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PLA Committee Meetings at ALA Midwinter 2003

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ALA Midwinter Meeting Event Planner

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Meeting

Date

Time

Location

Board/Executive Committee:

New Board Orientation Friday 1/24 11:30 am-12:30 pm PCC 203B
Board Luncheon Friday 1/24 12:30 pm-2:00 pm PCC 203B
Board of Directors I Friday 1/24 2:00 pm-5:30 pm PCC 203B
Board of Directors II Monday 1/27 12:30-4:30 pm PCC 203B
Board of Directors III Tuesday 1/28 12:30-4:00 pm PCC 107B
Executive Committee I Friday 1/24 11:00-11:30 am PCC 203B
Executive Committee II Tuesday 1/28 4:00-5:00 pm PCC 107B

 

Awards committees:
Award Jury meetings are closed to the public

Awards Monday 1/27 9:30 am-12:30 pm WYN Salon 1
Advancement of Literacy Saturday 1/25 9:30-11:00 am WYN Salon 2
Allie Beth Martin Sunday 1/26 9:30 am-12:30 pm WYN Salon 2
Baker & Taylor Entertainment Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Parlor D
Charlie Robinson Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Seminar B
Demco Creative Merch. Saturday 1/25 2:00-4:00 pm WYN Salon 1
Excellence in Small/Rural Saturday 1/25 2:00-4:00 pm WYN Salon 2
Highsmith Library Innovation Saturday 1/25 9:30 am-12:30 pm WYN Seminar B
New Leaders Travel Grant Sunday 1/26 9:30-am-12:30 pm WYN Salon 9

 

Business Committees:

All Committee Meeting Sunday 1/26 8:00-9:30 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Budget and Finance Sunday 1/26 8:00-9:30 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Bylaws and Organization Sunday 1/26 8:00-9:30 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Coll. Dev. Mss. Editorial Bd. Sunday 1/26 9:30 am-11:00 am MAR 306
Conference Program 2003 Sunday 1/26 2:00-4:00 pm WYN Salon 5/6
Conference Program 2004 Sunday 1/26 8:00-9:30 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Conference Program 2004 II Monday 1/27 9:00 am-12:00 pm PCC 310
CPLA Implementation Task Force Monday 1/27 9:30 am - 12:30 pm WYN Salon 9
Electronic Comm. Advisory Sunday 1/26 8:00-9:30 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Leadership Dev 2004 Sunday 1/26 8:00-9:30 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Membership Sunday 1/26 8:00-9:30 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Monographs Sunday 1/26 8:00-9:30 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
National Conference 2004 I Friday 1/24 5:00-7:00 pm Philadelphia Marriott
National Conference 2004 II Monday 1/27 9:00 am-12:30 pm FOUR Monroe
NC 2004 Program I Saturday 1/25 9:00 am-5:00 pm HIL Salon A/B
NC 2004 Program II Sunday 1/26 2:00-5:00 pm FOUR Washington
Nominating 2004 (closed) Sunday 1/26 8:00-9:30 am WYN Parlor C
PLA Partners Sunday 1/26 8:00-9:30 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
President's Events 2003 Sunday 1/26 8:00 am-9:30 am Wyndham Ballroom A/B
President's Events 2004 Sunday 1/26 8:00-9:30 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Public Libraries Advisory I Saturday 1/25 9:30 am-11:00 am SHER Flower
Public Libraries Advisory II Sunday 1/26 8:00 am-9:30 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Statistical Report Advisory Sunday 1/26 8:00-9:30 am  
University Press Books Sunday 1/26 8:00-9:30 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
AAUP All Committee (jnt/AASL) Sunday 1/26 2:00 pm-4:00 pm PCC 301
State Relations Sunday 1/26 8:00-9:30 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
PLA/ALSC Preschool Literacy Sunday 1/26 2:00-4:00 pm WYN Salon 3/4

 

