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Chapter Events Archive: 2005-2006 |
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| Tuesday June 7, 2005 |
Taxonomy Tuesdays. Community of Practice, open lunch discussion, 12:00pm-2:00pm at the World Bank, 1818 H St. NW, Washington, DC. For more information contact Jeanette Smith (202-473-2081) at the World Bank or Lisa Loyo (202-253-8414) at the National Academies. |
| Tuesday June 7, 2005 |
Enjoy tea, scones, sandwiches, and other treats when DC/SLA co-sponsors a Royal Tea Break, 5:00pm in the York Room at the Fairmont Royal York. Reservations are suggested as space will be limited. RSVP to Charlotte Kohrs, KRET Convener (ckohrs2930@aol.com). |
| Tuesday June 21, 2005 |
Taxonomy Tuesdays. Community of Practice, open lunch discussion, 12:00pm-2:00pm at the National Academies, 500 Fifth St., NW, Washington, DC 20001. For more information contact Jeanette Smith (202-473-2081) at the World Bank or Lisa Loyo (202-253-8414) at the National Academies. |
| Tuesday June 21, 2005 |
Highlights from SLA Annual Conference in Toronto, Brown Bag Lunch, 12:00pm, at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, Conference Room B in LM 304 (green quadrant). Register with Elizabeth Sullivan (esullivan@aarp.org). Seating is limited. |
| Wednesday June 22, 2005 |
DC/SLA Board Meeting, 6:00pm-8:00pm at Library of Congress, Madison Building in LM 223 (Capitol South Metro - Blue/Orange Lines). |
| Saturday July 23, 2005 |
DC/SLA Board Planning Breakfast, 9:00am-12:00pm at Anne Caputo's home. |
| Thursday August 25, 2005 |
Taking the Sting Out of Statistics, a 2-part brown bag lunch,
presented by Dr. Elana Broch,
Assistant Population Research Librarian at the Donald E. Stokes
Library for Public and International Affairs and the Coale
Population Research Collection, Princeton University.
- Part 1: Descriptive Statistics, 12:00pm-1:30pm - Part 2: Key Concepts in Statistics, 1:45pm-3:15pm Location: Mumford Room, Madison Bldg. Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave., SE Registration: susan.fournier@icba.org or 202-315-2439 |
| Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005 6:00pm |
Join the DC/SLA Young Professionals for a Happy Hour at Zaytinya, at 701 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC. For more information and to RSVP contact Sage Hulsebus (shulsebus@freedomforum.org). |
| Monday, Sept. 12, 2005 6:00pm-7:30pm |
International Relations Committee (IRC) Committee Meeting, at National Public Radio, 635 Massachusetts Ave., NW. RSVP to Giselle Foss (RSVP required for security reasons). |
| Thursday Sept. 15, 2005 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA
Virtual Learning Seminar: Structuring & Delivering
Content. Presentation
by Roger Beharry Lall, of Research in Motion, and Joyce Ward, Executive
Consultant for Lexis Nexis. Location: Independent Community Bankers of America, One Thomas Circle, NW Suite 400, Washington, DC (3 blocks north of McPherson Square Metro-White House; exit on Vermont Ave.) Registration: Space is limited to 40-45 DC/SLA members. RSVP to Susan Fornier at susan.fournier@icba.org or 202-315-2439. |
| Thursday Sept. 15, 2005 6:00pm |
The Military Librarians Group of DC/SLA sponsors Sister in the Band of Brothers, a presentation by journalist/author Katherine Skiba. She will talk about her experiences as an embedded journalist with the 101st Airborne at the beginning of the Iraq hostilities. Tivoli Restaurant, 1700 Moore Street, Arlington, VA (near Rosslyn Metro on Blue/Orange Lines). More details and registration information here. |
| Tuesday Sept. 20, 2005 6:00pm-8:00pm |
DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 223, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785. |
| Wednesday Sept. 28, 2005 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA
Virtual Learning Seminar: Shrink-wrap and Click-wrap Licenses.
