Summary IASSIST at 50! Bridging oceans, harbouring data & anchoring the future IASSIST 2025 invites you to join us in Bristol, United Kingdom, for its golden anniversary conference (yes, that is 50 years!!) from June 3 – June 6, 2025 to engage in the past, present, and future of data services, including data management and technologies. IASSIST (the International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology) is an international organization of professionals working with information technology and data services to support research and teaching. Description Visit lively, yet laid-back, Bristol and find a city full of character, centuries-old heritage, and an irrepressible creative zeal. Enveloped in the hills of South West England, Bristol is a city full of unique experiences, from year-round festivals, award-winning cycle tracks, and gastronomy of every flavour, to first-class arts venues, and awe-inspiring street art. The conference will be held in-person, centring around networking opportunities and interactions. We welcome submissions for papers, presentations, posters, demonstrations, workshops, and lightning talks that embrace our conference theme, “Bridging oceans, harbouring data & anchoring the future”. We are seeking out information on: the connections created by data and data services professionals and enthusiasts; the wealth of knowledge in the community; the context of our profession today; and good data practice in the future. Possible topics include (but are not limited to):      Environmental impact and sustainability     Artificial Intelligence     Reproducibility     Partnerships and collaboration     Data literacy     Data consultation and librarianship     Data management and archiving     Data provenance, CARE / FAIR data principles     Data discovery and access     Data documentation and metadata     Data governance and ethics     Data gaps and biases