[OPLINLIST] SWON to host ALA 2012 Virtual Conference July 18 & 19 - network locally!

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Come Join Us! 
Time is running out to register 


It's hard to miss the news out there of the ALA's 2012 Annual Conference. The blogs Nathan is reading and the librarians he follows on Twitter are full of new ideas and energetic conversations from its sessions. Of course it's no small task to put those ideas into action, but it's good to be challenged. It's good to be inspired. 

We can't send you to Anaheim today, but we can bring the conference closer to you. ALA's 2012 Virtual Conference is July 18 & 19, and SWON has signed up to host it. Join us at the Rookwood Tower for two full days of sessions, running from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. These are full days--they even have author sessions during lunch! 

At the virtual conference you'll hear from speakers including Jamie LaRue, Director of the Douglas County (Colorado) Libraries, and Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. Marlene Harris will talk about "Filling patron demand for great ebooks without the 'big 6 publishers'," and Steven Bell will show the impact of a "Way We Serve Statement." Read about these sessions and a dozen more at the virtual conference's website: http://www.learningtimes.net/ala12/program/ 




If you'd like your virtual conference to be even more virtual, you can sign up to stream the conference to your desk with an IP Access pass. That way, if even Rookwood is too far, you can listen in to the sessions you need to hear. 

Travel plans for the virtual conference are easy enough to make, but don't put them off. Our room at Rookwood can only seat 25, and we only have 14 IP Access passes to offer. Visit SWON's calendar ( http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventcalendar.asp ) to reserve your spot today! 

The ALA Virtual Conference at Rookwood Tower: 
Cost with lunch provided is $30.00 per day or $50.00 for both days. 
Cost without lunch provide is $20.00 per day or $35.00 for both days. 
(Pricing is the same for Geographic and Supporting Members. Sign up here: http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=253) 

The ALA Virtual Conference via IP Access: 
Supporting Members: $25.00 for both days 
Geographic Members: $50.00 for both days 
(IP Access is not available for only one day. Sign up here: http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=256) 

Nathan will be there both days to keep things running smoothly and participate in the sessions with you. He will take notes, ask you for your take on the sessions, and share in the event's Twitter stream. Or to summarize, He will try to cultivate a lively, conference-like atmosphere at Rookwood. We are excited to hear the speakers, and look forward to talking about their sessions with you. 

See you there! 


SWON Libraries Staff 

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