Hi all, the International Visual Literacy Association would like to invite you to join us for our first annual online Virtual Symposium <https://preview.convertkit-mail2.com/click/dpheh0hzhm/aHR0cHM6Ly9wcmV2aWV3LmNvbnZlcnRraXQtbWFpbDIuY29tL2NsaWNrL2RwaGVoMGh6aG0vYUhSMGNITTZMeTh6T1RVM1pqVm1OeTVqYkdsamF5NWpiMjUyWlhKMGEybDBMVzFoYVd3eUxtTnZiUzlzYlhWdk9UYzBObkp3ZFcxb2JuRXpPRFl3ZERab09HdDRialF3TUdsbmFHUjRjVEJzTHpkeGFEZG9PR2c1Wkhaa01IRTNZbm92WVVoU01HTklUVFpNZVRsd1pHMTRhR0l5TlhOaFZ6VnNXVEk1ZFZwdFZubGFWelZxV2xSSmQwMXFXWFZqTWs1dldsZFJkVmt5T1hSTWR6MDk=>, taking place this *March 11, 2026*. The day will begin with a plenary session, "Visual Literacy at the Threshold: Reflections from the *Journal of Visual Literacy's* Special Issue on Generative AI," from editor Maria Avgerinou highlighting the new special issue on AI, along with the issue's guest editors Irene Karayianni and Konstantinos Leftheriotis. The schedule <https://preview.convertkit-mail2.com/click/dpheh0hzhm/aHR0cHM6Ly9wcmV2aWV3LmNvbnZlcnRraXQtbWFpbDIuY29tL2NsaWNrL2RwaGVoMGh6aG0vYUhSMGNITTZMeTh6T1RVM1pqVm1OeTVqYkdsamF5NWpiMjUyWlhKMGEybDBMVzFoYVd3eUxtTnZiUzlzYlhWdk9UYzBObkp3ZFcxb2JuRXpPRFl3ZERab09HdDRialF3TUdsbmFHUjRjVEJzTDI5M2FHdG9jV2gzZURONE5IQnRZM1l2WVVoU01HTklUVFpNZVRsd1pHMTRhR0l5TlhOaFZ6VnNXVEk1ZFZwdFZubGFWelZxV2xSSmQwMXFXWFZqTWs1dldsZFJkVmt5T1hSTU1uaHdZek5SZG1NeWJIUmpSM2hz> has an exciting mix of papers from IVLA scholars around the world, bringing a wide range of interests and issues of importance to the field of visual literacy. We look forward to seeing you there! -- Katie Greer Professor, Kresge Library PhD Candidate, Oakland University School of Educational and Human Services Vice President, International Visual Literacy Association (ivla.org) Oakland University 100 Library Dr. Rochester, MI 48309 she / her Google Scholar Profile <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NiJtDi0AAAAJ&hl=en> Check out my books! *Dismantling Conspiracy Theories: Metaliteracy and Other Strategies for an Information-Disordered World <https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/dismantling-conspiracy-theories-9798216331728/>* *Unframing the Visual: Visual Literacy Pedagogy in Academic Libraries and Information Spaces <https://alastore.ala.org/content/unframing-visual-visual-literacy-pedagogy-academic-libraries-and-information-spaces>*