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DATE TITLE SPONSOR PLACE INFORMATION & P.O.C

CURRENT CONFERENCE YEAR - 2001

January 25-27, 2001 Winter meeting of SLA   Savannah, GA
 
January 27-30, 2001 SLA's  Strategic Learning Symposium (SLS 2001) "Powerful Client Service: Creating Indispensable Partnerships" Savannah, GA
 
March 14-16, 2001 16th Annual Computers in Libraries 2001 Information Today
Searchers
Computers in Libraries
LINK-UP
MultiMedia
Washington Hilton and Towers, Washington, DC See the Information Today homepage for conference information.
May 15-17, 2001 InfoToday 2001: The Global Conference and  Exhibition on Electronic Information and Knowledge Management  Information Today, Inc.

Previously National Online Meeting & IOL.

Features 3 conferences: National Online 2001 KnowledgeNets 2001  E-libraries 2100

 

 

New York Hilton, NY Information Today
June 5-8, 2001 Army Library Institute (ALI) Army San Antonio, TX ALI 2001 homepage
June 9-14, 2001 SLA Annual Conference Special Library Association San Antonio, TX SLA Conference page
MLD Conference Schedule
June 14-20, 2001 ALA Annual Conference American Library Association San Francisco, CA ALA's Conference page
August 16-25, 2001 IFLA 2001 International Federation of Library Association and Institutions Boston, MA IFLA's Conference page
October 24 - October 28, 2001 SLA Technology Forum 2001 Special Library Association Hyatt Regency Monterey, Montery California SLA Technolgy Forum 2001 page
October 30 - November 1, 2001 MLW Military Librarians Division Adams Mark Hotel, Colorado Springs, CO

"Tools of Influence for Military Librarians"

MLW 2001 page
November 6 - 8, 2001 Internet Librarian 2001 Information Today, Inc., Lexis/Nexis Pasadena Conference & Exhibition Center, Pasadena, CA Internet Librarian 2000

PAST CONFERENCES - 2000

January 20-22, 2000 Winter meeting of SLA   St. Louis Marriott Pavilion Downtown in
St. Louis, Missouri.
 
January 23-25, 2000 SLA  Winter Education Conference Knowledge Management St. Louis Marriott Pavilion Downtown in
St. Louis, Missouri.
 
March 14-18, 2000 15th Annual Computers in Libraries 2000 Information Today
Searchers
Computers in Libraries
LINK-UP
MultiMedia
Washington Hilton and Towers, Washington, DC See the Information Today homepage for conference information.
May 16-18, 2000 21st Annual National Online Meeting & IOLS 2000 Special Libraries Association & Information Today, Inc. New York Hilton, NY Information Today
May 22-24, 2000 IEEE Advances in Digital Libraries 2000 (ADL'2000) IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Digital Libraries Washington, DC IEEE Advances in Digital  Libraries 2000 (ADL'2000)
June 10-15, 2000 SLA Annual Conference Special Library Association Philadelphia, PA SLA Conference page
June 18-23, 2000 Army Library Institute (ALI) Army Atlanta, GA ALI 2000 homepage
July 8-11, 2000 ALA Annual Conference American Library Association The Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago IL ALA's Conference page
October 31-3 November, 2000 MLW Military Librarians Division Monterey, CA MLW homepage
November 6-9, 2000 DTIC Annual User's Conference Defense Techncial Information Center Doubletree Hotel, Rockville, MD DTIC Conferences
November 6-9, 2000 Internet Librarian 2000 Information Today, Inc., Special Libraries Association, Lexis/Nexis Doubletree Hotel & Monterey Marriott, Monterey, CA Internet Librarian 2000

