BRIC 2027
Join us for the 10th BRIC conference hosted in Waterloo, Canada on June 8-10th, 2027. 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:
- Call for proposals - December 15th, 2026
- Submission deadline - February 1st, 2027
- Registration opens - February 15th, 2027
- Program available - March 2nd, 2027
- Pre-conference: June 8th (free)
- Main event: June 9-10th, 2027
Organizing committee:
- Laura Bredahl, University of Waterloo
- Alison Hitchens, University of Waterloo
- Jenny Hirst, University of Waterloo
- Priscilla Carmini, University of Waterloo
- Antonio Munoz Gomez, University of Waterloo
- Jeffrey Demaine, OPL
- 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.
BRIC since 2017
16
Keynote Speakers
On diverse topics & issues advancing bibliometrics, impact analysis, and current topics.
25
Countries Represented
Mostly a Canadian conference, but we’ve increasingly seen participation rise from the USA as well as Europe, Asia & African nations.
202
Presentations
Our single track event includes long & short talks, some panel discussions, and pre-conference workshops.
850
Attendees
A steady rise in conference attendees since our inaugural event, but still keeping it cozy. Over 850 attendees since 2017.
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