[OPLINLIST] Registration Open for the 2020 ALAO Annual Conference

[ALAO Public Relations Coordinator]

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2020 ALAO Annual Conference Registration Open! Register Today
<https://2020.alaoweb.org/>.


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The 2020 conference will take place online and consist of a selection of
engaging workshops, live keynote sessions, pre-recorded presentations, and
interactive poster sessions. As in years’ past, a pre-conference will kick
off the event. All conference activities will occur October 28-30, 2020.

Register by September 25 on the conference website for early-bird pricing -
only $25 for members and free for students! Conference registration
deadline is October 16.

*Pre-Conference (Oct. 28) events include:*

   - A session led by Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, Dean of the Ida Jane Dacus
   Library and Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop
   University, called "Renewal: Promoting Civility and Self-Care in (Academic)
   Libraries" that will help attendees explore frameworks, outcomes, and
   emerging countermeasures of low morale in order to promote authentic
   civility in the workplace (additional cost, limited to 30 attendees).
   - A FREE afternoon workshop on anti-racism in action in the library
   profession. The workshop will be facilitated by Ione Damasco, Director of
   Information Acquisition & Organization at the University of Dayton.

*Conference (Oct. 29 & 30) events include:*

   - Opening keynote address by Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Executive Director
   of the Mid-Hudson Library System, focusing on the role of libraries in
   supporting resiliency and sustainability in our communities.
   - Closing keynote address by Nancy Kirkpatrick, Executive Director and
   CEO of OhioNET, about change management and building healthy organizations.
   - A choice of 20 pre-recorded, informative, and inspirational breakout
   sessions from your colleagues in Ohio and surrounding states (program
   available soon).
   - Approximately 20 virtual poster sessions to browse.
   - Opportunities to network and connect with colleagues virtually.

ALAO thanks our conference sponsors for allowing us to keep registration
costs low!

Registration Rates:

*Pre-Conference: “Renewal: Promoting Civility and Self-Care in (Academic)
Libraries”*

   - $50 ALAO/MiALA Members only (limited to 30 participants)

*Pre-Conference: “From Being To Doing: Anti-racism as Action at Work”*

   - FREE (but registration required)

*Conference Early Bird (until September 25):  *

   - $25 ALAO/MiALA Members
   - $30 Non ALAO Members
   - $10 ALAO Retirees
   - FREE Current LIS students

*Regular Rates (After September 25):*

   - $30 ALAO/MiALA Members
   - $35 Non ALAO Members
   - $15 ALAO Retirees
   - FREE Current LIS students

Please note: For ALAO members who may have difficulties paying the
registration rate, scholarships are available. Apply on the conference
website <https://2020.alaoweb.org/> by September 15.

For more information, visit: https://2020.alaoweb.org/

We look forward to seeing you in October! #alao2020
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