American Library Association (ALA)
http://www.ala.org/ala/events/eventsconferences.cfm
ALA is the oldest association set up in US by lighting trailblazer like Justin Winsor, Charles Ammi Cutter, Samuel S Green, Melwil Dewey, Fred B. Perkins and Thomas W. Bicknell in Philadelphia in 1879. The membership of this association is open to all LIS Professional as well as institutions. It has eleven division which deals in academic, school, or public libraries, technical or reference services, and library administration. Members may also join any of seventeen round tables that are grouped around more specific and issues than the broader set of ALA divisions.
Conferences
The ALA is made up of its 11 divisions and 15 offices hold number of conferences throughout the year. Out of that two ALA-wide ones are the ALA Annual Conference and the ALA Midwinter meeting. Midwinter is typically more focused on internal organization business, while ALA Annual is focused around exhibits and presentations. The Annual conference is generally held in June, and Midwinter is typically held in January. ALA Annual is notable for being one of the largest professional conferences in existence, typically drawing over 25,000 attendees. Navigation of following link may help anyone to trace out the detail and up-to-date information about forthcoming conference, events, meetings and other relevant news.
http://www.ala.org/ala/events/eventsconferences.cfm
This link provide the following information---------
1. 2008 ALA Midwinter Meeting Information
This link provides the retro news about the Midwinter Meeting information held on Jan 11-16, 2008 at phildelphia.
http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2008/home.cfm
2. 2008 ALA Annual Conference Information
This is the link which throws light on the conference held in Aneheim , CA, from June 26-July 2, 2008.
http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annual/2008a/home.cfm
3. Future dates of Midwinter Meetings and Annual Conferences
A forthcoming chronological list of Midwinter Meetings and Conferences, will be held during 2009 to 2014 can be found on following link—
http://www.ala.org/ala/events/eventsconferences.cfm
4. Past Midwinter Meetings and Annual Conferences
The complete information about conferences held the time slot of 2000 to 2008 is can be view at following link—
http://www.ala.org/ala/confservices/pastconferencesb/pastconferences.cfm
5. ALA Chapter, Division and Affiliate Conference Calendar
This link can be easily award the most sought after link among Library Professionals and Knowledge Managers to get the advance information about events and conferences to be held in 2008 to 2019---
http://www.ala.org/ala/ourassociation/chapters/planningcalendar/planningcalendar.cfm
6. Upcoming conferences and events by sponsoring unit
This weblink is the good source of information about upcoming conferences and events sponsored by illustratious forums, institutes, divisions and offices of ALA-----------
http://www.ala.org/ala/events/upcomingconferences/sponsgroup.cfm
7. Upcoming conferences and events in chronological order
This is as astonishing bouquet of 37 flowers, where each flower has like a marigold of web links of conferences and events which would be organized time to time by ALA and its eleven division and fifteen offices----
http://www.ala.org/ala/events/upcomingconferences/date.cfm
8. Business Meetings held outside of Midwinter and Annual Conferences
This page is restricted to its members only, and they can register their meeting, outside the Midwinter and Annual Conference either by face to face or by synchronize internet chat-----
http://www.ala.org/meetings/form.cfm
9. Past Conferences and the other events
It is nice collection of roundabout 41 web links of retro conferences and events organized by time to time—
http://www.ala.org/ala/events/past_conferences.cfm?s=21
10. etnoMetric presentation on Conference Hall Traffic Patterns
Conference Hall Traffic Pattern is the study presented in Midwinter 2008 meeting at Philadelphia. These studies analyzed the attendee behavior, including traffic pattern, use of common areas, and level of engagement with exhibitors. This has a power point presentation but restricted for members only------------
http://www.ala.org/ala/events/ethnometricsecure.cfm
http://www.ala.org/ala/events/eventsconferences.cfm
ALA is the oldest association set up in US by lighting trailblazer like Justin Winsor, Charles Ammi Cutter, Samuel S Green, Melwil Dewey, Fred B. Perkins and Thomas W. Bicknell in Philadelphia in 1879. The membership of this association is open to all LIS Professional as well as institutions. It has eleven division which deals in academic, school, or public libraries, technical or reference services, and library administration. Members may also join any of seventeen round tables that are grouped around more specific and issues than the broader set of ALA divisions.
Conferences
The ALA is made up of its 11 divisions and 15 offices hold number of conferences throughout the year. Out of that two ALA-wide ones are the ALA Annual Conference and the ALA Midwinter meeting. Midwinter is typically more focused on internal organization business, while ALA Annual is focused around exhibits and presentations. The Annual conference is generally held in June, and Midwinter is typically held in January. ALA Annual is notable for being one of the largest professional conferences in existence, typically drawing over 25,000 attendees. Navigation of following link may help anyone to trace out the detail and up-to-date information about forthcoming conference, events, meetings and other relevant news.
http://www.ala.org/ala/events/eventsconferences.cfm
This link provide the following information---------
1. 2008 ALA Midwinter Meeting Information
This link provides the retro news about the Midwinter Meeting information held on Jan 11-16, 2008 at phildelphia.
http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2008/home.cfm
2. 2008 ALA Annual Conference Information
This is the link which throws light on the conference held in Aneheim , CA, from June 26-July 2, 2008.
http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annual/2008a/home.cfm
3. Future dates of Midwinter Meetings and Annual Conferences
A forthcoming chronological list of Midwinter Meetings and Conferences, will be held during 2009 to 2014 can be found on following link—
http://www.ala.org/ala/events/eventsconferences.cfm
4. Past Midwinter Meetings and Annual Conferences
The complete information about conferences held the time slot of 2000 to 2008 is can be view at following link—
http://www.ala.org/ala/confservices/pastconferencesb/pastconferences.cfm
5. ALA Chapter, Division and Affiliate Conference Calendar
This link can be easily award the most sought after link among Library Professionals and Knowledge Managers to get the advance information about events and conferences to be held in 2008 to 2019---
http://www.ala.org/ala/ourassociation/chapters/planningcalendar/planningcalendar.cfm
6. Upcoming conferences and events by sponsoring unit
This weblink is the good source of information about upcoming conferences and events sponsored by illustratious forums, institutes, divisions and offices of ALA-----------
http://www.ala.org/ala/events/upcomingconferences/sponsgroup.cfm
7. Upcoming conferences and events in chronological order
This is as astonishing bouquet of 37 flowers, where each flower has like a marigold of web links of conferences and events which would be organized time to time by ALA and its eleven division and fifteen offices----
http://www.ala.org/ala/events/upcomingconferences/date.cfm
8. Business Meetings held outside of Midwinter and Annual Conferences
This page is restricted to its members only, and they can register their meeting, outside the Midwinter and Annual Conference either by face to face or by synchronize internet chat-----
http://www.ala.org/meetings/form.cfm
9. Past Conferences and the other events
It is nice collection of roundabout 41 web links of retro conferences and events organized by time to time—
http://www.ala.org/ala/events/past_conferences.cfm?s=21
10. etnoMetric presentation on Conference Hall Traffic Patterns
Conference Hall Traffic Pattern is the study presented in Midwinter 2008 meeting at Philadelphia. These studies analyzed the attendee behavior, including traffic pattern, use of common areas, and level of engagement with exhibitors. This has a power point presentation but restricted for members only------------
http://www.ala.org/ala/events/ethnometricsecure.cfm
