SLA 2012 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO

Business & Finance Division Board Meeting

San Diego unit planners and the 2013 Annual Conference Advisory Council will meet to continue planning next year’s Annual Conference.

One-on-one 15-minute meetings with SLA staff to discuss any last-minute concerns about, or changes to, upcoming unit events. Participation is optional and by appointment only.

Chemistry Division Board Meeting

Annual Biomedical & Life Sciences Division Board Meeting. By invitation only.

SLA Board of Directors Open Session Meeting

Incoming and outgoing members of the FAN Board will meet over lunch at a local restaurant to discuss old and new business items prior to the New Members Breakfast and FAN Business Meeting.

Division board meeting

All DEDU members are invited to attend.

Annual meeting of the Legal Division Board. All Legal Division committee chairs and Legal Division members are welcome to attend. Come to share ideas or just to listen!

SPEAKING:
Tracy Maleeff, Duane Morris LLP

News Division Board Meeting: This is a meeting of the division's elected officers.

MODERATING: 
Elizabeth Edwards, OAK Information Services 

SLA Fellows Afternoon Business Meeting. Bring a bag lunch.

Advertising & Marketing Division (DAM) Board Meeting.

CID Board Meeting, Sunday, July 15, 2012, 1pm-3pm.

Board of Directors Meeting of the Environment & Resource Management Division

All division members and interested parties are welcome to attend.

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

The board will meet to review 2012 activities, set the 2013 budget and plan for the 2013 conference.  All division members are welcome to attend.

Annual board meeting of the Science & Technology Division. Open to all division members and any others interested.

MODERATING:
Cheryl Hansen, Engineering Systems Inc.

Information Outlook Advisory Council Meeting

IT Board Meeting

Knowledge Management Division Board Meeting

MODERATING
Anne Rogers, Cargill

All are welcome to join the division leadership to discuss the exciting current and future endeavors of solo librarians.

Division executive board meeting

Please join us to swap baseball stories and talk about America’s Game with award-winning author Jonathan Eig and another  local baseball celebrity. Open to all SLA members.

SPEAKING:
Jonathan Eig; Ron Kittle, Ron Kittle, Inc.; Heather Sieks

Meeting of the Government Information Division board to discuss division business.

PAM Division Board Meeting

MODERATING:
Nisa Bakkalbasi, Columbia University

Public Policy Advisory Council Meeting

PRICE: $25.00 Member/ $0.00 Student Member/ $25.00 Non-Member

New and renewing FAN members are recognized at an early-morning breakfast and business meeting.

PRICE: $20.00 Member/ $5.00 Student Member/ $25.00 Non-Member

Annual business and breakfast meeting of the Sci-Tech Division.  Come have some breakfast, network with your colleagues old and new, and find out what the division is doing.

MODERATING:
Cheryl Hansen, Engineering Systems Inc.

PRICE: $15.00 Member/ $15.00 Student Member/ $15.00 Non-Member

Inquiring minds want to know - what is DAM up to? Members, non-members, and curious bystanders are invited to the division's annual business meeting. Enjoy breakfast, network, and meet the division's officers.

Annual division business meeting for Legal Division members, by invitation from our vendor partner Bloomberg Law/Bloomberg BNA.

SPEAKING:
Michael Bernier, Bloomberg BNA; Tracy Maleeff, Duane Morris LLP

Breakfast will be served at the division's annual business meeting, followed by S & P Capital IQ Chief Equity Strategist Sam Stovall's perspective on the markets.

SPEAKING: 
Sam Stovall, S & P Capital IQ 

Network with your colleagues from the Division of Pharmaceutical Health and Technology.

PRICE: $20.00 Member/ $10.00 Student Member/ $20.00 Non-Member

The annual business meeting is a great way to learn about the division.  The previous year's activities, as well as the division's budget for the upcoming year, will be reviewed.  Meet other DSOC members and learn about opportunities to become more involved!  All those with an interest in the division are encouraged to attend. Hot breakfast will be served.

SLA Unit Treasurers will gather for an informal meeting with Treasurer Dan Trefethen and Finance Committee member Leoma Dunn to discuss changes to the instructions about Quicken on our website and any other issues relating to unit finances.

All interested SLA members are welcome to attend.

Committee business meeting.

Meeting held off-site. Annual Board meeting. Members welcome.

PRICE: $30.00 Member/ $20.00 Student Member/ $45.00 Non-Member

Join the Solo Librarians Division for lunch and an update on past, current, and future activities. Bring old business, new business, your ideas, and your appetite.

Encore Caucus members and prospective members are invited to this meeting to connect with friends and to learn about caucus activities.  Feel free to bring lunch with you.

PRICE: $25.00 Member/ $10.00 Student Member/ $35.00 Non-Member

Join your colleagues to celebrate another year of the Engineering Division.  Enjoy a sitdown lunch and network with others.  We will have our annual business meeting during lunch, there will be a special speaker, and you can take part in our annual raffle for charity.  Don't forget to congratulate the winners of the Engineering Division's awards.  A good time will be had by all!

MODERATING:
Pam Enrici, University of Minnesota, Duluth

PRICE: $25.00 Member/ $10.00 Student Member/ $30.00 Non-Member

Please join us for the annual IEBD business meeting and lunch

PRICE: $5.00 Member/ $5.00 Student Member/ $5.00 Non-Member

DMIL Business Meeting for DMIL members only. Tickets are $5.00 and may be purchased through SLA Conference Registration.

Sponsored by the American Physical Society (APS).

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

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

By invitation only.

Annual meeting of the Architecture, Building Engineering, Construction and Design (ABCD) Caucus

Meeting of the Academic Board Members.

