icepops 2025 (the International Copyright-Literacy Event with Playful Opportunities for Practitioners and Scholars)! This year, it will be taking place at the University of Manchester John Rylands Research Institute and Library from 9-10 September. Icepops is aimed at copyright specialists and non-specialists, librarians, archivists, curators, learning technologists, educational developers, teachers, lecturers, publishers and creators involved in copyright education.
Bookings will open in May 2025. More details will be announced soon along and bookings will open shortly. As with previous years we are looking to keep the costs as low as possible.
Keynote speakers
Our keynote speaker will be the fabulous Monica Westin, Associate Director, Content and Discovery, Library and Cultural Services at Manchester Metropolitan University. Monica has held roles at Google and the Internet Archive and we know she will provide some fascinating insights into the interesting times we are living through.
We will also be joined by Mat Bancroft, Curator at the British Pop Archive, John Rylands Research Institute and Library.
In addition, the conference will include lightning talks, a world cafe and lots of opportunities to share creative approach to copyright literacy and copyright education. As usual there will also be an evening social and we’ll be arranging tours of local libraries, including the British Pop Archive.
Call for papers
The call for papers is now open until Monday 9th June and the conference theme is “Copyright, safe spaces and sanctuary” with the following sub-themes:
- Reflection, empathy and emotion
- Long term thinking and planning for the future
- Building and supporting communities
- Supporting and nurturing others
- Finding joy in your work
We very much hope to see you in Manchester in September!