*Schedule subject to change.
Time |
Event |
Location |
WEDNESDAY 27 JANUARY |
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9:00 a.m. - |
SLA Board Meeting (Open Session) |
Grand Ballroom D |
12:00 p.m. - |
Registration/Hospitality |
Registration Office |
1:00 p.m. - |
2011 Philadelphia Conference Committee |
Grand Hall Meeting I |
3:00 p.m. - |
2011 Philadelphia Conference Planning Meeting |
Grand Ballroom A |
5:30 p.m. - |
Networking Cocktail Party |
Grand Hall |
5:30 p.m. - |
Science Technology Board Meeting |
Grand Hall Meeting III |
6:15 p.m. - |
Dine-Arounds begin |
Meet at Registration Office |
THURSDAY 28 JANUARY |
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7:00 a.m. - |
Tabletop Exhibits Set-Up |
Foyer C |
7:00 a.m. - |
Registration/Hospitality |
Registration Office |
7:00 a.m. - |
Continental Breakfast for First-Timers |
Grand Ballroom DE |
7:30 a.m. - |
Continental Breakfast - All |
Foyer A or C |
8:00 a.m. - |
Visit Tabletop Exhibits |
Foyer C |
8:00 a.m. - |
Welcome |
Grand Ballroom F |
8:15 a.m. - |
State of the Association And the Year Ahead - Anne Caputo & Janice Lachance |
Grand Ballroom F |
9:30 a.m. - |
Refreshment Break |
Foyer C |
10:00 a.m. - |
Moving Forward with Alignment - Maura Kennedy and Cara Schatz |
Grand Ballroom F |
11:30 a.m. - |
Networking Luncheon with Table Topics or Not |
Grand Ballroom DE |
11:30 a.m. - |
Breakout for Unconference Team |
Grand Ballroom F |
1:00 p.m. - |
Keynote Presentation: Building and Maintaining Loyal Relationships - Jim Kane |
Grand Ballroom F |
2:30 p.m. - |
The Unconference - Bill Fisher and Unconference Team |
Grand Ballroom F |
3:15 p.m. - |
Refreshment Break |
Foyer C |
3:45 p.m. - |
Alignment Confab: Anne Caputo leads an interactive conversation with leaders |
Grand Ballroom F |
4:45 p.m. - |
Wrap-up, announcements, encouragement to continue networking at St. Louis Chapter-hosted cocktail party. |
Grand Ballroom F |
5:30 p.m. - |
St. Louis Chapter Welcome Reception |
Busch Stadium |
5:30 p.m. - |
Tours of Stadium - Purchase Tour Tickets at Registration Desk ($5.00) |
Busch Stadium |
Friday 29 January |
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7:00 a.m. - |
Registration/Hospitality |
Registration Office |
7:30 a.m. - |
Continental Breakfast |
Foyer A or C |
8:00 a.m. - |
Visit Tabletop Exhibits |
Foyer C |
8:00 a.m. - |
Overview of Day 2 and Announcements - Ruth Wolfish and Ann Sweeney |
Grand Ballroom F |
8:15 a.m. - |
Alignment Ambassadors Project as a Leadership Model - Jill Strand |
Grand Ballroom F |
8:45 a.m. - |
Chapter Planning Highlights: 5 Cool Ideas - Liz Blankson-Hemans |
Grand Ballroom F |
9:00 a.m. - |
Cool Upcoming Division Programs (SLA 2010 in New Orleans) - Mary Ellen Bates |
Grand Ballroom F |
9:15 a.m. - |
Refreshment Break |
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9:45 a.m. - |
Hands-On Experience Panel 1: First Five Years Advisory Council members offer advice on recruiting/retaining new members & leaders; importance of nominating committee - how to get people to say "yes" to leadership - particularly the president/chair; review the other key barriers to membership & leadership to develop provocative topics |
Grand Ballroom F |
10:45 a.m. - |
Hands-On Experience Panel 2: Presidents of recently-merged Philadelphia & Michigan Chapters & Chairs of new Academic & Taxonomy Divisions discuss the process |
Grand Ballroom F |
12:00 p.m. - |
Lunch |
Grand Ballroom DE |
1:30 p.m. - |
Chapter Cabinet Meeting |
Grand Ballroom F |
1:30 p.m. - |
Division Cabinet Meeting |
Grand Ballroom DE |
2:15 p.m. - |
Break & Vendor Speed-Dating |
Foyer C |
2:45 p.m. - |
Joint Cabinet Meeting |
Grand Ballroom F |
3:15 p.m. - |
Concluding Remarks |
Grand Ballroom F |
3:30 p.m. - |
Tabletop Exhibits Breakdown |
Foyer C |
SATURDAY 30 JANUARY |
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8:00 a.m. - |
Information Technology Division Board Meeting |
Grand Ballroom C |
8:00 a.m. - |
Business & Finance Division Board Meeting |
Grand Hall Meeting III |
9:00 a.m. - |
Leadership & Management Division Board/Advisory Council Meeting |
Grand Hall Meeting II |
10:00 a.m. - |
Academic Division Board Meeting |
Grand Hall Meeting I |



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