IS | Schedule for 2009 Annual Conference

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Schedule of IS Meetings for 2009 ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
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Schedule of IS Meetings: ALA Annual Conference 2009


Friday -- 7/10/09
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm IS Soiree -- RSVP, Menus, & Maps Location to be announced
Saturday -- 7/11/09
Time Meeting Hotel / Room
(map -- abbreviations)
8:00 am - 12:00 am

Leaders Meeting

These sessions comprise the Leadership Meeting. They will occur sequentially in the same room:

  • Advisory Council I 8:00 - 9:30 am
  • Welcome and Orientation 9:30 - 10:30 am
  • Executive I 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
SHER Chicago BR VIII
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Multi-committee meeting

All committees meet simultaneously in the same room:

  • Communication
  • Conference Program Planning 2009
  • Conference Program Planning 2010
  • Discussion Group Steering
  • Information Literacy Best Practices
  • Information Literacy in the Disciplines
  • Instruction for Diverse Populations
  • Instructional Technologies
  • IS/ALISE Joint Working Group on Curriculum
  • Management & Leadership
  • Membership
  • Mentoring
  • Planning
  • Policy & Publications Review
  • Professional Education
  • Research & Scholarship
  • Teaching Methods
SHER Chicago BR VII
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Awards SHER Parlor E
(closed)
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Current Topics Discussion Group I: “Teacher Proficiencies: Applying Proficiency Standards for Instruction Librarians in Your Library.” SHER Sheraton BR I 
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Leadership Development in Transition: Steering the Ship from Helm and Deck

MCP W-196a
Sunday -- 7/12/09
Time Meeting Hotel / Room
(map -- abbreviations)
8:00 – 10:00 am New Leaders Orientation (incoming IS chairs) SHER Ontario 
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Current Topics Discussion Group II: “Using Discovery-Based Learning to Engage Students with Information Literacy.”
SHER Sheraton BR I
3:30 – 5:30 pm Illuminating New Instruction Research: Applying Research to Practice HIL Williford 
Monday -- 7/13/09
Time Meeting Hotel / Room
(map -- abbreviations)
8:00 am - 10:00 am Advisory Council II (Cancelled for the ACRL Information Literacy Summit)  
10:30 am - 1:30 pm Executive Committee II (Cancelled for the ACRL Information Literacy Summit)

 

   Convention center & hotel abbreviations for IS meetings:
MCP - McCormick Place West
HIL - Chicago Hilton*
SHER - Sheraton Hotel**
*headquarters
**co headquarters
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