Saskatchewan Libraries Conference 2012

Celebrating Our Past, Embracing Our Future

The Program Committee for the 2012 Saskatchewan Libraries Annual Conference invites you to submit a session proposal for the 2012 conference to be held at the Ramada Inn from May 3-5, 2012 in Regina.  In recognition of SLA’s 70^th anniversary, the theme of this year’s conference is Celebrating Our Past, Embracing Our Future.

We are asking you as colleagues and facilitators to develop and submit presentations or sessions that will expand our collective thinking and energize our communities.

Session formats can include the following:

Presentations, approximately 30 minutes in length with 30 minutes for Q & A. Sessions that are practical and interactive in nature are preferred.

“Spotlight On” sessions can feature 10 minute talks by a group of individual presenters.  Themes can include use of technology in the library, marketing initiatives, community engagement, unconventional use of library space & resources, readers’ advisory, etc.

“Hot Topics”:  Discuss a contentious issue in librarianship with your colleagues and a moderator.

If you have a proposal that does not fit into these formats, please contact us to discuss your ideas! Please submit proposals using the Abstract Submission Form 2012: slaprograms@sasktel.net

All session proposals are due on October 14, 2011

If you have any questions please contact:

Program Chair Kendra Bender: kbender@reginalibrary.ca

SLA Program Administrator Kirsten Hansen: slaprograms@sasktel.net

Saskatchewan Libraries Conference 2012: http://saskla.ca/conferences

Schedule:
Resolutions table          – 7:30 am-8:00 am (hallway outside Gallery B)
AGM Registration          – 8:00 am-8:30 am
Breakfast served           – 8:00 am-8:30 am
SLA AGM                     – 8:30 am-9:45 am

The Amazing SLA Race has been canceled. You can still join Ann Foster and Jenny Ryan downstairs at Winston’s English Pub and Grill, 243 21st Street East starting at 6pm for networking and a drink!

Ernie Ingles, Director of School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, will come to Saskatoon before the 2011 Saskatchewan Libraries Conference to speak to library directors and other stakeholders on the possibility of the U of A offering online distance education in the library field.  Their focus would be library staff in small to media libraries (including public libraries) who are seeking the MILS degree. This is an opportunity for the library school to get your input on how this program would be. Please feel free to pass this information onto other organizations.

No registration necessary.

This year’s lecture is entitled is Censorship – Curse or Gift?  The lecture will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2011, 2:15 pm, TCU Place in Saskatoon.

 The Mary Donaldson Memorial Lecture Series was established by the Saskatchewan Library Association in 1967 to honour the memory of Mary Donaldson, who served Saskatchewan as an outstanding Provincial Librarian from 1951 until her death in 1966. For more information please visit the Mary Donaldson Memorial Lecture page.

 This lecture is open to the public with free admission.

Mary Donaldson Poster – PDF

Don’t forget to  register!

Book your hotel soon! The deadline for the special SLA conference rate is April 6, 2011.

Interested in social events and networking during the conference? Don’t forget about the SLA Amazing Race and the Finish Line on May 6. See the brochure for more information on how to register or where to be to catch the action!

Application form

Criteria

Applicants:

• must be an SLA member; if you are not a member you can join the association by completing a membership form.
• must be currently employed in a Saskatchewan library location outside of Regina and Saskatoon.
• must be a resident of Saskatchewan.
• must not have attended a Saskatchewan Libraries Conference in the past.

Expenses covered to attend the conference include:

• Full conference registration, including Awards Luncheon.
• Travel expenses – mileage and per diems according to SLA rates.
• Two nights hotel accommodation.

An expense form is to be submitted to the Saskatchewan Library Association along with receipts following the conference. A reimbursement cheque will be issued.

Please complete the application form by April 4, 2011 including a statement of why you would like to attend the conference. The winner will be announced the week of April 11, 2011.

The first winner in 2010 was selected randomly. In the following years, preference will be given to those regions who have not previously received the grant.

Conference details are available at on the website. Please contact the SLA office if you have any questions at (306) 780-9413 or slaexdir@sasktel.net.

The registration deadline is April 26, 2011. For more information, please see the registration page: http://saskla.ca/conferences/registration

The digital brochure is now online! It is available for download on the website: http://saskla.ca/conferences/brochure

The brochure will be updated regularly as new information becomes available. Please ensure that you have the latest copy. No print copies will be supplied, so you may wish to bring the final copy with you to the conference.

Thank you to our sponsors: Multitype Library Board, SaskCulture and Saskatchewan Lotteries; and our partners: SLTA and SHLA.

We look forward to seeing you there!