Working with many groups—including an active Young Professionals group and the
Military and News groups—we planned 64 meetings and programs in the 2002-2003
year (13 business meetings, 9 meetings that involved other area groups, 2
fundraising events, 15 learning opportunities, 15 networking events, 5 social
events, and 5 tours.) We engaged more than 30 percent of our 1,010 members and
more than 200 colleagues from other local organizations.
Business Meetings
· Ten DC/SLA board meetings [averaged 18 attendees per meeting] at National
Geographic Society Library
· Summer Planning Breakfast [7/02 - 36 attendees] at president’s home
· Branding discussion by Stephen Abram at the Computers and Libraries
Meeting [3/03]
· Annual Banquet at the Marriott Metro Hotel with Anne Mintz (“Lies, Damn
Lies, and the Internet”) [5/22/03 - 92 attendees]
Fundraising
· Marching for Sousa [9/27/02 - 41 attendees]: Raised $1,800 and
books donated to Sousa Middle School Library
· Young Professionals’ MS Walk [4/6/03 - 9 attendees]: Raised $1,015 for
Multiple Sclerosis
Learning Opportunities
· How to Find Your Library’s Value and Sell It to Management (with
reception) at the National Geographic Society with Barbara Ferry, Renee
Braden, Danna Bell-Russel, Marilyn Bromley, Susan White Frazier, and Robyn
Frank [10/17/02 - 73 attendees]
· Teleworking: The World of Virtual Work (continental breakfast) at Sumner
School with Linda White, Alex Kramer, Monica Martinez, and Julie Arnold
[4/22/03 - 15 attendees]
· Presentation Skills: Seizing the Moment with Quinn Koller [2/18/03 - 18
attendees]
· Life Planning: NOW What Do I Do? (continental breakfast) at the World
Resources Institute with Mary Ellen Bates and Mel Briscoe [1/8/03 - 30
attendees]
· Catalogers’ Forecast: Metadata, Taxonomies, and Trends (with reception)
at Morgan Lewis Bockius law firm with Rebecca Guenther, Denise Bedford, and
Suzanne Pilsk. [2/4/03 - 86 attendees]
· The New Knowledge Worker (luncheon) with Guy St. Clair at the Renaissance
Hotel [3/6/03 - 40 attendees]
· Centennial of Flight (Military Librarians) at the Naval Heritage Center
[3/19/03 - 38 attendees]
· Book Club meetings: Essential Drucker (Drucker); Tipping Point
(Gladwell); Good to Great (Collins); Web of Deception (Mintz) [4 meetings -
averaged 10 each time]
· International Special Librarian’s Day: Library and Literacy Issues in
Africa at Kiplinger with Jane Meyers, Philomena Amoako, and Duncan Omole.
[4/10/03 - 45 attendees]
· Joint Spring Workshop: Ownership of Media (with DC Library Association,
Federal Librarians, LLSDC) [4/25/03 - 80 attendees]
· Technology Day (with Maryland SLA) [9/25/02 - 33 attendees]
· Wireless Technology at the Defense Technical Information Center (Military
Librarians) [4/03 - 28 attendees]
Networking Opportunities
· Neighborhood Dine-Arounds—six neighborhoods in MD, DC, VA [9/02 & 4/03 - averaged
12 per dine-around]
· Job Hunting for Librarians in the Current Market [12/3/02 - 33 attendees]
· Career Day at Catholic University with 16 speakers [4/5/03 - 48
attendees]
· Spend the Day with a Special Librarian [4/03 - 36
libraries willing, 6 students]
Social Events
· New members reception at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,
included visiting SLA board members [10/24/02 - 72 attendees]
· Holiday party at the Washington Arts Club (with DC Library Association,
and ASSIT) [12/4/02 - 86 attendees]
· Wine and cheese reception for volunteers at the Army Navy Club [5/7/03 -
120 attendees]
· Young Professionals Happy Hours [9/02, 2/03, & 4/03 - averaged 7 each
time]
· Scrabble Tournament/Pizza (with LLSDC) [11/21/02 & 1/23/03 - 25
each time]
Tours
· Duck Tour (Young Professionals) [9/8/02 - 28 attendees]
· USA Today Library (News Group) [9/30/02 - 12 attendees]
· US News & World Report Library (News Group) [10/8/02 - 15 attendees]
· Octoberfest and three library tours (Military Librarians) [10/5/02 - 17
attendees]
· Folger Library (Young Professionals) [11/7/02 - 15 attendees]
· World & I/Washington Times Library (with DC Library Association) [4/30/03
- 20 attendees]
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