Presentation by Jonathan Franklin, Association Law Librarian, Gallagher
Law Library, University of Washington. Location: Independent Community Bankers of America, One Thomas Circle, NW Suite 400, Washington, DC (3 blocks north of McPherson Square Metro-White House; exit on Vermont Ave.) Registration: Space is limited to 40-45 DC/SLA members. RSVP to Susan Fornier at susan.fournier@icba.org or 202-315-2439. |
| Thursday Sept. 29, 2005 6:00pm |
Dine Around
in Greenbelt. See the full slate
of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Monday Oct. 3, 2005 6:00pm |
Dine Around in Adams Morgan/Woodley Park. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Thursday Oct. 6, 2005 6:00pm-8:30pm |
DC/SLA Book Club discusses Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan, at China Garden Restaurant, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Rosslyn, VA. RSVP: Eileen Deegan at deeganeg@state.gov or 202-453-8073 OR Jennifer Boettcher at boettcher@gunet.georgetown.edu or 202-687-7495. More details here. |
| Friday Oct. 7, 2005 7:30pm |
Join the DC/SLA Young Professionals for the Capital Hauntings walk. The walk begins at 7:30 from the McPherson Square Metro station (White House exit). Please arrive a little early and bring $10 for cost of walk. RSVP to Tina Plottel (tina.a.plottel@census.gov). |
| Tuesday Oct. 11, 2005 6:00pm |
Dine Around in Chevy Chase/Bethesda. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Wednesday Oct. 12, 2005 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA
Virtual Learning Seminar: The Principles of Conducting a
Library Benchmarking Project.
Part 1 of a 2-part presentation by Roger Strouse, Vice President and
Lead Analyst, Outsell, Inc. Location: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W. First Floor, South Conference Room 1-B516 Metro Info: Smithsonian Metro on the Blue/Orange Line. Take the Independence Avenue Exit located at 12th and Independence Avenue. Walk south down 12th Street to Federal Communications Commission. Registration: RSVP to Alicia Koundakjian at alicia.koundakjian@lexisnexis.com or 202-462-0064. |
| Wednesday Oct. 12, 2005 6:00pm |
Dine Around in Clarendon. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Friday Oct. 14, 2005 6:00pm |
Dine Around in Alexandria. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Tuesday Oct. 18, 2005 6:00pm-7:30pm |
DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785. |
| Wednesday Oct. 19, 2005 6:00pm-8:00pm |
New Members Reception at the Hotel Washington located at 15th & Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC. More details and registration information here. |
| Thursday Oct. 20, 2005 |
Dine Arounds in Tenleytown (6:00pm) and Union Station (7:00pm). See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Tuesday Oct. 25, 2005 6:30pm |
Dine Around in Silver Spring. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. | Wednesday Oct. 26, 2005 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA
Virtual Learning Seminar: Integrating Benchmark Findings into
the Information Product Development Lifecycle.
Part 1 of a 2-part presentation by Roger Strouse, Vice President and Lead
Analyst, Outsell, Inc. Location: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W. First Floor, South Conference Room 1-B516 Metro Info: Smithsonian Metro on the Blue/Orange Line. Take the Independence Avenue Exit located at 12th and Independence Avenue. Walk south down 12th Street to Federal Communications Commission. Registration: RSVP to Alicia Koundakjian at alicia.koundakjian@lexisnexis.com or 202-462-0064. |
| Thursday Oct. 27, 2005 6:00pm |
Dine Around in Dupont Circle. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Tuesday Nov. 1, 2005 6:00pm-9:00pm |
The Military
Librarians Group
of DC/SLA co-sponsors
a program which focuses on military personnel who served in Vietnam and
supported the nascent US Army Special Services, Library Program. This program
is part of the Veterans History Project (VHP)
of the Library of Congress who is a co-sponsor of the
event along with the District of Columbia Library Association
and the Military Librarians Group of DC/SLA. Location: Library of Congress, Madison Building, Mumford Room. More details and registration information here. |
| Thursday Nov. 10, 2005 6:00pm |
Join the DC/SLA Young Professionals the DCLA Librarians for a Happy Hour at Aroma, 3417 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC. For more information and to RSVP contact Sage Hulsebus (shulsebus@freedomforum.org). |
| Tuesday Nov. 15, 2005 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA
Virtual Learning Seminar: Text Mining - Unlocking Knowledge
from Text. Part 1 of a
2-part presentation by Seth Grimes, Alta Plana Corporation. Location: Factiva, 1400 L Street, NW, Suite 460 (16th & K Sts). Enter on 16th Street next to Olives Restaurant. Metro Info: Farragut North on the Red Line and McPherson Square/Farragut West on the Blue/Orange Line Registration: RSVP to Michelle Melencio at Michelle_Melencio-CW@Discovery.com or 240-662-4725. Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Tuesday Nov. 15, 2005 6:00pm-7:30pm |
DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785. |
| Tuesday Nov. 29, 2005 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA
Virtual Learning Seminar: Text Mining - Case Studies and
Implementation Roadmap.
