Conference Connections

Wireless Connectivity and Cyber Connection

Free Wireless connectivity will again be available throughout the convention center in New Orleans.

If you don't want to take your laptop, don’t worry!  Cyber Connection, sponsored by Elsevier, will also be available:

Friday, 11 June           7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, 12 June           7:30 a.m. -  5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 13 June          7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Monday, 14 June          7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 15 June              7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 16 June         7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.


Cyber Connection is located at the SLA Registration Center.

Win an iPad @ SLA!

Join us at the Grand Opening of the INFO-EXPO on Sunday, 13 June from 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. to hear Chief Monk Boudreaux and enter your chance to win an Apple iPad.

Submit your entry ticket in the Registration Desk area. You must be present at the Grand Opening to win!

SLA 2010 Virtual Conference Component

If you are not able to attend SLA 2010 in New Orleans, you can still particpate in the conference through the SLA 2010 Virtual Conference Component. As a virtual component attendee, you will have the opportunity to view, as well as participate in, the two General Sessions and a generous helping of ten Spotlight Sessions-in real time!

The registration fee for the Virtual Conference Component is only $200--however, if you register by 4 June with the special promotional code you will save $50 on the virtual component registration.

Go here to learn more and retrieve your promotional code.

CONFERENCE SHUTTLE SCHEDULE

Complimentary shuttle service will run between select SLA hotels and the Morial Convention Center from Saturday, 12 June, through Wednesday, 16 June. The shuttle is available to attendees registered in the SLA hotel block only. Those staying within the SLA block will receive a special ID to use for this complimentary shuttle service.

HOURS OF OPERATION
Saturday, 12 June	7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, 13 June	7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Monday, 14 June	6:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, 15 June	6:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday, 16 June	6:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m.

SHUTTLE ROUTES
Route 1 – Red
• Courtyard St. Charles (Walk to St. Charles and Poydras)
• Intercontinental Hotel (Walk to St. Charles and Poydras)
• Best Western St. Christopher (Walk to Sheraton Hotel)
• Sheraton Hotel
• JW Marriott (Walk to Sheraton Hotel)

Route 2 – Blue
• W Hotel (Walk to Loews Hotel)
• Staybridge Suites (Walk to Loews Hotel)
• Loews Hotel
• Westin Canal Place
• New Orleans Marriott
• Astor Crowne Plaza (Walk to New Orleans Marriott)

Within Walking Distance
• Marriott Convention Center
• Springhill Suites
• Courtyard Convention Center

Route schedules will be available at the hotels and at the SLA Information Booth. Attendees with special needs may contact the shuttle operator for ADA transfers at +1.504.289.8198 to arrange pickups. SLA is not responsible for items left on the shuttle. Any items found will be turned in to the SLA Information Booth at the Convention Center, Lobby B.

DLDP Breakfast & Presentation on "White Privilege"

Join us for the Diversity Leadership Development Program (DLDP) Breakfast on June 15 from 8am-9:30am. 

If you have already registered for SLA 2010 but need to purchase a ticket, you may call SLA’s registration center at +1.301.694.5243 and request to purchase Ticket #543.  Reserve your ticket today!  The first 75 to register will receive free copy of The Other Wes Moore, courtesy of Random House Publishers

This year’s DLDP Breakfast will feature a knock-out presentation on White Privilege by Art Munin.  Ever wonder what it means to be white in society?  What it means to be a person of color in society?  Wonder what types of often unseen privilege is acculturated into the society around us?  This presentation examines how the power of white privilege has played a major part in history and perpetuated itself by denying its own existence. His seminar will examine how that privilege has evolved, its significance, and how people can derail it.

You will also have the opportunity to meet Nancy Snell, the recipient of the 2010 DLDP Award.

The DLDP Committee has a great deal of support for this program, and we want to thank several SLA Chapter and Divisions who donated money to make this presentation and breakfast possible.   

