Our 2009 Spring meeting was held March 22 - 24 2009 at The Meritage Resort in Napa, CA.

Sunday March 22, 2009
8:00 AM – 9:00AM Registration
9:00 AM – 1:00PM CE course – “Text, Tags and Thumbnails: Latest Trends in Bioscience Literature Search” [link to authors website] Instructor: Dr. Marti Hearst, Associate Professor, School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley
2:00 PM – 3:30PM Board meeting
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Registration
6:30 PM – 9:30PM Opening reception and exhibits

Monday March 23, 2009
8:00 AM – 9:00AM Registration, Breakfast and Exhibits
9:00 AM – 9:30AM Opening remarks
9:30 AM – 10:30AM Keynote Address: Ed Silverman, Bureau Chief for In Vivo and The Pink Sheet, formerly of the Pharmalot Blog
10:30 AM – 11:00AM Break and Exhibits
11:00 AM – 12:00PM “Where do we want to be? The library's role in information management and knowledge discovery” Katya Mantrova, Biogen Idec
12:00 PM – 1:00PM Lunch and exhibits
1:00 PM – 2:30PM “Getting Out of a Tight Spot Part 1 - Newsletters To Know About - Essential to Your Organization as it Emerges and Evolves” Moderated by Rya Ben-Shir, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
FDA News | Managed Markets | Tufts CSDD | Centerwatch
2:30 PM – 3:30PM Breakout Session* (see below)
3:30 PM – 4:00PM Break and Exhibits
4:00 PM – 5:00PM “Scientific publications on Web 3.0: Emergence of tools for enhanced knowledge sharing” Sudeshna Das, PhD. Senior Program Manager, Initiative in Innovative Computing, Harvard University
6:00 PM – 10:00PM An Evening In Wine Country – Details TBA ($40/ticket)

Tuesday March 24, 2009
8:00 AM – 8:45AM Breakfast and Exhibits
8:45 AM – 9:45AM “Evolving User Preferences: Implications for Information Managers” Roger Strouse, Outsell
9:45 AM – 10:30AM SLA Alignment study interim results, speaker TBD
10:30 AM – 11:00AM Break and Exhibits
11:00 AM – 12:30PM “Getting Out of a Tight Spot Part 2: Niche Databases to Help You Help Your Organization as it Emerges and Evolves” Moderated by Rya Ben-Shir, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
FDA News Books | OLGA
12:30PM – 2:00PM Lunch and exhibits
2:00 PM – 3:00PM “The Role of the Information Center in Mission Critical Regulatory Submissions: A Pharmaceutical Case Study,” Verna Goodloe, Information Technical Services, Allergan and Ian Palmer, Reprints Desk - presentation | survey
3:00 PM – 4:00PM Breakout Session wrap up & group presentations*
4:00 PM Closing Remarks
4:30 PM Meeting Adjourned – Safe travels and see you in DC!
*Break Out Sessions: For these exciting afternoon sessions we will have 4 or 5 topics that members can choose from for lively discussion and debate. Each group will then have the opportunity to report their findings, conclusions and/or suggestions back to the larger group. While we have a preliminary list of topics, suggestions or requests for topics will be warmly welcomed!

Breakout A | Breakout B