Part 2 of a 2-part presentation by Seth Grimes, Alta Plana
Corporation. Location: Factiva, 1400 L Street, NW, Suite 460 (16th & K Sts). Enter on 16th Street next to Olives Restaurant. Metro Info: Farragut North on the Red Line and McPherson Square/Farragut West on the Blue/Orange Line Registration: RSVP to Michelle Melencio at Michelle_Melencio-CW@Discovery.com or 240-662-4725. Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Friday Dec. 2, 2005 |
The DC/SLA Young Professionals event at the Zenith Gallery has been postponed until a later date. |
| Wednesday Dec. 7, 2005 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA
Virtual Learning Seminar: Copyright for the Corporate Librarian - The
Important Consequences of Copyright Issues in the Digital Environment,
presented by Laura Gasaway, Director of the Law Library & Professor of
Law, University of North Carolina. Location: LexisNexis, 1150 18th Street, NW Metro Info: Farragut North on the Red Line and Farragut West (18th St. exit) on the Blue/Orange Line Registration: RSVP to Gloria Miccioli at gmicc@earthlink.net or 202-879-3905. Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Thursday Dec. 8, 2005 6:30pm-8:30pm |
DC/SLA
Book Club discussion of The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman has been
rescheduled for Jan. 12.
Please see the January calendar (below) for details about this
event. |
| Tuesday Dec. 13, 2005 6:30pm-9:00pm |
DC/SLA Holiday Party, The Mansion at Strathmore, Bethesda, MD. A brief Board of Directors meeting will be held beforehand. More details and registration information here. |
| Wednesday Dec. 14, 2005 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA
Virtual Learning Seminar: Communicating the Value of Your Service,
presented by Jane Dysart, Dysart & Jones Associates. Location: Factiva, 1400 L Street, NW, Suite 460 (16th & K Sts). Enter on 16th Street next to Olives Restaurant. Metro Info: Farragut North on the Red Line and Farragut West on the Blue/Orange Line Registration: RSVP to Gloria Miccioli at gmicc@earthlink.net or 202-879-3905. Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Wednesday Jan. 11, 2006 6:00pm |
Join the DC/SLA Young Professionals and International Relations Committee for dinner at Penang, 6pm at 1837 M St NW, Washington, DC. RSVP by January 9th to Sage Hulsebus (shulsebus@freedomforum.org). |
| Thursday Jan. 12, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA Click U Live:
Beyond the Basics of Internet Search Engines: Choosing and Using the
Best Features of the Major Engines, presented by Rita Vine, of
Workingfaster.com. Location: Independent Community Bankers of America One Thomas Circle, NW Suite 400 (14th & M), Washington, DC. Note that circle is under construction in front of building. Metro Info: McPherson Square Metro (Orange/Blue Lines - use White House/Vermont Ave. exit and walk north thru the park to Vermont Ave. to the Circle); Farragut North Metro (Red Line - use K or L St. exit and walk east to Vermont Ave, then north on Vermont Ave. to the Circle) Registration: RSVP to Jennifer Gelman at jgelman@rand.org or 703-413-1100, x5669 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Thursday Jan. 12, 2006 6:30pm-8:30pm |
DC/SLA
Book Club discusses The World is Flat
by Thomas Friedman. Location: Minh's Restaurant, 2500 Wilson Boulevard in Arlington Metro Info: near Metro's Orange Line Courthouse station Contact: Eileen Deegan at deeganeg@state.gov or 202-453-8073. |
| Tuesday Jan. 17, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm |
DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785. |
| Wednesday Jan. 25, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA Click U Live:
Fostering Online Collaboration Using Wikis, presented by Darlene Fichter, Data Library Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan Library. Location: Dialog, 1560 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, VA Metro Info: Rosslyn Metro Station on the Blue/Orange Lines Registration: RSVP to Linda Futato at Linda.Futato@thomson.com or 703-908-2382 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Thursday Jan. 26, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm |
DC/SLA hosts Beyond Marketing: Consultative Selling Strategies for Information Professionals presented by Anne Caputo, Factiva, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 2nd Floor (William Curtin Conference Room), Washington, DC. More details and directions here. |