PAST CONFERENCES - 1999

January 24-26, 1999 SLA, 1999 Winter Education Conference: Crossing the Bridge to the 21st Century Special Library Association Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, CA  
March 7-11, 1999 Computers in Libraries '99 InfoToday, SLA & others Hyett Regency, Crystal City, Arlington, VA Computers in Libraries '99
May 10, 1999 DTIC Northeastern Regional Users Meeting and Training Conference DTIC, hosted by the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab (CRREL) Hanover, NH DTIC
May 18-20, 1999 20th National Online Meeting & IOLS'99 SLA, Lexis -Nexis & others New York Hilton, New York City, NY National Online & IOLS '99
May 23-26, 1999 Evaluating and Using Networked Information Resources and Services -  ASIS Mid-Year Meeting American Society for Information Science Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena, CA ASIS Conference
June 5-11, 1999 SLA Special Library Association Minneapolis, MN SLA Conference page
June 14, 1999 Grant and Funding Resources on the Web University of Maryland Health Sciences & Human Services Library Baltimore, MD PALINET- choose Workshops, then Educational Programs-At-A-Glance, it will be listed further down the page.
June 22-25, 1999 INET '99
9th Annual Internet Society Conference
Internet Society San Jose, CA INET '99
June 22-25, 1999 ALI (Army Library Institute) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Army Medical Command. New Orleans, LA ALI homepage
June 24-July 2, 1999 ALA Annual Conference American Library Association New Orleans, LA ALA Conference
June 26, 1999 Outsourcing: The Future of Federal and Military Libraries in the Next Millennium AFLRT and FLRT New Orleans, LA AFLRT announcement
June 28-July 1, 1999 E-Gov 99
National Electronic Government Conference & Exposition
  Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC E-Gov Conference
Note: Free expo June 29-30
July 15, 1999 Navy & Marine Corps Libraries Forum: West Coast meeting Navy Librarian Naval Medical Center, San Diego Libraries, Building 5-2
34800 Bob Wilson Dr.
Naval Medical Center, San Diego
San Diego, 92134-5000
0900-1600 hrs.
July 22-24, 1999 Internet World Summer 99   McCormick Place Complex
Chicago, IL
Internet World Summer 99
July 28, 1999 Navy & Marine Corps Libraries Forum: East Coast meeting Navy Librarian Marine Corps University Library,
Quantico, VA
Marine Corps University Library
Marine Corps Research Center
2040 Broadway Street
Quantico, VA 22134
July 1999 American Association of Law Libraries Annual Conference American Association of Law Libraries Grand Hyatt Washington
At Washington Center
Washington, DC
 
August 11-14, 1999 Digital Libraries '99: The Fourth ACM Conference on Digital Libraries   Berkeley, CA  
August 20-28, 1999 65th ILFA General Conference: "On the Threshold of the 21st Century: Libraries as Gateways to an Enlightened World" ILFA Bangkok, Thailand C/o SPAFA, 81/1 Si-Anytthaya Road, Samsen, Theves, Bangkok 10300; (+662) 280-4022-9, fac (+662) 280-4030, spafa@ksc.th.com
September 15-17, 1999 Rethinking Cultural Publications: Digital, Multimedia, and other 21st Century Strategies Northeast Document Conservation Center, National Park Service Museum Management Program, the NPS Cultural Resources Training Initiative, National Museum of American History, and the Smithsonian Institute Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC NEDCC - choose Conferences/Workshops
October 4-5, 1999 Fourth International Conference on Grey Literature GreyNet, Grey Literature Network Service Kellogg Conference Center
Washington, D.C., USA
GL'99 Pre-Program
GreyNet, Grey Literature Network Service, Koninginneweg 201, 1075 CR Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tel/Fax: 31-20-671.1818
Email: GreyNet@inter.nl.net
October 24-30, 1999 WebNet 99
World Conference of the WWW and the Internet
AACE - Assoc. for the Advancement of Computing in Education Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Sheraton Waikiki
see http://www.aace.org/conf/webnet/
October 24-27, 1999 24th Annual Conference of the Association of Public Data Users Association of Public Data Users Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, Historic District Alexandria, 625 First Street, Alexander, VA 22314 Preliminary program, accommodations, and registration information is available via their APDU homepage.
October 25-27, 1999 Online World Conference & Expo LEXIS-NEXIS, Dow-Jones and others The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL Online World conference information.
October 31-November 4, 1999 ASIS 1999 Annual Conference ASIS JW Marriott Hotel, Washington, DC ASIS 1999 conference information
November 1-4, 1999 ASIS Annual ASIS Washington, DC ASIS Annual
November 3-5, 1999 3rd Annual NetExpo   Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC NEW 99 website
November 7-10, 1999 DTIC Annual User's Conference DTIC (Defense Technical Information Center DoubleTree Hotel
Arlington, VA
see their webpage at http://www.dtic.mil/
November 7-11, 1999 Internet Librarian'99 SLA & Information Today San Diego Concourse, San Diego, CA Internet Librarian '99
November 15-17, 1999 CSI 26th Annual Computer Security Conference and Exhibition Computer Security Institute Washington, DC CSI conference site
November 17, 1999 Advanced Technology Program Workshop Advanced Technology Program (ATP) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) San Jose, CA Meeting information
November 16-18, 1999 Connecting Technology Fall '99 Department of the Navy sponsored event on Information Technology Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center
San Diego, CA
Connecting Technology

1999

Advances in Digital Libraries

   

