BRIC 2026
Join us for the 9th BRIC conference hosted in Edmonton, Canada on June 2-4th, 2026. The event starts with a one day pre-conference followed by a single track two day main event, bringing together librarians, information professionals, expert searchers, and bibliometricians.
Our in-person event highlights innovative use cases supporting impact analyses, exploring citation patterns and influences, as well as compelling practice on research discovery and expert search.
Important dates:
- NEW - Call for presentation proposals
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Deadline for submissions (EXTENDED): February 20th
February 9th - Registration opens: February 18th (Cost $350 Cdn); students discounted
- Speaker notifications: week of March 2nd
- Pre-conference: June 2nd (free)
- Main event: June 3-4th, 2026
Organizing committee:
- Thane Chambers, University of Alberta
- Sarah Chomyc, University of Alberta
- Sonya Betz, University of Alberta
- Heather Ganshorn, University of Calgary
- Jeffrey Demaine, BRIC Committee
- George Duimovich, Carleton University
Interests
Altmetrics, bibliometrics, scientometrics, research discovery, researcher profiles, scholarly communications, visualizing research trends, impact stories, and more…
Our Perspectives
We are librarians, information specialists, and others supporting research impact & research discovery for our researchers, senior academic staff, facilitators, administrators and funding agencies.
Sponsors
BRIC since 2017
15
Keynote Speakers
On diverse topics & issues advancing bibliometrics and impact analysis.
25
Countries Represented
Mostly a Canadian conference, but we’ve increasingly seen participation rise from the USA as well as Europe, Asia & African nations.
167
Presentations
Our single track event includes long & short talks, some panel discussions, and pre-conference workshops.
752
Attendees
A steady rise in conference attendees since our inaugural event, but still keeping it cozy. Over 750 attendees since 2017.