I haven’t even taken a look at the listings yet for the ALA Annual Conference and my schedule is already pretty full. Most of what has claimed my time so far have been meetings and events for my work on the Video Round Table and for the ACRL Media Discussion Group.

Thursday, July 9

• Arrive in Chicago around 7pm.

Friday, July 10

• 8:00 – 5:00 Uncommonly Sustainable: The New Information Commons at Loyola University Chicago
• 5:30 – 6:30 LITA Happy Hour
• 7:30 Video Round Table Dinner

Saturday, July 11

• 11:00 – 1:00 Staffing the VRT Booth (#3034) at the ALA Membership Pavilion. Come Visit!
• 1:30 – 3:00 10 Years of Notable Videos
• 10:00pm Some ALA Something or Other

Sunday, July 12

• 1:30 – 3:30 ACRL Media Discussion Group (aka, the Tom and Amanda show)
  • Brother Can You Spare a DVD
• 6:30 – 9:30 VRT Gala

Monday, July 13

• 8:00 – 11:00 VRT Executive Meeting
• 1:30 – 3:30 Notable Videos For Adults Committee.

I guess I’ll check the schedule and fill in the gaps when I get there or just follow the cool people around.

The ACRL Media Discussion Group is pleased to announce its session for the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago:

Brother Can You Spare a DVD: Media Collections and Budget Cuts.

Join us to brainstorm ways to cope with the changing economy.
Sunday, July 12, 2009, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Location Sheraton Chicago, Ohio Room
301 E. North Water St.

Amanda Hornby, of the University of Washington Libraries, and I have been co-chairs of this group for the past year but our appointment is just about over. We are looking for volunteers for the next co-chairs of the group. If you are interested, you can contact me or Amanda and we will give you more details. You need to be a member of ALA and ACRL and need to commit to attending both ALA Annual and Mid-Winter.