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2007 ALA Annual Conference
June 21-25

Washington, DC

 

The ALTA Schedule of Events is below. ALTA meetings will take place Thurday, June 21 - Monday, June 25, 2007 . Please check the Conference Services Annual Conference 2007 site for general information, special events, and registration. 

Click here to see ALTA's Program Descriptions for 2007

Hotels and Travel:
For a list of Washinginton hotels and other travel information, please see:
http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annual/2007a/travel.htm

 

 

 

 

 

ALTA EVENTS - ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2007, Washington

Thursday, June 21, 2007

 Time

 Meeting

 Hotel

 Room

2:00 -
4:00 pm 

Executive Committee Meeting

WCC

  209B
5:00-7:00 pm

ALTA Board of Directors Meeting

WCC

  209B

Friday, June 22, 2007

10-11:30 am

ALL COMMITTEE MEETING 1:

Advocacy, Intellectual Freedom, Local Arrangements, Membership, President's Program, Education of Trustees

MADISON

Montpelier

1:30 -
5:30 pm

ALTA PreConference-

                 CANCELLED

Raising Library Capital in the Capitol Does your library work to match funding opportunities with appropriate donors and corporate sponsors? Is your library utilizing Web-based fundraising to better reach potential donors? Is your library considering starting a foundation to better harness the goodwill of patrons and advocates? In this session you will learn the principles of fundraising from development professionals and how you can leverage your library’s unique position in the community.    

 

MADISON

Dolly Madison Lower

8:30 am - 3:30pm

Advocacy Institute 

Learn how to become an effective library advocate and develop an action plan that you can use in your community or on campus! This three-part program consists of message development and coalition-building techniques; a lunchtime panel discussion on nurturing advocates through school, young adult and academic phases; and afternoon breakout sessions on topics including increasing library funding, maintaining budgets, and crisis communications. Sponsored by the Advocacy Institute Task Force of the Public Awareness Committee.
 Tickets: Advance: $35. Onsite: $50
REN Washington

 

GrandBallroom South

5:30 -
7:30 pm
ALA Exhibits All Conference Reception 

 Exhibit

 
7:30 -
10:00 pm 

ALTA Gala    $50.00

America's Restaurant, 50 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20007

 


 

Gallery

Saturday, June 23 2007   

8:00 -
10:00 am

ALTA Opening Session

"Trustees, Friends, and Library Staff: Developing an Effective Library Advocacy Network!"
 

 WCC

 140 A/B

10:30am-12:00 noon

Intellectual Freedom Program-

"Who's Responsible?"

HYATT

Independence D-E

1:30 -
3:30 pm 

ALTA President's Program -

" From Advocate to Player: Trustees Transforming Libraries"

 WCC  145 B
4:00 -
5:30 pm

ALL COMMITTEE MEETING II

Action Development, Legislation, Publications, SOS, Re-Structuring TF

 MAD  Montpelier
4:00 -
5:30 pm

Nominating Committee Meeting

(Closed)

 Madison

 

 Adams A
5:30 -
7:00 pm
ALA Opening General Session    

Sunday, June 24, 2007   

7:00-8:00am

ALTA Past President Breakfast

 Ren Fifteen Squares
8:00 -
10:00 am
 

Education of Trustees Program-

"Crossing the Line"

 WCC  145 B
10:30 am - 12:00 noon 

Legislation Program -

"Lifting the Gag: The Role of the Trustee"

 MAY  Chinese Room
12:00 noon - 1:30 pm

SOS Luncheon-

" The Library is on My Street and I Refuse to Move"

 MAD

Dolly Madison Lower

1:30 -
3:30 pm 

Technology for Trustees Program

 WCC

 147 A/B
4:00 -
5:00 pm 

ALTA Annual Business/ Open Forum Meeting

 WCC

 155
 
   

Monday, June 25, 2007   

8:00-10:00 am
2006-07 Board of Directors Meeting   WCC  149 A/B
10:30 -
11:00 am 
2007-08 Board of Directors Meeting 

 WCC

 149 A/B
11:00 am -
12:00 noon 

2007-08 Executive Committee Meeting

 WCC  149 A/B

Hotel Abbreviations:

Washington Convention Center - WCC   

Grand Hyatt Washington - HYATT*

Madison Hotel - MAD

Renaissance Mayflower - MAY

Renaissance Washington - REN *

 

 

*Headquarters


 

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