Issues and Concerns Cluster:
ICC All Committee Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Joint ICC Steering & Chairs Sunday 1/26 11:00 am-12:00 pm WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Intellectual Freedom I Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Seminar B
Intellectul Freedom II Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
International Relations Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
International Relations II Monday 1/27 8:00-11:00 am WYN Parlor C
Legislation Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Library Confidentiality Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Public Policy in Public Lib. Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Public Policy in Public Lib. II Monday 1/27 9:30-11:00 am WYN Salon 3/4
Recruitment Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Research & Statistics Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Research & Statistics II Monday 1/27 8:00-9:00 am WYN Salon 5/6
Workload Measures Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Workload Measures Open Discussion Sunday 1/26 11:30 am-12:30 pm WYN Seminar A

 

Library Development Cluster:
LDC All Committee Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Joint LDC Steering & Chairs Sunday 1/26 11:00 am-12:00 pm WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Branch Libraries Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Marketing Public Libraries Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Metropolitan Libraries Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Practical App. Technology Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Public Library Systems Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Rural Library Services Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Small and Medium-Sized Libraries I Saturday 1/25 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. WYN Salon 5/6
Small & Medium-Sized Libraries II Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Technology in Public Lib. I Saturday 1/25 8:30-11:00 am WYN Salon 5/6
Technology in Public Lib. II Sunday 1/26 8:30-11:00 am WYN Salon 3/4

 

Library Services Cluster:
LSC All Committee Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Joint LSC Steering & Chairs Sunday 1/26 11:00 am-12:00 pm WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Adult Cont. & Ind. Learning Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Audiovisual Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Basic Education & Literacy I Saturday 1/25 11:30 am-12:30 pm DOUB Concerto
Basic Education & Literacy II Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Career & Business Serv. Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Cataloging Needs I Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Cataloging Needs II Monday 1/27 2:00-4:00 pm MAR 404
Collection Management Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Community Information Serv. Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Reader's Advisory Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Resources Adult New Reader Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Services to Elem. Children Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Services to Multicultural Pop. Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Services to Preschool Children Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B
Services to Teenagers Sunday 1/26 9:30-11:00 am WYN Wyndham Ballroom A/B

 

Discussion Groups:

Audiovisual Saturday 1/25 2:00-4:00 pm WYN Parlor A
Bookmobile Service Saturday 1/25 9:30-11:00 am WYN Parlor A
Branch Coordinators Sunday 1/26 2:00-4:00 pm WYN Seminar A
Branch Managers Monday 1/27 9:30-11:00 am WYN Seminar A
Central Libraries Saturday 1/25 2:00-4:00 pm WYN Seminar A
Community Info & Referral Monday 1/27 9:30-11:00 am WYN Salon 7
Emerging Issues Sunday 1/26 2:00-4:00 pm WYN Parlor B
Humanities Programming Saturday 1/25 2:00-4:00 pm WYN Salon 7
Human Resources Sunday 1/26 2:00-4:00 pm WYN Salon 7
Job & Career Info. Serv. Sunday 1/26 2:00-4:00 pm WYN Salon 8
Lib. Serv. to Sandwich Gen. Saturday 1/25 9:30-11:00 am WYN Salon 8
Literacy Monday 1/27 9:30-11:00 am WYN Salon 8
Public Library Affiliates Monday 1/27 9:30-11:00 am WYN Seminar C
Public Library Districts Sunday 1/26 2:00-4:00 pm WYN Seminar C
Science & Tech Resources Sunday 1/26 2:00-4:00 pm WYN Parlor A
Work with Volunteers Saturday 1/25 9:30-11:00 am WYN Seminar C

 

Other Events:
Past President's Breakfast Monday 1/27 7:30 - 9:00 am LOEWS Congress A/B

Hotel Key

PCC Pennsylvania Convention Center HOL Holiday Inn Express
COURT Courtyard by Marriott LOEWS Loews Philadelphia
DOUB Doubletree Hotel MAR Philadelphia Marriott (headquarters hotel)
EMB Embassy Suites Hotel RAD Radisson-Warwick
FOUR Four Seasons RITZ Ritz Carlton
HAMP Hampton Inn SHER Sheraton Society Hill
HAW Hawthorn Suites WEST Westin Philadelphia
HIL Hilton Garden Inn WYN Wyndham Philadelphia