| Monday Feb. 6, 2006 |
DC/SLA International
Relations Committee meeting. More information about time
and location to follow. |
| Wednesday Feb. 8, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA Click U Live
(formerly known as the
Virtual Learning series):
The Impact of New and Emerging Technologies on Business, Work (& Life), presented by Paul Gladen, Founder & President, Muzeview. Location: American Council on Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Level 1B, Conference Room A Metro Info: Dupont Circle Metro Station on the Red Line Registration: RSVP to Meg McGinn at mmcginn@crowell.com or 202-508-8814 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006 5:30pm-8:00pm |
Join DCLA, DC/SLA, and LLSDC
for Break-the-Winter-Doldrums Librarian Scrabble Tournament & Game Night Location: McKenna, Long, & Aldridge LLP, 1900 K Street, N.W., Second Floor Metro Info: near Farragut North and Farragut West Metro Stations For more information: Kate Martin at 202-496-7752 or kmartin@mckennalong.com |
| Wednesday Feb. 15, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA Click U Live
(formerly known as the
Virtual Learning series):
Negotiating in the Workplace Without Making Enemies, presented by Nan Siemer, BREAKERS. Location: Independent Community Bankers of America One Thomas Circle, NW Suite 400 (14th & M), Washington, DC. Note that circle is under construction in front of building so there is NO STREET PARKING nearby. Metro Info: - McPherson Square Metro (Orange/Blue Lines - use White House/Vermont Ave. exit and walk north thru the park to Vermont Ave. to the Circle); - Farragut North Metro (Red Line - use K or L St. exit and walk east to Vermont Ave, then north on Vermont Ave. to the Circle) Registration: RSVP to Meg McGinn at mmcginn@crowell.com or 202-508-8814 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Tuesday Feb. 21, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm |
DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785. |
| Wednesday Feb. 22, 2006 6:00pm-8:30pm |
DC/SLA hosts Strengthening SLA's Global Visibility: Substance and Culture in Tunisia, presented by Janice R. Lachance, SLA's Chief Executive Officer, at the National Press Club, 529 14th St, NW, Conference Room, 13th Floor , Washington, DC. More details and registration information here. | Thursday Feb. 23, 2006 6:00pm |
Celebrate Mardi Gras with the DC/SLA Young Professionals with a Happy Hour at Austin Grill, 750 E St. NW, Washington, DC. For more information and to RSVP please contact Tina Plottel (plottel@gwu.edu). |
| Monday March 13, 2006 |
Dine Around in Adams Morgan. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Tuesday March 14, 2006 |
Dine Around in Dupont Circle. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Wednesday March 15, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA Click U Live:
Market Research for Libraries, presented by Samantha Chmelik, Knowledge inForm, Inc. Location: American Council on Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Level 1B, Conference Room A Metro Info: Dupont Circle Metro Station on the Red Line Registration: RSVP to Neta L. Cox, MLIS at neta.cox@hqda.army.mil or 703-697-1446 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Wednesday March 15, 2006 6:00pm-7:30pm |
Peter Drucker: The Ultimate Knowledge Worker, a book-in-progress presentation by Bruce Rosenstein of the USA Today Library, at National Public Radio, Boardroom East, 2nd Floor 635 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC. More details and registration information here. |
| Wednesday March 15, 2006 6:00pm |
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the DC/SLA Young Professionals with a Happy Hour at The Dubliner, Union Station, 520 N. Capitol St. NW, Washington, DC. For more information and to RSVP contact Sage Hulsebus (shulsebus@freedomforum.org). |
| Thursday March 16, 2006 |
Dine Around in Gaithersburg. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Tuesday March 21, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm |
DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785. |
| Wednesday March 22, 2006 |
Dine Around in Foggy Bottom. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Thursday March 23, 2006 |