Thanks goes to these generous SLA Chapters and Divisions for their financial support:  

Leadership and Management Division; 

Business and Finance Division; 

Science-Technology Division;    

Solo Librarians Division; 

DERM Forestry Section; 

Europe Chapter;  

Food, Agriculture & Nutrition Division;  

Legal Division; and the Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division.             

Ask the Copyright Expert at SLA 2010

Coming to the SLA 2010 Annual Conference in New Orleans? Have a copyright or licensing question? This is your chance to obtain a free confidential consultation at Ask the Copyright Expert, hosted by Lesley Ellen Harris. Come visit the SLA Marketplace booth #1329 on Monday, 14 June, between 11:00am and 1:00pm in the INFO-EXPO.

Also consider registering for one of the full day in-person courses on copyright or other courses offered in New Orleans through Click University.  At SLA 2010, you can gain further copyright knowledge in the 12 June hands-on course on Managing Copyright Issues and in the 13 June practical course on Copyright Education (educating those around you about copyright and licensing). Both of these courses are part of the Certificate in Copyright Management program. Complete all seven courses within 24 months and you will receive your Certificate in Copyright Management. The other five courses are online courses.

Register Here.

Questions? Need more info? Contact clicku@sla.org.

SLA Service Projects: Giving Back to The Big Easy

SLA President Anne Caputo invites all conference attendees to participate in special service projects that will help the people and the city of New Orleans!

Conference goers have the option of working for a day with Habitat for Humanity or Second Harvest either before or after the conference. To add these events to your conference registration visit here. 

Let's show New Orleans that SLA cares!

SLA’s INFO-EXPO Rated One of America’s Best Trade Shows

The Special Libraries Association (SLA) INFO-EXPO was rated one of America’s highest ranking trade shows by Exhibit Surveys Inc.’s 2009 Trade Show Trends report.  The show, held in conjunction with the SLA Annual Conference , was ninth in Net Buying Influence and eleventh in Highest Traffic Density.

Net Buying Influence measures the percentage of conference and show attendees who have the power to recommend or make final purchasing decisions; Traffic Density measures the average number of attendees per square foot of exhibition space. The 2009 Trade Show Trends report demonstrates that 89 percent of SLA INFO-EXPO attendees have the authority to make purchasing decisions.  The SLA 2010 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO will be held in New Orleans June 13-16 and will feature more than 400 booths.

“The information and knowledge professionals who attend SLA’s Annual Conference and visit the exhibitors in our INFO-EXPO are some of the most influential in the world,” said Janice R. Lachance, SLA’s CEO. “It is clear that connecting face-to-face with the SLA members who attend our conference provides an outstanding value for our exhibitors, who are gaining access to thousands of decision makers and potential customers within their target market.”

Highest Net Buying Influence of the Top Trade Shows of 2009:

1.    National Association of Convenience Stores Retailer
2.    InfoComm
3.    PhotoPlus Expo
4.    National Restaurant Association
5.    EXHIBITOR2009
6.    Water Environment Federation's Technical Exhibition & Conference
7.    Kitchen/Bath Industry Show
8.    National Association of Broadcasters
9.    Special Libraries Association
10.    American Library Association
11.    Print 2009

SLA’s INFO-EXPO is the largest trade show for information professionals, special librarians and knowledge workers in North America. According to SLA’s 2008 Conference Participant Survey 51 percent of attendees are librarians or information specialists and 37 percent hold managerial positions.  Attendees represent a wide range of industries including, academic, federal government, legal, financial services, industrial/manufacturing, and business services.

“In addition to a world-class show hall and contact with decision-making attendees, INFO-EXPO exhibitors have access to networking opportunities with their peers, the latest emerging technologies in the industry, and Webinars that are designed especially for them,” said Lachance. “The sessions we are offering for exhibitors, such as The New Science of Event Marketing and The Art of Effective Boothmanship 2.0, will provide our exhibitors with techniques to improve the sales and marketing strategies used before, during and after the show, and increase the number of deals they close as a result of exhibiting with SLA.”

For more information on exhibiting at the SLA 2010 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO in New Orleans June 13-16, contact DeVonne Parks.