Advances in Digital Libraries

December  6-10,1999 MLW (Military Librarians Workshop)

TRALINET, HQ TRADOC, US Army

Williamsburg, VA

MLW homepage
December 8, 1999 Media and Government: Perception and Reality The Federal Communicators Network (FCN) and the Senior Fellows Program Natcher Center at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD Information will be available at the FCN site by the end of October.  This is a all day seminar.
Past Conferences - 1998
1998 ALI - Army Library Institute      
April 20, 1998 Tri-Service WUIS Meeting DTIC   P.O.C. is Joan Lewis at (703)767-8031, DSN: 427-8031 or email jlewis@dtic.mil
April 21, 1998 The Development of Subject Specific Web Sites The Gelman Library, George Washington University The Gelman Library, Rm 202, 4-6pm. Free & open to public, no registration.  P.O.C. is Dr. Scott Stebelman, Faculty Outreach Librarian, The Gelman Library, The George Washington University, Washington, DC  20052
(202)994-1342
scottlib@gwu.edu
April 21-22, 1998 DTIC Regional Conference DTIC HQ Complex Auditorium, 8725 John J. Kingman Rd.,Ft Belvoir, VA see their webpage at http://www.dtic.mil/
April 24, 1998 As the Virtual World Turns: Repackaging Your Reference Resources Indiana Online Users Group Spring Meeting Indiana Wesleyan University Conference Center, Indianapolis Register before April 17th, $25 for IOLUG members, $30 for guests. After 17th, $30 for IOLUG members, $35 for guests.  Website is http://iolug.palni.edu,
Mail registration to Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, BS&T Service Section: Robin Kelley, P.O. Box 211, Indianapolis, IN 46206.
May 4-5, 1998 Shaping the Future of HTML W3 San Francisco Airport Hyatt Regency, CA http://www.w3.org/MarkUP/future/
May 4-5, 1998 Managing Metadata for the Digital Library: Crosswalks or Chaos Cosponsored by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) & the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) (both are divisions of ALA). Georgetown University Conference Center, Washington, DC $220 for ALCTS/LITA members, $275 for ALA personal members, and $320 for non-members. 
Valerie Edmonds at vedmonds@ala.org
(312)280-4269
May 4-6, 1998 Intranets for Knowledge Management many sponsors Crowne Plaza Manhattan, NY http://www.firstconf.com
May 12-14, 1998 19th Annual National Online Meeting & IOLS 98 Information Today and and SLA New York Hilton, NY http://www.infotoday.com
Information Today, Inc, 143 Old Marlton Pike, Medford, NJ  08055
(609)654-6266, Fax: (609)654-4309
email: custserv@infotoday.com
May 16-20, 1998 ASIS 1998 Mid-Year Meeting American Society for Information Science Holiday Inn International Drive, Orlando, FL American Society for Information Science
8720 Georgia Ave, Suite 501, Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301)494-0900  FAX: (301)495-0810
Email: asis@asis.org
June 6-11, 1998 SLA 89th Annual Conference SLA Indianapolis, IN http://www.sla.org/conf/pcp/
1(202)234-4700 EXT. 645
Email: meetings@sla.org
June 9-11 TECHNET International '98   Washington Convention Center, DC  
June 29, 1998 Books, Bytes and Bots: Reference Librarians and Users Confront the Information Age American Libraries Association Washington, DC  
June 25-Jul 2, 1998 ALA American Library Association Washington, DC http://www.ala.org/events/dc98/index.html
June 25-Jul 2, 1998 LITA Interest groups at ALA Annual Conference LITA Washington, DC LITA's IG Web page
August 13, 1998 STN User Update CAS Washington, DC "This User Update is designed to update searchers with the latest STN developments and to provide search tips, techniques, and strategies for retrieving information from STN databases."
Mail registration to:
Workshop Assistant, CAS, P.O. Box 3012, Columbus, OH  43210-0012
or
FAX: Workshop Assistant, 1-(614)447-3694
or
Internet: http://www.cas.org/training/regform.html
October 2-4, 1998 Access '98   Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada http://library.usask.ca/access98/
October 24-29, 1998 ASIS 1998 Annual Conference American Society for Information Science Pittsburgh Hilton, Pittsburgh, PA ASIS, 8720 Georgia Ave., Suite 501, Silver Spring, MD  20910
(301)495-0900
FAX: (301)495-0810
EMAIL:asis@asis.org
November 2-5 1998 DTIC DTIC DoubleTree Hotel National Airport in Arlington, VA ATTN: DTIC-BCU (Conference Coordinator)
Defense Technical Information Center
8725 John J. Kingman Rd., Ste. 0944
Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6218
P.O.C Ms. Foscue at (703)767-8236,
DSN: 427-8236
November 1-5, 1998 Internet Librarian '98 Information Today, Inc. Monterey Conference Center & Doubletree Hotel
Monterey, CA
Information Today, Inc.
143 Old Marlton Pike,
Medford, NJ 08055
(609)654-6266, FAX: (609)654-4309
http://www.infotoday.com
November 7-12, 1998 WebNet 98
World Conference of the WWW, Internet & Intranet
AACE - Assoc. for the Advancement of Computing in Education Orlando, FL WebNet 98 - scroll down page to see information for previous conferences.
November 16-19, 1998 42nd Annual Military Librarians Workshop Defense Technical Information Center & SLA Military Librarians Division Ramada Plaza Hotel, Old Town Alexandria, VA SLA, Military Librarians Division
--Conference page
P.O.C's:
Carol Jacobson, (703)767-9180, DSN: 427-9180,  Email: ciacobson@dtic.mil
Gerri Shane, (703)767-9108, DSN: 427-9108, Email: gshane@dtic.mil


