Welcome to the 11th International Digital Storytelling Conference, June 20-23, 2023. Our conference is part of a multi-institutional, multinational, three-year process organized by Loughborough University (UK), Montgomery College (US), Patient Voices (UK), Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology (US), StoryCenter (US) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (US). After an inspiring conference in Loughborough last summer, we are excited to