Join Us
in Chicago!
The
Offical New Members Business Meeting will be held on Monday,
May 19th from
6:00-8:00PM in the Hyatt Regency Chicago, Toronto .
The agenda - 6:00 – 7:00PM: Business Meeting
- Greetings
and introductions
- A review the NM SIG purpose, goals, and
objectives
- Selection of SIG conveners and blog administrators
- Suggestions for programming to co-sponsoring at
the 2009
Annual Meeting
- Open discussion
7:00 - 8:00PM: Discussion Forum
Topic:
Leadership Development for New Librarians.
Business
Meeting II - Discussion Forum will be held on Tuesday,
May 20th from 7:00-9:00AM in
the Hyatt Regency Chicago, Gold Coast .
8:00 - 9:00AM: Discussion
Forum: Preparing
or
Retooling Your Professional
Portfolio.
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Co-sponsored
Program!
Connecting
the Dots: Strategies for Building A Portable Career (Leadership,
Networking, Professional Development & Career Building
and Career Reinvention) and Speed Mentoring.
When & Where:
Monday, May 19th from 2:00-3:00PM in Columbus IJ
About
the Session:
Connecting the Dots” is a two-part, hands-on session.
In part one, attendees will participate in roundtables
on professional development and job-searching skills and
techniques. Part two is a speed mentoring session, in which
mentees will have ten minute meetings with two to three
library administrators to review resumes and discuss professional
development opportunities. Featured table discussion topics
include:
Table 1: Leadership - Facilitators:
Lisa Boyd & Neville Prendergast
Table 2: Professional Networking
- Facilitators: Gabriel Rios & Meredith
Solomon
Table 3: Career Reinvention
- Facilitator: Mary C. Congleton & Molly
Knapp
Table 4: Professional Development/Career
Building - Facilitators: Julia Player & Heidi
Sandstrom. Register
online by May 12, 2008.
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Join
Us for Dinner in Chicago
Sunday,
May 18th, 6:00pm at the Weber Grill, 539 N. State
Street, Chicago, 60610. The restaurant is a
short distance from the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Please RSVP
to Ely
Anderson, by Friday, May 9, 2008. Need Directions?
Click
here to view the Google Map.
About Weber Grill Restaurant
The Weber Grill Restaurant is the result
of over 50 years of Classic Outdoor Grilling—from
the people who invented the Weber kettle grill.
You'll taste the difference that decades of grilling expertise
make. Our secrets: quality ingredients, grilling expertise,
and Weber grills in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Folks who
like barbecue will love our Grilled Appetizers, Flame Grilled
Burgers and our thick, juicy Steaks.
For more information, visit the Weber Grill Restaurant web
site.
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Information for 1st Time Conference Attendees! 
If the 2008 Annual Meeting is your first conference please
review MLA
08 Tips for First Timers & New
Attendees. These tips will help you maximize your
time and get the most of your first conference experience.
Mark Your Calendars! - Colleague
Connection
This popular networking program pairs a new member or first-time attendee
with an experienced member. Once assigned, the pairs work out their own
meeting
schedules. To participate,
either as someone seeking a connection or as a volunteer connecting
with someone attending an MLA annual meeting for the first
time, register online today!
You're Invited! - New Members/First-time
Attendees Breakfast
Is this your first time attending an MLA annual meeting or
are you a new member? Please attend the New Member/First-time
Attendee Breakfast hosted by the Membership Committee, Sunday,
May 18, in the Regency Ballroom A at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
For more information, contact Dean
Hendrix, chair designate,
Membership Committee, or MLA
headquarters.
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New Members Column in MLA News!
Beginning with the May 2006 issue, MLA News began
publishing a quarterly column featuring issues relevant to
new MLA members and new librarians. Read the previous issues:
- Plant Your Garden: Reflect, Reset, Strategize, and Revive!,
March 2008
- First-career Librarians: Share and Learn, January 2008
- Network! Network! Network! August 2007
- Getting the Most Out of MLA 2007!, May 2007
- Bring Out the Leader in You!, March 2007
- Power Boost Your Membership by Getting Active!, January
2007
- Finding Your First Professional Position, August 2006
- New Special Interest Group Forms, May 2006
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