SOURCES WHICH PROVIDE TRAINING/EDUCATION COURSES & WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

ORGANIZATION TYPE COURSE  LISTING P.O.C OTHER
American Society for Information Science Classes Schedule of classes http://www.asis.org/CE/Catalog/catalog.html  
CAPCON Library Network http://www.capcon.net/
workshop/workshop.htm
Capcon Library Network
1990 M Street, NW
Suite 200,
Washington, DC 20036
(202)331-5771
(800)543-4599 (MD & VA)
(202)331-5788 (FAX)
capcon@capcon.net
Fees per course, reduced rate for members organizations.
SLA (Special Library Association) Library Association http://www.sla.org/professional/index.html See under individual listings  
DTIC (Defense Technical Information Center) DoD      
USDA GRADUATE SCHOOL Day, evening, weekend, and even some classes via correspondence/distance education. The Department of Agriculture has been running this school for some time and is one of the least known educational opportunities avalable in Washington DC.   They have classes available day, evening, weekend, and via distance education.   You can take individual classes or work towards a certificate.  Graduate School, USDA
600 Maryland Ave., SW
Suite 120
Washington, DC 20024
 
Virtual Opportunities   Distance education classes available from the The School of Information Resources and Library Science, The University of Arizona.    
Virtual University Distance Education, mostly computer topics. http://www.vu.org/ See their homepage for further information such as class schedules, and registration. $10.00 fee plus $5.00 per course, usually run about 8 weeks each.
John S. Walker
Publisher, CSS Internet News (tm)
(Internet Training and Research)
Misc. distance education via email.  First course is "Introduction to the Internet and on-line learning"   John S. Walker
jwalker@networx.on.ca
http://www.networx.on.ca/~jwalker
$5.00
OCLC Institute Understanding and Using Metadata 2.5 day seminar on metadata and its applications.  Several dates are available:
August 31-Sept 2, 1998
Sept 9-11, 1998
Sept 21-23, 1998
Nov 2-4, 1998
Nov 9-11, 1998
Dec 7-9, 1998
Further information and online registration is available at http://purl.org/oclc/institute Seminars are held at the OCLC Campus in Dublin, OH, earlybird registration discounts are available and seating is limited.
University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Sciences Professional development workshops. 50 workshops lasting 1-5 days each, including "technology foundations" (security, Windows98, NT workstation, NT Server), Web Technology, Internet Resources, and "Updating Professional Skills" (Metadata, planning facilities, fundraising, picture books for Children, and Best books for young adults). http://www2.sis/pitt.edu/workshops
 
University of Toronto, Faculty of Information Studies Continuing Education Program Courses, most of which are taught online. http://www.fis.utoronto.ca/conted/  


PROCEEDINGS OF PAST CONFERENCES

DATE CONFERENCE SPONSOR PROCEEDINGS LOCATION:
Nov. 18-20, 1997 41st Military Librarians Workshop Special Libraries Association Special Libraries Association web site at: http://www.sla.org/division/dmil/index.htm
(includes full text & slides used in the presentations at the conference).
June 1-2, 1998 Digital Reality: Managing Electronic Resources Collaboration of the NELINET Advisory Committees, the Annual NELINET ILL Sprint Meeting, and the Annual NELINET Reference Technology Conference. http://www.nelinet.net/conf/ann_mtg.htm
Nov. 2-5, 1998 DTIC' '98 Annual Conference DTIC DTIC'98 Annual Conference Homepage
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