For additional iinformation see the VRT wiki: http://vrt.ala.org/wiki/
Copyright Best Practices for Media Librarians Working Meeting
* Date & Time: Friday, January 15, 2010, 4:00 PM - 5:30
Location: BCEC-Room 156C
For more information please visit the working group page on the VRT wiki.
Membership and Executive Board Meeting
* Date & Time: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: SEA-Waterfront II
* Meeting Agenda for ALA Midwinter 2010
Digital Media Discussion Group
* Date & Time: Saturday, January 16, 2009, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: SEA-Constitution
* Discussion Agenda for ALA Midwinter 2010
Notable Videos For Adults
* Date & Time: Sunday, January 17, 2009, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: INTER-Dartmouth
VRT Dinner at Legal Seafood
* Date & Time: Saturday, January 16, 7:00 pm
Location: 26 Park Plaza
Please join us for the VRT dinner event at Legal Seafood, 26 Park Plaza. Stroll to the restaurant with your fellow VRT members after visiting Emerson, or just meet at the restaurant. Details: http://www.legalseafoods.com
(Note: there are a bunch of Legal Seafood locations, so be sure to check the Park Square one for menu details.)
Public transportation options: Walk from Emerson, or take the Green Line to the Arlington Station. Exit and walk up Arlington Street, (heading away from Boston Common) about two blocks to Stuart Street. Take a left on Stuart Street, and enter the restaurant at 26 Park Plaza.
RSVP to Debra Mandel ( d.mandel@neu.edu) by January 6th, 2010.
VRT Tour the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
* Date & Time: Friday, January 15, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Please join us for a tour of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, with a special look at the Audiovisual Archives. Cost per person: 10.00. Details: http://www.jfklibrary.org.
Public transportation options: From the Boston Convention Center, take the MBTA Silver line SL1, SL2, or SL3 from the World Trade Center stop to the South Station MBTA stop. Then take the MBTA Rapid Transit,(affectionately known as the T) Red Line (any red line train) to JFK/UMASS Station. There's a free shuttle bus (marked JFK) to the Library every 20 minutes. Maureen will meet you at the door!
RSVP to Debra Mandel ( d.mandel@neu.edu) by January 6th, 2010.
Visit to the Media Desk at Emerson College's Iwasaki Library
* Date & Time: Saturday, January 16, 5pm-6pm
* Location: 120 Boylston Street, third floor
Visit the Media desk at Emerson College's Iwasaki Library and marvel at the set of the Will and Grace TV show, installed in the heart of the Library!!!
Public transportation options: From the Boston Convention Center, take the MBTA Silver Line to the South Station MBTA stop. Take the Red Line to Park Street Station, and transfer to the Green Line, heading outbound. Ride the T one stop to Boylston Station. Exit and walk to the corner of Tremont and Boylston Streets -you'll see a Dunkin Donuts. Walk to 120 Boylston Street, and take the elevator to the third floor.
RSVP to Debra Mandel ( d.mandel@neu.edu) by January 6th, 2010.
Other Programs & Meetings of Interest
Saturday, January 16th
An Evening with DER and the Films of John Marshall
Alexander Street Ethnographic Video Screening
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Room 156 A/B
Saturday, January 16th at 5:15 PM
More details at http://alexanderstreet.com/events/ALAmw10/screening.htm
Alexander Street Advisory Roundtable: Social Sciences/Ethnographic Video Roundtable
Westin Boston Waterfront (adjacent to convention center) in the Alcott Room, Mezzanine Level
Saturday, Jan. 16th at 8:30 AM
More info at http://alexanderstreet.com/events/ALAmw10/roundtable.htm
American History in Video Roundtable
Westin Boston Waterfront, adjacent to convention center, in the Alcott Room, mezzanine level
Saturday, Jan. 16th at 4:00 pm
More info at http://alexanderstreet.com/events/ALAmw10/roundtable.htm