Dine Around near MCI Center. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Friday March 24, 2006 8:30am-12:00pm |
DC/SLA Professional Enhancement Day, at the Charles Sumner School, 1201 17th St. NW, Washington, DC. More details and registration information here. |
| Tuesday March 28, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA Click U Live:
Communities of Practice - Knowledge at Work!, presented by Deb
Wallace, The Kennedy Group. Location: Dialog, 1560 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, VA Metro Info: Rosslyn Metro Station on the Blue/Orange Lines Registration: RSVP to Neta L. Cox, MLIS at neta.cox@hqda.army.mil or 703-697-1446 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Thursday March 30, 2006 |
Dine Arounds in Tysons Corner/McLean and Logans Circle. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Tuesday April 4, 2006 5:00pm |
Join the Military Librarians to hear from Kristin Henderson, author of "While They're At War" at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town. More details and registration information here. |
| Thursday April 6, 2006 6:00pm-9:00pm |
International Special Librarians Day: Opening Doors Open Minds - The Open Access Movement, a presentation by Dr. Leslie Chan, Bioline International, and Melissa Hagemann, Open Society Institute of the Soros Foundation, at the Kiplinger Washington Editors Building, 1729 H Street NW, First Floor, Washington, DC. More details and registration information here. |
| Friday April 7, 2006 7:15pm |
Please join DC/SLA's Young Professionals for the Capital Hauntings Walking Tour. We will meet at the McPherson Square Metro Station on the White House exit side at 7:15. The walk begins at 7:30, the cost is $10. While Washington Walks occur rain or shine, please note that if it is raining at 7:15, the YPs are going to cancel the event. RSVP to Tina Plottel at plottel@gwu.edu. |
| Monday April 10 6:00pm-8:00pm |
DC/SLA and the SLA Government Information Division co-sponsor How Congress Really Works, a presentation by Judy Schneider, Senior Specialist on Congress for the Congressional Research Service (CRS), at Covington & Burling, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 11th Floor, Conference Room 1139, Washington, DC. More details and registration information here. |
| Wednesday April 12, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA Click U Live:
The Impact of IP on Digitization Projects, Part I - Digitization Project Management in a Nutshell, presented by
Jill Hurst-Wahl, Hurst Associates Ltd., and
K. Matthew Dames, Seso Group LLC
Location: George Washington University, Himmelfarb Library, Room 202 Metro Info: Foggy Bottom Metro Station on the Blue/Orange Lines Registration: RSVP to Charlotte White at Cwhite@fmc.gov or 202-523-5762 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Tuesday April 18, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm |
DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785. |
| Thursday April 20, 2006 2:30pm-3:30pm |
Senate Library Tour by
Kimberly Ferguson, Head of Information Services Location: SR B-15, Russell Senate Office Building, Constitution and 1st Streets Registration: RSVP to Susan Fournier at susan.fournier@icba.org or 202-315-2439. Tour size is limited to 25. |
| Thursday April 20, 2006 6:30pm-8:30pm |
DC/SLA
Book Club Discussion / Dinner Location: Ella's Wood Fired Pizza, 901 F St., NW Metro Info: Near Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Registration: RSVP to Eileen Deegan at deeganeg@state.gov or 202-453-8073 |
| Tuesday April 25, 2006 9:00am-4:00pm |
Joint Spring Workshop - 21st-Century Competencies for Information Professionals, at the Mumford Room, 6th Floor, Madison Building, Library of Congress. More details and directions here. |
| Tuesday April 26, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA Click U Live:
The Impact of IP on Digitization Projects, Part II - Managing Intellectual Property Issues Within the Digitization Project, presented by
Jill Hurst-Wahl, Hurst Associates Ltd., and
K. Matthew Dames, Seso Group LLC Location: George Washington University, Himmelfarb Library, Room 202 Metro Info: Foggy Bottom Metro Station on the Blue/Orange Lines Registration: RSVP to Charlotte White at Cwhite@fmc.gov or 202-523-5762 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Tuesday May 2, 2006 6:00pm-7:30pm |
DC/SLA and LLSDC co-sponsor The Right to Know: Tales from Around the World, presented by David Banisar, Director of the Freedom of Information Project of Privacy International in London and a Visiting Research Fellow at the School of Law, University of Leeds, UK, at Library of Congress, Madison Building LM 316, First and Independence Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20540. More details and registration information here. |
| Thursday May 4, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm |
Volunteer Appreciation
Reception, at the U.S. Botanic Gardens on Capitol Hill. By invitation only. The U.S. Botanic Garden is located on the National Mall across from the U.S. Capitol along First Street, S.W., between Maryland Avenue and C Street. The Conservatory main entrance is located at 100 Maryland Avenue, SW. Getting there: Blue or Orange Metro line to Federal Center SW or Capital South stations, or take Metro Bus #30, 32, 34, 35, or 36 to Independence Avenue and First Street, SW. There is limited parking in the area. For more information, see http://www.usbg.gov/index.cfm |
| Tuesday May 16, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm |
DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785. |
| Wednesday May 17, 2006 12:00pm-3:30pm |
One-half day of learning
hosted by National Geographic,
1146 16th St. N.W., Washington, DC Session 1: Podcasting Potential for Special Libraries (12:00pm-1:30pm) Session 2: Click U Live: Always Fresh! Fast Content for Your Website and Users (2:00pm-3:30pm) More details and registration information here. |
| Tuesday May 24, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA Click U Live:
Taxonomy KM - Where to Go Once the KM Program is Already in Place,
presented by Seth Earley, Earley & Associates Location: LexisNexis, 1150 18th Street, NW Metro Info: Farragut North on the Red Line and Farragut West (18th St. exit) on the Blue/Orange Line Registration: RSVP to Jennifer Boteler at Jennifer.Boteler@fhwa.dot.gov Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Monday, June 12, 2006 5:30pm-7:30pm |
DC/SLA, our International Relations Committee, and the Social Science Division co-host the International Reception at the Sheraton Inner Harbor, Harborview Ballrom. All conference participants are welcome to attend. |
| Monday, June 12, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm |
DC/SLA Young Professionals Happy Hour at annual conference in Baltimore Location: Capitol City Brewing Company, #93 Light Street Pavilion Join other young professionals for micro-brews on Baltimore's lively inner harbor. Students -- please join us too! This location is in the heart of Baltimore right at Harborplace on the 2nd level of Light Street Pavilion – Capitol City Brewing Company, 301 S. Light Street. The convention center is located conveniently just two blocks away. |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2006 1:30pm-3:00pm |
DC/SLA and the Social Science Division co-sponsor What Social, Medical, & Pure Scientists Want in Information, presented by Professor Donald W. King of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who has spent 30 years researching precisely what social scientists, pure scientists, engineers, and other researchers want from information professionals. |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2006 1:30pm-3:00pm |
DC/SLA and the Retired Members Caucus co-sponsor Books That Changed the World, presented by Leslie Overstreet, Curator of Natural-History Rare Books and head of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History for the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. A brief reception will follow the program. |
| Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:30pm |
DC/SLA Book Club Discussion / Dinner Reading Lolita in Tehran: A memoir in books; by Azar Nafisi Location: Sawatdee, 2250 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington Metro Info: Near Court House Exit -- Orange Line Registration: RSVP to Eileen Deegan at deeganeg@state.gov or 202-453-8073 |
| Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm |
DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785. |
| Friday Sept. 1, 2006 6:15pm-8:00pm |
Librarians in Hollywood:
DVD showing of Party Girl with brief discussion afterward.
