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PLA Meeting Schedule

2008 ALA Annual Conference - Anaheim, CA

*Please make sure to check the schedule on-site for changes.*

Hotel Abbreviations

*Hilton Anaheim-HIL
*Marriott Anaheim-MAR
Anaheim Convention Center – ACC
Clarion Hotel – CLAR
Crowne Plaza – CROW
Disney’s Grand Californian – GRAND
Disney’s Paradise Pier – PIER
Disneyland Hotel – DIS
Doubletree Guest Suites - DOUB
Embassy Suites South - EMB
Hyatt Regency Orange County - HYATT
Sheraton Park Hotel – SHER
*indicates conference headquarter hotels

 

Meeting/Program Date Time Location Room
2008 and 2010 National Conference Committees  6/30/2008 Monday 10:30 am-12:00 pm DIS No. Exhibit Hall Mtg. Rm. H
2008 and 2010 National Conference Program Subcommittees  6/29/2008 Sunday 4:00 - 5:30 pm DIS No. Exhibit Hall Mtg. Rm. I
2008 National Conference Program Subcommittee 6/29/2008 Sunday 1:30-3:00 pm PIER Santa Monica Room
2009 Nominating Committee   6/29/2008 Sunday 8:00 am - 10:00 am HIL Sunset, 4th Floor
All Committee Meeting  (see your individual committees listings, please) 6/29/2008 Sunday 8:00-9:30 and 9:30-11:00 HIL Pacific Ballroom C
PLA PRESIDENT'S PROGRAM AND AWARD PRESENTATION 6/30/2008 Monday 5:00 - 6:30 pm ACC Arena
Board of Directors I 6/27/2008 Friday 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ACC 206 B
Board of Directors II 6/30/2008 Monday 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm ACC 212 B
Budget & Finance (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 8:00 am - 9:30 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Bylaws and Organization (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 8:00 am - 9:30 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Celebrating Children’s Book Week: A How-To for Creating Innovative Youth Programs  6/30/2008 Monday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm MAR Salon F
Cluster Steering Committee Meeting  6/29/2008 Sunday 11:00 am-12:00 pm HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Conference Program Coordinating 2009 (Part of All Committee Meeting) 6/29/2008 Sunday 8:00 am-9:30 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Digital Storytelling: Where Outreach, Local History, Programming and Technology Collide  6/28/2008 Saturday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm ACC Anaheim Convention Center, 213 C
ECRR Evaluation Focus Groups - Closed Meeting 6/29/2008 Sunday 8:00 am - 10:00 am PIER Disney's Paradise Pier, San Diego (Rm.)
ECRR Evaluation Focus Groups - Closed Meeting 6/29/2008 Sunday 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm DIS Wonder B
ECRR Focus Group - Closed Meeting  6/30/2008 Monday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm DOUB Tuscany F
Electronic Communications Advisory (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 8:00 am - 9:30 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Every Child Ready to Read Evaluation Task Force  6/28/2008 Saturday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm DIS Wonder D
Executive Committee I  6/27/2008 Friday 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm ACC 206 B
Executive Committee II  6/30/2008 Monday 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm ACC 212 B
Going Local: Statistical Resources for Business  6/30/2008 Monday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ACC 204 A
Gordon M. Conable Award Jury (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
How Branding Can Increase the Relevance of Your Library  6/28/2008 Saturday 10:30 am-12:00 pm HIL El Capitan, 4th Floor
Leadership Development 2008 (Part of All Committee Meeting) 6/29/2008 Sunday 8:00 am-9:30 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Libraries Prosper with Passion, Purpose & Persuasion! A Toolkit for Success  6/28/2008 Saturday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm HIL Avilia
Library Fundraising on Steriods! Going Beyond the Used Book Sale…  6/28/2008 Saturday 10:30 am 12:00 pm HIL Pacific Ballroom A
Membership (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 8:00 am - 9:30 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Monographs (Part of All Committee Meeting) 6/29/2008 Sunday 8:00 am - 9:30 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Not Evolutionary--Revolutionary! Library Reorganization Project , 2010-style  6/28/2008 Saturday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ACC 210 A-C
Past President's Breakfast 6/30/2008 Monday 8:00 am - 9:00 am MAR Salon J
PLA 101: ALA Annual Conference Tips for First Time Attendees  6/28/2008 Saturday 8:00 am - 9:00 am MAR Marquis Northwest
PLA Partners (Part of All Committee Meeting) 6/29/2008 Sunday 8:00 am - 9:30 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
PLA President's Reception 6/30/2008 Monday 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm ACC Arena Plaza
Presidents Events 2008 (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 8:00 am - 9:30 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Presidents Events 2009 (Part of All Committee Meeting) 6/29/2008 Sunday 8:00 am - 9:30 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Public Libraries Advisory Board  6/28/2008 Saturday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm HIL Sunset, 4th Floor
Reach Out and Touch Someone: Public and School Libraries Collaborate for Student Success  6/30/2008 Monday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm MAR Platinum 1/2
Read Between the Lions: Public Television and Public Libraries Join Forces to Improve Literacy 6/30/2008 Monday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm MAR Platinum 3/4
