Dear Professional colleagues, MILAN- APLAI 2024 – Two Day National conference is just a few days away. This is a conference organized by the alumni association of the Department of Studies in LIS from the University of Mysore, popularly known as MILAN. This is an event - one of its kind bringing in the experts from Artificial Intelligence Industry to address the nuances of the new technology which is being discussed in all sectors and now at an LIS event. The title of the conference is ‘*Academic Publishing, Libraries, and Artificial Intelligence’**.* The keynote speakers, their affiliation and the title of their talk is given below for your reference. *1. Prof. Srinath Srinivasa, Dean R & D, IIITB, Bengaluru* * Title: AI and the Game of Science* *2. Prof. A G Ramakrishnan, Former Professor, Indian Institute of Science* * Title: **Open research and affordable open-access journals.* *3. **Ms. Anjana Sudhi, Data Scientist, Accenture* * Title: **Role of AI in content creation.* *4. Mr. Yash S , Regional Head, AWS Gen AI Innovation Head, Amazon* * Title: **"From Ideas to Production, leveraging GenAI to realize art of the possible - sharing success stories with some of AWS' most strategic customers.* *5. **Dr. Rajesh Nagaraja, Asst VP, Jio Platforms, pvt ltd* * Title: * *Libraries Reimagined: AI's Transformative Impact* *6. Dr. D S Guru, Professor, Dept. Of Computer Science, UOM.* * Topic:* *AI in Metadata generation: Opportunities and challenges.* *7. **Mr. Sridhar Jonnala, **Chief Data Scientist & distinguished Engineer, AI Anlaytics, IBM India* * Title: Responsible generative AI: Navigating the path to ethical enterprise.* *8. **Ms. Aparana Gupta * * Title: Navigating the Nexus: Harmonizing AI & Academic Integrity* In addition, the conference has two Panel discussions. 1. *Reinventing Librarianship with AI – Opportunities and Challenges* *2. AI in Action: Shaping the future of learning and Knowledge Management* *There are quality checked paper presentations by professional colleagues.* *Registration link is given below:* https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7HevMOSYUpzV5gfXysduhDaHGGR09xvqx... Visit conference web site for more information: https://sites.google.com/view/milan-uom/home Looking forward to meeting you at the conference venue on 21st, June 2024 With warm regards Dr Meera B M Conference Chair President, MILAN Former Librarian, Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru