Conference Committee
Charge
To recommend additions and changes to ALA policy 7 (conferences and meetings) as appropriate; To recommend policies to council for the coordination and scheduling of conference programming and for simplification of meeting scheduling, including use of technologies; To recommend to council policies guiding the selection of conference and meeting sites and dates; To review recommendations of specific sites and dates prior to their presentation by conference services to the ALA executive board; and To recommend to council and to ALA staff a means for communications with the membership to hear their concerns about conference and meeting procedures and policies.
Roster
Stephen L. Matthews
(Chair,
July 1, 2010, to
June 30, 2011)
Fred E. Goodman
(Member-at-Large,
June 30, 2009, to
June 30, 2011)
Ms. Tracie D. Hall
(Councilor-at-Large,
July 1, 2010, to
June 30, 2012)
Donald L. Roalkvam
(Member-at-Large,
July 1, 2007, to
June 30, 2011)
Shelley Brightman Walchak
(Chapter Councilor,
July 1, 2009, to
June 30, 2011)
Barbara T. Mates
(Division Representative,
June 30, 2010, to
June 30, 2012)
Mr. Willie Miller
(Division Representative,
July 1, 2010, to
June 30, 2012)
Mr. Scott P. Muir
(Division Representative,
October 13, 2009, to
June 30, 2011)
Ms. Mary Ruth McInroy
(Round Table Representative,
July 15, 2009, to
June 30, 2011)
Eugene A. Shimshock
(ERT Representative,
June 30, 2009, to
June 30, 2011)
Melanie Griffin
(Intern,
July 1, 2010, to
June 30, 2012)
Ms. Darcell Little
(Intern,
July 15, 2009, to
June 30, 2011)
Ms. Mary W. Ghikas
(Ex-Officio Member,
July 1, 2010, to
June 30, 2015)
Mrs. Deidre Irwin Ross, CMP
(Staff Liaison,
July 1, 2008, to
January 1, 2011)
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Resources
FAQ on ALA Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference
1999 Annual Conference:
A Study Document Prepared by the ALA Conference Committee
Cover Memo
Study Document
Key Facts- ALA Annual Conference
March Meeting
Options for Change
Sample Track
Q&A
Public Posts from ALA Connect
- Midwinter 2013 Survey -- Summary Results
- What's Happening - ALA Midwinter 2013
- Conference Committee (ALA)
- Statement on call for global boycott of Hyatt Hotels
- Conference Committee Meeting (ALA)
- Annual Conference 2013: Change Roadmap
- Agenda for ALA Conference Committee in Anaheim
- Changing Conference Process (internal background paper 2)
- Changing Conference Process (internal background paper)
- Virtual Conference Update
Composition
The [name of committee] consists of [number of members] [drawn, appointed, elected] from [the membership at large, or ... whatever criteria], serving # year terms and led by [chair, president, whatever].
Subcommittees & Task Forces
- Scholarship Bash Committee
- Poster Session Committee
- Conference Program Coordinating Team
