Events

2009

• Montréal
  13 November 2009 - Annual General Assembly 2009   More details and Registration
  
    The SLA Strategic Alignment Project
  Speaker : Gloria Zamora, President, SLA
  The Global Economic and Political Outlook for 2010
  Speaker : Robert Powell, Analyst, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

  Holiday Inn Select Hotel (Chinatown), 99, Viger Avenue West, Montréal, Metro Station Place d'Armes, 5:00 p.m. à 8:30 p.m.
  30$ Members / 40$ Non-members / 20$ Retired / 20$ Students

  
• Montréal
  11 - 14 November 2009 - First Conference of the Information Community of Quebec
  The Final program of the Conference is available.
  With your SLA membership you are entitled to membership rate. All details available on the website of the event at http://congres2009.asted.org/home.php?lid=1.



• Montréal
  14 octobre 2009 - How do Libraries and the SLA use Second Life?   Plus de détails et Inscription
  McGill Thompson House, Ballroom, 3650 McTavish Street, Montréal - Peel Metro Station, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  20$ Membres / 30$ Non membres / 10$ Retraités / Gratuit pour les Étudiants
  
• Montréal
  15 September 2009 - Kick-off   More details and Registration  
  Restaurant Le Quartier, 1001 Square Victoria, Building of the Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec, Montréal - Square-Victoria Metro Station, 5:30 p.m. à 7:30 p.m.
  10$ Members / 20$ Non members / Free for Students
• Montréal
  29 avril 2009 - Chapter's Day   More details...   
  

  Opportunity and risks offered by social computing tools as perceived by information and knowledge managers.   
  Speaker: Dr. Hazel Hall, Reader in Social Informatics, Centre for Social Informatics, Edinburgh Napier University.

  Zotero and Vertov: Software that simplifies the management of research findings from the web as well as video and audio files
  Speaker: Dr. Elena Razlogova, Assistant Professor, History, Concordia University and Director of the Digital History Lab.

  McGill Faculty Club and Conference Centre, Gold Room, 3450 McTavish Street, Montréal
  Full Day: 50$ Members/40$ Retiree/70$ Non members/Free Students
  Half-day:35$ Members//25$ Retiree/55$ Non members/Free Students
  
• Montréal
  Organized in collaboration with the McGill SLA Student Group
  13 February 2009 - 2nd annual Web 2.You conference
  Conferences and videos of the event
  Speakers :

  The Hyperlinked Library
  Michael Stephens, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois

  Shift Happens 2.0: What on earth is happening and how will it affect libraryland?
  Stephen Abram, Vice President, Innovation, SirsiDynix

  Joining the discussion: Using social networks for professional development (or developing into a professional)
  Amy Buckland, Liaison Librarian, Howard Ross Library of Management, McGil University

  McGill School of Information Studies, 3452 McTavish St., (corner Sherbrooke and McTavish), McLennan Library Building - Room MS-42, Montréal
  $40 full day (includes catered lunch) / $15 full day (includes catered lunch)
  $20 morning or afternoon only / $10 morning or afternoon only
  

2008

• 3 December 2008 - 25th Annual Fundraiser SLA-CLA-ABQLA with proceeds going to CODE
  St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish Hall, 4455 West Broadway, Montréal, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  30$ Members / 40$ Non-members  / 20$ Students
  More details...    
• 25 November 2008 - Planning & the Successful Info Pro Ecology  
  Speaker: Jane Dysart, Dysart & Jones Associates
  Maritime Plaza Hotel, 1155 Guy st., Montréal, 5:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  50 $ Members / 75 $ Non members  / 30 $ students
• 14 November 2008  - Web 2.0 Software and the Embeddable Web
  Webinars from Click University
  Presented by Greg Notess, Web specialist.
  Pied du Courant (SAQ), 905 De Lorimier (metro Papineau, under the Jacques Cartier Bridge),1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Free for the SLA Eastern Canada Chapter members, 20 $ non-members.
  
• 24 October 2008 - Best Practices for Setting Up Wikis - Click University Online Course
  Webinars from Click University
  Presented by Darlene Fichter, Data Library Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan
  Pied du Courant (SAQ), 905 De Lorimier (metro Papineau, under the Jacques Cartier Bridge),1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Free for the SLA Eastern Canada Chapter members, 20 $ non-members.
  
• 24 September 2008 - Kickoff  
  Le Quartier restaurant bar, 1001 Square Victoria, Édifice de la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Montréal, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Ottawa-Gatineau Region
  4 June 2008 - Inside the Librarians' Studio: Web Information Architecture  
  Speaker: Jane Stewart    More details...   
  Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St, Ottawa, Exhibition Room A, 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. (free entrance)
• 9 May 2008 - Chapter's Day    More details...   
  Identifier, mesurer, évaluer et communiquer les bénéfices d'un centre d'information   (version in French)
  Speaker: Deirdre Moore,Manager, Laurentian Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada
  Knowledge Management Journey: How to use Collaborative Systems to facilitate KM
  Speaker: Lily Au, Senior Information Management, Defence Research and Development Canada
  (Full Day: 60$ Members and students/75$ Non members Half-day: 50$ Members and students/60$ Non members)
• 17 April 2008 - Understanding Personal Information Protection and Access to Information in Specialized Libraries and Archives   (version in French)
  Speakers : Me Karl Delwaide and Me Antoine Aylwin. More info...   
  Fasken Martineau, the Stock Exchange Tower, 800 Victoria Square, 37th Floor, Montréal, 5:30 to 7:45 p.m., ($10 Members / $20 Non-members / $5 Students).
• 25 March 2008 - Reality 2.0: Transforming Ourselves and our Association  
  Speaker: Stephen Abram, 2008 SLA's President. More info...   
  CRIM, 550 Sherbrooke W., Ste 100, Montréal, 6:00 to 8:45 p.m. (20$ Members / 30$ Non members / 10$ Students)
• 18 March 2008 - Copibec licences  
  Speakers : Me Frédérique Couette and Julie Goyette. More info...   
  Thomson House, 3650 McTavish St, Montréal, 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. (10$ Members / 20$ Non-members / 5$ Students).

2007

• December 6, 2007 - CODE fundraising
  24th Annual Holiday Fund-raising Event - St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish Hall, Thursday, December 6, 6h00 PM
• November 21, 2007 - Annual General Assembly
  Guest Speaker: Me Marek Nitoslawski Copyright Challenges for Special Librarians   
  Maritime Plaza Hotel, 1155 Guy St, Montréal (5:30 to 9:00 p.m.) 30$ Members / 40$ Non members / 20$ Students and new members (in 2007)    More info...   
• November 5, 2007 - Gestion de la performance de vos services au sein de votre organisation   (presentation in French, questions in both languages)
  Presentation by France Mercier at Thomson House, 3650 McTavish St, Montréal, 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. (10$ Members / 15$ Non members / 5$ Students). More info...   
  
• September 25, 2007 - Kickoff 2007-2008  
• September 19, 2007 - Research on Reference Services in University Libraries - featuring Lynn Berard. More info...   
  
  • READ Scale presentation (pps).
  • The READ (Reference Effort Assessment Data) Scale - Descriptive Format (hand-out distributed at the conference, external site).
  • Internet website of the Project

For more information please contact the President-Elect.