Bring your dinner and/or popcorn. There'll be popcorn from Hawaii
to taste, macadamia nut candy, and other treats.
You may bring a spouse, significant other,
or friend. Location: Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC Metro Info: Capitol South Metro Station on the Blue/Orange Lines Registration: Free of charge but reservations are required. Send an email to sloo@crs.loc.gov. Seats are limited so if you make a reservation and your plans change later, please cancel your reservation. |
| Wednesday Sept. 13, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA Click U Live:
Project Management for Solo Librarians (Part 1): Mastering the
Project Map: Solo Management and Leadership, presented by
Pat Wagner, Pattern Research Program Description Location: ASAE, Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Metro Info: Federal Triangle Metro Station on the Blue/Orange Lines Registration: RSVP to Lenore Garder at lenore.garder@hqda.army.mil or 202-685-4114 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Wednesday Sept. 13, 2006 6:30pm-8:30pm |
Join DC/SLA Young Professionals for our first fall happy hour at Aroma, 3417 Connecticut Avenue NW (across the street from the Uptown, Cleveland Park Metro Stop on the Red Line). RSVP to Tina Plottel at plottel@gwu.edu. |
| Monday Sept. 18, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm |
Web 2.0 and What It Means for Libraries, presented by Mary Ellen Bates of Bates Information Services, at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 2nd Floor (William Curtin Conference Room), Washington, DC. More details and directions here. |
| Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm |
DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785. |
| Wednesday Sept. 27, 2006 12:00pm |
News Group Brown Bag Planning Meeting at The New York Times, 1627 Eye St., NW, 7th Floor. For more information contact Sabrina Pacifici at spacific@nytimes.com or 202-862-0316. |
| Wednesday Sept. 27, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA Click U Live:
Project Management for Solo Librarians (Part2): Success in Small
Steps: See Your Work with Fresh Eyes, presented by
Pat Wagner, Pattern Research Program Description Location: ACE, One Dupont Circle, NW Metro Info: Dupont Circle Metro Station on the Red Line Registration: RSVP to Lenore Garder at lenore.garder@hqda.army.mil or 202-685-4114 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Sunday Oct. 1, 2006 9:00am-5:00pm |
Join the Military Librarians Group (MLG) in Solomons, MD to learn about the history of the Chesapeake Bay and Patuxent River. MLG will host a tour of the Calvert Marine Museum and a one-hour cruise on the 104 year-old bugeye vessel, the William B. Tennison. More details and directions here. |
| Wednesday Oct. 4, 2006 |
Vote in DC/SLA Chapter Elections through November 7! More details to follow. |
| Thursday Oct. 5, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA Click U Live:
Smart Search Update, presented by
Rita Vine, Workingfaster.com Program Description Location: ACE, One Dupont Circle, NW Metro Info: Dupont Circle Metro Station on the Red Line Registration: RSVP to Jennifer Boteler at jennifer.boteler@fhwa.dot.gov or 202-493-3071 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Tuesday Oct. 10, 2006 6:00pm |
Dine Around in Tysons Corner. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Thursday Oct. 12, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm |
Enterprise RSS, presented by Todd Berkowitz of Newsgator.com at the Corporate Executive Board, 2000 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 6000, Washington, DC. More details and registration information here. |
| Monday Oct. 16, 2006 6:30pm-8:30pm |
DC/SLA Book Club Discussion/Dinner, "The Search: How
Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Out
Culture," by John Batelle.
