Get your conference off to a great start by meeting and networking with your colleagues over dinner. 

Details: Cash is required since there are no separate checks. Meet at 6:15 in the Essex Inn lobby to walk together.

PRICE: $75.00 Member/ $75.00 Student Member/ $75.00 Non-Member

The Government Transportation Research Information Committee (GTRIC) Roundtable is a forum for sharing and learning about essential tools and best practices for transportation libraries.

All conference attendees are invited to celebrate the start of the SLA 2012 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO. Come join us in the INFO-EXPO to network with fellow attendees,enter to win one of many terrific prizes, and enjoy food and drink before the General Session.

Join us as we honor our 2012 Award Recipients and outstanding conference partners before featured speaker, Guy Kawasaki, takes the stage of the impressive Arie Crown Theater. 

Guy Kawasaki is the co-founder of Alltop.com, an “online magazine rack” of popular topics on the Web, and a founding partner at Garage Technology Ventures. He is also a columnist for the Open Forum of American Express. Previously, he was the software evangelist and later chief evangelist at Apple Computer Inc. 

Guy is the author of 10 books, including Reality Check, The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way. His latest book, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions, released in March 2011, was a New York Times best-seller. The lessons in Enchantment are drawn from Guy’s tenure at Apple as well as his decades of experience as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist.

SPEAKING:
Guy Kawasaki

Join fellow SLA members as they sing their way into Chicago!  This fun-filled party will have more than just the blues—there will be music for all, from show tunes to 1980s to Lady Gaga.  So, come out and show us your talents or lack thereof.  No singing skills are required!

Join your SLA colleagues for a networking reception that will be second to none!

MODERATING: 
Rebecca Vargha, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

PRICE: $60.00 Member/ $60.00 Student Member/ $60.00 Non-Member

Annual business meeting and lunch networking opportunity for Transportation Division members.

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It has been said that "the world is a global village," and the library and information professions are becoming more globally networked day by day. All conference attendees are invited to this reception (yes, food and drinks!) to celebrate the international activities of our association.  

Held off-site, this joyous event is highlighted by the presentation of the European Information Professional of the Year Award.

Continue a wonderful day of sessions and activities by connecting with colleagues while enjoying offerings of delectable chocolate.

MODERATING:
Richard Hulser; Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Please join the Government Information, Solo Librarians, and Transportation Divisions for a lively joint open house. Speak with members from a variety of fields and experiences, all in one place. 

Please meet at the event location: 312 Chicago, Downtown Loop.

Annual IT Division Open House and networking event, sponsored by Dow Jones.

PRICE: $55.00 Member/ $55.00 Student Member/ $70.00 Non-Member

Join your colleagues in LMD, DITE, MAHD, DTRN and the Architecture Caucus as we take an evening boat tour of the architectural highlights of Chicago. Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase on the boat. 

Attendees should meet in the 8th street lobby of the Chicago Hilton at 5:45 p.m. Please contact On The Scene prior to the event with questions at 312-661-1440 option 0.

MODERATING: 
Rebecca Vargha, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill