3rd Congress on Professional Education: Focus on Library Support Staff (COPE III)
May 16-17, 2003
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
AGENDA
Note: Times are approximate in this agenda.
| Time | Activity | Presenters/Facilitators |
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9:00 a.m. |
Registration/Refreshments available |
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10:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Keith Michael Fiels ALA Executive Director |
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10:05a.m. |
Video Welcome |
Mitch Freedman ALA President |
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10:15 a.m. |
Context of Congress |
Julie Huiskamp Steering Committee Chair |
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10:30 a.m. |
Review of Schedule and Format |
Maureen Sullivan Congress Facilitator |
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10:45 a.m. |
Appreciative Inquiry: A Process for Accelerating Positive Change |
Maureen Sullivan |
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11:15 a.m. |
BREAK (Only 15 minutes to give time for shift to speaker) |
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11:30 a.m. |
Keynote Address |
Speaker: Kathleen Weibel |
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12:30 p.m. |
Time for Questions, Discussion with the Speaker |
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1:00 p.m. |
LUNCH |
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2:15 p.m. |
Small Group Discussion I: Discovery In this initial stage, the conversation will focus on the best of what is, i.e., current strengths, successes, hopes for the future, etc. |
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3:30 p.m. |
BREAK |
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4:00 p.m. |
Highlights from Small Group Discussions |
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4:30 p.m. |
Small group Discussions II: Dream Groups will create a vision of what might be, develop ideas of an ideal future in their topic areas |
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5:30 p.m. |
Time to review the results of the group visions -- participants will have the opportunity to walk around to view the results of each group's work. These results will remain on view throughout the Congress. |
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6:00 p.m. |
Social/Dinner |
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Time |
Activity |
Presenters/Facilitators |
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8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 a.m. |
Recap of Previous Day Identification of "Compelling Elements" for the Vision – what did you see in the groups' visions that you find compelling, inspiring, etc. and you want to see in the vision? |
Maureen Sullivan |
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9:30 a.m. |
Small group Discussions III: Design Groups will develop "provocative propositions" of the ideal practice in their topic area - what should the practice be? |
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10:30 a.m. |
BREAK |
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11:00 a.m. |
Brief report of Highlights to the Full Group |
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11:30 a.m. |
Small Group Discussions IV: Destiny Groups meet for their final session to identify specific actions to be taken |
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12:30 p.m. |
LUNCH |
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1:45 p.m. |
Brief report of Highlights to the Full Group |
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2:15 p.m. |
Summary Plenary Session
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2:45 p.m. |
Closing |
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3:00 p.m. |
ADJOURNMENT |
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