Annual business meeting: learn about DERM's activities and board decisions.

Business meeting and snack for the Division of Pharmaceutical and Health Technology.

Council business meeting

Annual Business Meeting open to all members of the News Division.

MODERATING: 
Elizabeth Edwards, OAK Information Services 

PRICE: $15.00 Member/ $15.00 Student Member/ $15.00 Non-Member

The Chemistry Division's annual business meeting/breakfast.

PRICE: $20.00 Member/ $20.00 Student Member/ $20.00 Non-Member

Annual Meeting of the Biomedical and Life Sciences Division

MODERATING:
Christopher Hooper-Lane, University of Wisconsin

PRICE: $15.00 Member/ $5.00 Student Member/ $20.00 Non-Member

Please join us at our annual Business Breakfast to meet your DPER leadership, learn about what is going on with DPER and how you can get involved.

PRICE: $35.00 Member/ $35.00 Student Member/ $35.00 Non-Member

Session open to all division members.

Diversity Leadership Development Program Committee Meeting

This is the annual business meeting of the Museums, Arts and Humanities division. It is an opportunity to hear about the accomplishments and plans for the future of the division. All members and interested parties are highly encouraged to attend.

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

Council business meeting

The program segment will provide an overview of the role of taxonomy in generating "smart content": entity extraction, automated indexing, and automated linking.  We’ll also cover differences in taxonomic approach and technologies for automated vs. manual indexing.

SPEAKING: 
Ahren Lehnert, RTI International

PRAC annual business meeting

PRICE: $15.00 Member/ $0.00 Student Member/ $15.00 Non-Member

IT Division Annual Business Meeting to present the Grieg Aspnes Outstanding Member Award, the Outstanding Chapter Technology Programming Award and the Joe Ann Clifton Student Award.

Annual business meeting followed by an exciting and thought-provoking discussion on  career agility in the government information sector.

SPEAKING:
Leia Dickerson, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO); Richard Huffine, U.S. Geological Survey; Tanya Whippie, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

PRICE: $25.00 Member/ $25.00 Student Member/ $35.00 Non-Member

Join division chair Rebecca Vargha and the LMD board for a review of the events of the past year and a look at the future. The Karen J. Switt Award will be presented.

SPEAKING:
Rebecca Vargha, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

All Academic Division members are encouraged to attend.

PRICE: $35.00 Member/ $35.00 Student Member/ $35.00 Non-Member

Rich Doody, the PepsiCollaboration analyst, will discuss how to launch a community, create a collaboration strategy, and keep the momentum going.  Included will be watch-outs for communities and their leaders and the unique role for KM in delivering effective knowledge sharing regardless of the tool utilized.

SPEAKING: 
Rich Doody, PepsiCo 

This is the official business meeting of SLA chapters. Chapter presidents and presidents-elect convene to request and receive reports, advise the board on matters of chapter interest, and initiate proposals for board consideration. The meeting is open to all SLA members.

MODERATING:
Ulla de Stricker; de Stricker Associates

PRESENTATION HANDOUTS: 
http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2012/ChapterCabinetMeeting.pdf

This is the official business meeting of SLA divisions. Division chairs and chairs-elect convene to request and receive reports, advise the board on matters of division interest, and initiate proposals for board consideration. The meeting is open to all SLA members.


MODERATING:
Richard Huffine, US Geological Survey

PRESENTATION HANDOUTS: 
http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2012/DivisionCabinetMeeting.pdf

This is the official joint business meeting of SLA chapters and divisions. Chapter presidents and presidents-elect and division chairs and chairs-elect convene to request and receive reports, advise the board on matters of chapter and division interest, and initiate proposals for board consideration. Chapter cabinet and division cabinet chair-elect candidates will also give remarks. The meeting is open to all SLA members.

MODERATING:
Richard Huffine, US Geological Survey

PRESENTATION HANDOUTS: 
http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2012/JointCabinetMeeting.pdf  

PRICE: $35.00 Member/ $35.00 Student Member/ $35.00 Non-Member

The 2012 George Mandel Award will be presented.

Outgoing Board Meeting for the Division of Pharmaceutical and Health Technology.

SPEAKING: 
Sid McNab

PRICE: $20.00 Member/ $15.00 Student Member/ $25.00 Non-Member

The World Computer Exchange – SLA strategic alliance is bolstered through activities delivering educational resources to youth in emerging countries, including donating computers, refurbishing donated computers, securing content for use in schools and libraries in developing nations, training teachers and computer personnel to maintain the computers and recycle electronic equipment appropriately. Join the discussion and consider how your unit can participate in the effort, whether at home or as part of an eCorps trip.

MODERATING:
Barbie Keiser, Barbie E. Keiser, Inc.

SPEAKING:
John O'Donnell, World Computer Exchange

Business meeting of the Transportation Division Board. All Division members are invited to attend.

Student members are welcome to attend.

During the first 45 minutes of the meeting, we will have Angela Schmeidel Randall lead us through some great interactive UX design exercises. The last 30 minutes are all about you! Please let Debra Kolah (dkolah@rice.edu) know if you would like to be added to the agenda. We would love to hear about new projects, great training, or anything else you want to talk about! This is the time for the tribe to be together! 

SPEAKING:
Debra Kolah, Rice University; Gretchen McNeely, Self-Employed; Angela Randall, Normal Modes

All division members welcome to attend, We will evaluate this year's meeting, suggestions for next year's meeting, and follow-up's to the Board Meeting.

Come hear SLA CEO Janice R. Lachance deliver the annual state-of-the association presentation. In addition, SLA President Brent Mai and Treasurer Dan Trefethen will report on the successes and planned initiatives of the association.