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LITA/LAMA conf registration deadline
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (PACS-L Moderator)
Wed Jul 31 21:01:25 1996
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 19:03:17 -0500 (CDT)
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----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>From: wake@wln.com
>Subject: LITA/LAMA conf registration deadline
>
> Please see the note below about LITA/LAMA national conference Early
> Bird registration being extended to Aug 19. (That's not far off,
> folks!) Registration form is available on the conference WWW site:
> http://pitcairn.lib.uci.edu/lita-lama/
>
> For more information, or to request a preliminary conference program,
> Contact the LITA/LAMA National Conference Office, 50 E. Huron St.,
> Chicago, IL 60611, or call 800/545-2433, x4269. TDD: 312/944-7298
> E-mail: vedmonds@ala.org
>
> Members of LAMA, LITA, or the Pennsylvania Library Association receive
> discounted registration rates. If you're an ALA member, you can add
> another division for a minimal annual fee. See you in Pittsburgh! KW
>
>***************************************
> Kate Wakefield, Network Svcs. Manager
>WLN PO Box 3888 Lacey, WA 98509-3888
>800-DIAL-WLN or 360-923-4065 (direct)
> wake@wln.com or support@wln.com
>***************************************
>
>
> ______________________________ Forward Header
> __________________________________ Subject: LEADS FROM LAMA, vol. 6,
> no. 3
> Author: kmuller@ala.org at aix
> Date: 7/29/96 3:04 PM
>
>
> LEADS FROM LAMA, vol. 6, no. 3
> (ISSN: 1076-1926)
>
>July 29, 1996
>
>An electronic publication of the
> Library Administration and Management Association
>
>In this issue ...
>
>+ ALERT TO CHAIRS AND MEMBERS
>+ 1996 ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS
>+ REFORMA NATIONAL CONFERENCE UPDATE:
> CULTURAL PARTNERSHIPS: LINKING MISSIONS AND VISIONS
>+ 1996 ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM TAPES AVAILABLE
>+ LITA/LAMA NATIONAL CONFERENCE UPDATE
>+ PLA NATIONAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM PROPOSAL FORMS AVAILABLE
>
>*********
>
>ALERT TO CHAIRS AND MEMBERS
>
>There are several "housekeeping" tasks which follow on the heels of
>Annual Conference. If you fall into any of the following categories,
>please read on!
>
>1995-96 DISCUSSION GROUP CHAIRS
>If you chaired a discussion group last year and are *not* chairing
>the same one this year, please inform Loretta in the LAMA Office at
>lreed@ala.org. ALA Conference Services bases its conference mailing
>on coding from the membership database and if you are still coded as
>Chair, you will receive the mailings.
>
>1996-97 DISCUSSION GROUP CHAIRS
>If you are a new chair this year, you will not receive ALA Conference
>Services mailings unless you are coded appropriately. Please inform
>Loretta Reed in the LAMA Office at lreed@ala.org.
>
>COMMITTEE CHAIRS
>Committee report forms are due in the LAMA Office immediately after
>Annual Conference. If you have not submitted yours yet, please do so
>now. These reports are used for several things, including coverage in
>the news section of _Library Administration and Management_, Office
>follow-up, and names of new chairs.
>
>NEWLY APPOINTED COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND MEMBERS
>If you have been appointed to a LAMA division or section committee,
>and you want your name included in the roster, your appointment
>acceptance form must be in the LAMA office no later than August 1
>(yes, that *is* tomorrow!). That is the cutoff date for the ALA
>Handbook of Organization, the official compilation of all committees
>and the basis of the LAMA roster. The office cannot provide complete
>and accurate rosters if information is late. (If you've already sent
>in your form, thank you.)
>
>MEMBERS
>Activity Interest forms are being accepted in the LAMA office for
>consideration for a 1997-98 committee appointment. Contact Shonda
>Russell at srussell@ala.org to request a form.
>
>CHANGE OF ADDRESS
>All members need to keep the LAMA Office and ALA Membership Services
>Office informed of any changes in job, mailing address, telephone,
>e-mail, or other pertinent data. Mailings and other communications
>are based on the information contained in your record in the
>Membership Services database. Corrections can be made year-round.
>Send any and all changes to lama@ala.org; we'll take care of them
>from there!
