- 2024 – If It’s Broke, Let’s Fix It: Open Dialogue Between Problem & Opportunity
- 2023 – Passion into Action: Your Initiative in Technical Services
- 2022 – Our Work Supports Everyone: Demonstrating the Value of Technical Services
- 2021 – Moving Forward: Coping with New Realities in Technical Services
- 2020 – Under Pressure: Coping with New Realities in Technical Services
- 2019 – Back to Basics: Everyday Skills for Technical Services
- 2018 – New Opportunities & Collaborations with Technical Services
- 2017 – (No Special Theme)
- 2016 – Open Tomorrow: Collaborating for a Better Future
- 2015 – (No Special Theme)
- 2014 – Coming Up Roses: Growing Towards The Future
- 2013 – The Many Hats of Technical Services
- 2012 – iLibrary: Digital Futures for Libraries
- 2011 – 20/20 Vision: A New Decade for Technical Services
- 2010 – Crosswalks to the Future: Library Metadata on the Move
- 2009 – Working the Cataloging Landscape: Fishing, Mining, and Harvesting
- 2008 – Cohabiting and Colliding: Print and Electronic Resources
- 2007 – Reimagining Technical Services
- 2006 – Exploring the “Open” Universe: A Librarian’s Guide
- 2005 – Metadata and Meaning: Creating the 21st Century Catalog
- 2004 – Keeping UP: What Technical Services Librarians Should Know and Where They Can Go to Learn It
- 2003 – Measuring Up: Assessment in Collections and Technical Services
- 2002 – Something Old, Something New: Looking at Standards
- 2001 – Shaping Up the Web: Subject Access and Other Technical Services Fitness Tips
- 2000 – User-Oriented Technical Services: All Things to All People
- 1999 – Technical Services in the New Millennium: Exploring the Electronic Frontier
- 1998 – Technical Services in a Changing Environment: Opportunities for Innovation
To view a list of past keynote speakers, visit: https://netsl.wordpress.com/annual-list-of-keynote-speakers/.