Code4Lib 2024 is a loosely-structured conference that provides people working at the intersection of libraries/archives/museums/cultural heritage and technology with a chance to share ideas, be inspired, and forge collaborations. The conference will be held May 13-16, 2024 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. You can find more information about the conference on the conference web site (https://2024.code4lib.org/) and more information about the Code4Lib community at https://code4lib.org/about/.

Keynote speaker nominations for the Code4Lib 2024 Conference will be accepted from now through Nov. 16. Nominations should be made on our keynote nominations page (https://wiki.code4lib.org/2024_Keynote_Speakers_Nominations) on the Code4Lib wiki. To get a wiki account, please email Ryan Wick at ryanwick@gmail.com; if you wish to make a nomination without a wiki account, please email Mike Taylor at mike.taylor@nau.edu.

When making a nomination, please consider whether the nominee is likely to be an excellent contributor in each of the following areas:

1) **Appropriateness**. Is this speaker likely to convey information that is useful to many members of our community?

2) **Uniqueness**. Is this speaker likely to cover themes that may not commonly appear in the rest of the program?

3) **Contribution to diversity**. Will this person bring something rare, notable, or unique to our community, through unusual experience or background?

Please include the following information in your nomination:

- Speaker’s full name

- Brief description of individual (250-word max)

- Pertinent links (Maximum of 3)

- Contact information for candidate (email address)

The Keynote Committee will attempt to contact all nominees and will only include on the ballot those who consent to be nominated.

Mike Taylor,

On behalf of the Code4Lib 2024 Keynote Committee

** If you would prefer to submit a nomination anonymously, please send your nominee(s) to Mike Taylor at mike.taylor@nau.edu.