Small and Medium-Sized Libraries (Library Development Cluster) (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 8:00 am - 9:30 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Statistical Report Advisory (Part of All Committee Meeting) 6/29/2008 Sunday 8:00 am - 9:30 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Succession Planning: The Future of Your Library Depends on It  6/28/2008 Saturday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm HIL California Pavillion D, 2nd Floor
Taking Off with Every Child Ready to Read ®@ your Library®  6/28/2008 Saturday 8:00 am - 10:00 am MAR Salon E
Technology in Public Libraries Committee 6/28/2008 Saturday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm HIL San Clemente
Teen Parents Raising Readers: Teen Staff Making It Happen 6/28/2008 Saturday 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm MAR Marquis Northwest
All Committee Meeting  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Intellectual Freedom (Part of All Committee Meeting) 6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
International Relations (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Legislation (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Library Confidentiality (Part of All Committee Meeting) 6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Public Policy in Public Libraries (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Recruitment of Public Librarians (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Research and Statistics (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Staffing Issues (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Stretching Existing Staff: New Service Delivery Models  6/28/2008 Saturday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm HIL California Pavillion B
Why Public Libraries Close  6/28/2008 Saturday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm HIL California Pavillion B
Branch Libraries (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Get the Word Out: How to Do It Marketing for Small and Rural Libraries  6/29/2008 Sunday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm HIL Pacific Ballroom B
Libraries Prosper with Passion, Purpose & Persuasion! A Toolkit for Success 6/28/2008 Saturday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm HIL Avilia
Marketing Public Libraries (Part of All Committee Meeting) 6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Metropolitan Libraries (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Pacs in the Library 2.0 World  6/30/2008 Monday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm HYATT Pacific Room
Practical Applications of Technology in Public Libraries (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Public Computing in a Library 2.0 World 6/28/2008 Saturday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm HYATT Royal A/B
Public Library Systems (Part of All Committee Meeting) 6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Public Programs in a Shoebox: What If You Don't Have a Community Room?  6/28/2008 Saturday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ACC 201 D
Rural Library Services (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Selling Your Story: How to Use the PLA Service Responses to Market Your Library 6/29/2008 Sunday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm ACC 304 C/D
Technology in Public Libraries (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Teens in Your Branch Library  6/28/2008 Saturday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm MAR Platinum 3/4
What the User Expects and How to Get There  6/28/2008 Saturday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm HYATT Royal C/D
Adult Continuing and Independent Learning Services (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Adult Learners: Helping Libraries Make MAGIC!  6/29/2008 Sunday 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm DIS Magic Kingdom 3
Audiovisual (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Basic Education and Literacy Resources and Services (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Career and Business Services (Part of All Committee Meeting) 6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Cataloging Needs of Public Libraries (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Cataloging Needs of Public Libraries Committee 6/30/2008 Monday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm HYATT Commodore Boardroom
Collection Management (Part of All Committee Meeting) 6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Community Information Services (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
DEWEY OR DON'T WE  6/28/2008 Saturday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ACC 204 C
Early Literacy Training for Child Care Providers: A Proven Program for Success  6/29/2008 Sunday 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm MAR Salon A-D
Programming Your Way Through Dewey: Insects, Dinosaurs, and Gross Biology @ Your Library  6/29/2008 Sunday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm ACC 203 B
Reader's Advisory (Part of All Committee Meeting) 6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 12:00 pm HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Services to Elementary School Age Children and Their Caregivers (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Services to Multicultural Populations (Part of All Committee Meeting) 6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Services to Preschool Children and Their Caregivers (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Pacific Ballroom C
Services to Teenagers and Their Caregivers (Part of All Committee Meeting)  6/29/2008 Sunday 9:30 am - 11:00 am HIL
Pacific Ballroom C

 

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