We’re setting up the ALA Membership Pavilion today in the exhibits, booth 2525, and are getting ready to welcome members from around the world at the exhibits opening tonight (Friday) from 5:30 - 7:30pm. Every division and round table in the association has a space in the pavilion where visitors can learn more about the community. Featured conference programs, publications, awards information and committee information are available. While we haven’t yet finished unpacking, there are always fun give-aways, too. I’ll post pictures when we do.
Anxious to see what tomorrow’s ALA Cognotes will hold? Here’s a Flickr slideshow with the pictures from tomorrow’s issue. Arrivals and anticipation as the show begins…
Mary Ghikas has once again assembled a list of interesting highlights & useful information for you to peruse as you make your way to Washington, D.C. for Annual Conference.
I sent the following email to all registered attendees yesterday trying to provide some high level orientation information and links to key resources. I hope it helps here, too.
Have advocacy questions you want answered? Bring them to the Advocacy Hour for expert answers!
Advocacy Hour will be held at the ALA Membership Pavilion (#2424) in the Washington Convention Center, Halls A, B, and C, between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, June 26, 27, and 28, during the ALA 2010 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Want to add your Twitter name to your conference badge? There are Twitter stickers – at Registration, the Membership Pavilion and the Uncommons. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/alastaff/4598516255/
Please join us for this year’s American Library Association Membership Meetings - Forming Strong Alliances: Non-library Partnerships, an open forum to discuss the importance and relevance of forming strong partnerships with non-library organizations within our communities.
As of today, over 1,100 fellow attendees to ALA Annual Conference in D.C. are registered for the big rally at the Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill for Library Advocacy Day. While you can ‘just come’ on Tuesday, June 29th from 10:30 - 12n, having you preregistered will help us provide enough t-shirts, bottled water and information cards for all rally participants. Click through this helpful guide to registering for LAD and visit www.ala.org/lad to get started.
Need help from a real person during Annual Conference? Ambassadors are standing by each day of conference. You can visit the Ambassador desk in Regsitration at the Convention Center, the desk in the Membership Pavilion, booth 2525 in the exhibits, or by text message between 9a - and 5p (EDT) during conference.
To text, send the word ‘ala’ followed by your question to 66746. You’ll get a reply within 20 minutes (or 1st thing the next morning if sent overnight). Feel free to ask. Ambassadors are standing by to help.
“PopTop Stage” = n. the place in the ALA Exhibits hall to catch new authors, programming tips and innovative techniques for your library. See Also: the #ala10 wiki for more details and a full schedule - http://annual.ala.org/2010/index.php?title=PopTop_Stage