Location: El Tamarindo, 1785 Florida Ave., NW in Adams
Morgan |
| Tuesday Oct. 17, 2006 6:00pm-7:30pm |
DC/SLA Young Professionals Panel: The
Future of Special Librarianship. This panel features innovative
young professionals speaking about their careers and where their MLS is
taking them. |
| Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm |
DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785. |
| Wednesday Oct. 18, 2006 6:30pm |
Dine Around in Silver Spring. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Thursday Oct. 19, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA Click U Live:
Competitive Intelligence and Data Mining - Carpe Diem, presented by
Bob Stewart and Bob
Stembridge, Thomson Scientific Program Description Location: ACE, One Dupont Circle, NW Metro Info: Dupont Circle Metro Station on the Red Line Registration: RSVP to Jennifer Boteler at jennifer.boteler@fhwa.dot.gov or 202-493-3071 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Tuesday Oct. 24, 2006 6:00pm |
Dine Around in Crystal City. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Wednesday Oct. 25, 2006 6:00pm |
Dine Around in Dupont Circle. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Thursday Oct. 26, 2006 6:30pm |
Dine Around in Adams Morgan. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Monday Oct. 30, 2006 6:00pm |
Dine Around in Downtown DC. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Tuesday Nov. 7, 2006 |
DC/SLA Chapter Elections end today. Don't forget to vote! |
| Tuesday Nov. 7, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA Click U Live:
Writing for Publication, presented by
Rachel Singer Gordon, Consulting Editor, Information Today, Inc. Program Description Location: ACE, One Dupont Circle, NW (pick up Visitor ID at front desk) Metro Info: Dupont Circle Metro Station on the Red Line Registration: RSVP to Laurie Calhoun at lcalhoun@icrw.org or 202-797-0007 ext. 126 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Tuesday Nov. 7, 2006 (Election Day) 6:00pm |
Celebrate your candidate with DC/SLA’s Young Professionals at a happy hour at Austin Grill, 750 E St. NW (Gallery Place metro stop). RSVP to Sage Hulsebus at shulsebus@freedomforum.org. |
| Tuesday Nov. 7, 2006 6:00pm |
Dine Around in Old Town Alexandria. See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Thursday Nov. 9, 2006 6:00pm |
Dine Around in Hyattsville (University of Maryland). See the full slate of Dine Arounds for more details. |
| Thursday Nov. 16, 2006 |
Mining Blogs & RSS for Research, presented by Sabrina Pacifici, Editor/Publisher of LLRX.com and beSpacific.com, at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 316, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. More details and registration information here. |
|
Monday, Nov. 20, 2006 6:00pm-8:00pm |
DC/SLA Board Meeting at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM 215, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC. For more information contact Shirley Loo at sloo@crs.loc.gov or 202-707-6785. |
| Wednesday Nov. 22, 2006 1:30pm-3:00pm |
SLA Click U Live:
The Value of Corporate Libraries, presented by
James M. Matarazzo, Simmons College Program Description Location: George Washington University (Picture ID required) Metro Info: Foggy Bottom Metro Station on the Blue/Orange Lines Registration: RSVP to Laurie Calhoun at lcalhoun@icrw.org or 202-797-0007 ext. 126 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Tuesday Dec. 5, 2006 |
DC/SLA Annual Banquet and Holiday Party featuring keynote speaker Susan Stamberg of National Public Radio, at Hilton Old Town in Alexandria. More details and registration info. The DC/SLA Chapter gratefully acknowledges LexisNexis as the sponsor of this event. |
| Wednesday Dec. 6, 2006 2:00pm-3:30pm |
SLA Click U Live:
Copyright for the Corporate Librarian: The Importance & Consequences of Copyright Issues in the Digital Environment, presented by
Laura Gasaway, Director of the Law Library & Professor of Law, University of North Carolina Program Description Location: Edison Electric Institute, Pearl Street CR - 4th Floor, 701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (corner of 7th St. and PA Ave., NW) Metro Info: near Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro Station on the Green, Yellow, and Red Lines. Building is right at the Archives/Navy Memorial station for the Green and Yellow lines and is a 3-block walk from Gallery Place station for the Red line. Registration: There are only 25 seats available. RSVP to Catherine Kitchell at ckitchell@bna.com or 202-452-4431 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
| Wednesday Dec. 13, 2006 2:00pm-3:00pm |
SLA Click U Live:
Taxonomy Technologies and Successes - Techniques & Systems for
Automated Classification
, presented by
Teresa MacGregor, LexisNexis Program Description Location: BNA, 1231 25th Street, NW Metro Info: near Foggy Bottom Metro Station on the Blue and Orange Lines Registration: RSVP to Catherine Kitchell at ckitchell@bna.com or 202-452-4431 Non-Members: RSVP and pay $10 via PayPal |
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