The ALTA Schedule of Events for Midwinter 2008 in Philadelphia, PA is below. ALTA meetings will take place Friday, Jan. 11 - Monday, Jan. 14, 2008 . Please check the Conference Services Midwinter 2008 site for general info, special events, and registration information.
Hotels and Travel Accomodations:
A list of Seattle hotels, with rates, and a map of hotel locations, will be available at this website at the beginning of October, and in the October issue of American Libraries magazine. http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2008/travel.htm
ALTA EVENTS - MIDWINTER 2008, Philadelphia, PA |
Friday, January 11, 2008 |
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Meeting |
Hotel |
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9:00 am - 3:30 pm
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Advocacy Institute
The Advocacy Institute is a full day program geared to help foster ongoing collaboration between Friends, Trustees, Librarians, and other Advocates at the local level. Attendees will receive specific training to assist them in making the case for libraries. For more information, link to:
http://www.ala.org/ala/issues/advocacyinstitute.htm |
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4:00 - 5:30 pm |
Executive Committee Meeting |
LOWES |
Tubman |
5:30 - 7:30 pm |
ALA Exhibits All Conference Reception |
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7:30 - 10:00 pm |
President's Reception -- $ 55.00 Philadelphia, PA
A Triumph of Tradition
When John Adams arrived in Philadelphia in August of 1774, to attend the First Continental Congress, he was greeted by leading citizens and immediately taken to the tavern he would call "the most genteel tavern in America." The tavern Adams referred to, City Tavern, was not yet a year old and was already caught in momentous events. A few months earlier, Paul Revere had ridden up to the Tavern with the news of the closing of the port of Boston by the British Government. Click here to continue...
http://www.citytavern.com |
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Saturday, January 12, 2008 |
8:00 - 10:00 am |
Board Orientation |
MAR |
Rm. 407 |
10:30 am -12:30 pm |
Board of Directors Meeting |
PCC |
Rm. 104B |
1:30 - 3:30 pm |
ALL COMMITTEE MEETING:
PLA National Conference, President's Events, Membership, Leadership Development, Legislative, Intellectual Freedom and Development Committee |
PCC |
Rm. 103B |
4:00 - 5:30 pm |
Awards Committee (Closed) |
PCC |
Rm. 203B |
Sunday, January 13, 2008 |
10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
ALL COMMITTEE MEETING:
Regional Programminge, Newletter, Websit, Publication Development and Advocacy |
MAR |
Liberty BR |
12:00 - 1:30 pm |
ALTA Town Hall Meeting |
MAR |
Salon C/D |
1:30 - 3:30 pm |
ALA Low Conflict Time |
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4:00 - 6:00 pm |
Nominating Committee (Closed) |
LOWES |
Adams |
4:00 - 6:00 pm |
Annual Conference Program Committee |
LOWES |
Washington B |
Monday, January 14, 2008 |
8:00 - 10:00 am |
Board of Directors Meeting |
PCC |
Rm. 104B |
10:00 - 10:30 am |
Executive Committee Meeting |
PCC |
Rm. 104B |
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