>
>*********
>
>1996 ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS
>
> New York Chicago
>Paid on-site 1,906 1,956
>Advance 8,906 11,334
>
>TOTAL REGULAR REG 10,812 13,290
>Exhibits Only Passes 5,720 5,507
>
>TOTAL PAID 16,532 18,797
>
>Exhibitors (Staff and
> Exhibitor Free Passes) 6,500 5,248
>Guest and Press 539 412
>Staff 176 196
>
>GRAND TOTAL 23,747 24,653
>
>*********
>
>REFORMA NATIONAL CONFERENCE UPDATE:
> CULTURAL PARTNERSHIPS: LINKING MISSIONS AND VISIONS
>
>A steady stream of requests for registration materials for the
>REFORMA National Conference (RNC) has continued since ALA, thanks in
>part to an exhibit booth sponsored by the RNC Steering Committee at
>the Jacob Javitts Convention Center and to targeted mailings to
>libraries serving large Latino populations.
>
>As a result, the Advance Registration Deadline has been extended to
>July 31st so there is still time to take advantage of the discount
>rate of $65.00 for members and $85.00 for non-members. A first rate
>conference at a first class city in top notch accommodations (new
>Austin Convention Center, the Marriott, Omni and Holiday Inn) await
>you! For a complete registration packet contact any of the
>following persons:
> Luis Herrera at Lherrera@ci.pasadena.ca.us
> Ingrid Betancourt at betancou@pilot.njin.net
> Ed Erazo at ederazo@lib.nmsu.edu
>
>*********
>
>1996 ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM TAPES AVAILABLE
>
>Tapes from LAMA programs at the ALA Annual Conference in New York are
>now available. Each program consists of two cassettes and costs
>$24.00. Orders can be called in to Teach'em at 800-225-3775. Order
>forms will be faxed upon request. The following is a list of the LAMA
>programs that were taped.
>
>Beyond Bean Counting: Focus Groups and Other Client Centered
>Methodologies (#ALA 612);
>
>Cultivating Your Community: Creating Local Support for Your Library
>(#ALA 645)
>
>>From Unit Manager to Team Captain: Leadership Skills in the
>Re-engineered Library (#ALA 618);
>
>LAMA President's Program: Building Libraries for the 21st Century
>(#ALA 622);
>
>Managing Acquisitions in a Changing Environment: From coping to
>Comfort (#ALA 635);
>
>Mastering the 3C's: Communicationg Change to the Customer (#ALA 637);
>
>
>Not Only Money: Compensation Strategies for the 90s (#ALA 610);
>
>Security 101: A Primer (#ALA 617);
>
>So You Want to be a Writer? Tips for the Aspiring Author (#ALA 607);
>
>
>Training and Retraining for the Year 2000 (#ALA 632).
>
>*********
>
>LITA/LAMA NATIONAL CONFERENCE UPDATE
>
>Registration has opened for "Transforming Libraries: Leadership and
>Technology for the Information Age," the Library and Information
>Technology Association (LITA) and the Library Administration and
>Management Association (LAMA) national conference taking place on
>Oct. 13-16 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The deadline for "early
>bird" registration, available only to members of LITA and/or LAMA,
>has been extended to August 19. Advance registration, open to all
>attendees, must be received by September 6.
>
>"Early bird" registration, available only to members of LITA and/or
>LAMA, is $220. The "early bird" deadline has been extended to August
>19.
>
>Fees for advance registration are: $245 for LITA, LAMA and
>Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) members, $300 for ALA members
>and $380 for nonmembers. Advance registration must be received by
>September 6.
>
>On-site registration fees are $270 for LITA, LAMA and PaLA members,
>$325 for ALA members and $405 for nonmembers. One-day on-site rates
>are $145 for LITA, LAMA and PaLA members, $175 for ALA members and
>$215 for nonmembers
>
>For more information contact the LITA/LAMA National Conference
>Office, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611, or call 800/545-2433,
>ext. 4269. TDD: 312/944-7298 E-mail: vedmonds@ala.org WWW home
>page http://pitcairn.lib.uci.edu/lita-lama/
>
>*********
>
>PLA NATIONAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM PROPOSAL FORMS AVAILABLE
>
>Program proposal forms for the Public Library Association's Seventh
>National Conference are now available. To receive a packet of
>information and a program proposal form, please call the PLA office,
>1-800-545-2433, ext. 5PLA. The deadline for receipt of program
>proposals is October 31, 1996.
>
>The conference, "Public Libraries: Vital, Valuable, Virtual," will
>be held March 10-14, 1998 in Kansas City, Missouri. The 1996 PLA
>National Conference in Portland set records both for attendance and
>for the number of programs held. Over 100 program slots are
>available for the 1998 conference.
>
>After you receive a proposal packet, if you have questions feel free
>to e-mail Clara N. Bohrer, PLA 1998 National Conference Program
>Chair, at bohrercn@metronet.lib.mi.us.
>
>*********
>
>LEADS FROM LAMA (ISSN 1076-1926) is published irregularly by the
>Library Administration and Management Association, a division of the
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