Bits and Pieces

Some items of note about public policy, our upcoming conference, and SLA’s Centennial: 

• SLA Chief Policy Officer Doug Newcomb recently posted a good summary of the Obama administration’s copyright and technology agenda and how it affects SLA members in SLA’s Public Policy Connections.
• I am delighted to let you know that registrations for SLA 2009 are very good, and I am truly looking forward to welcoming you to Washington.  The session lineup is so strong that I am not sure when you will find time to see the sights, but it is a superb time to visit.  There are new and almost-new museums like the National Museum of the American Indian and the Newseum, extensive renovations to such popular sites as the National Museum of American History, the new Nationals ballpark . . . the list goes on and on.  Better yet, the scaffolding that covered so many of our beautiful monuments is, for the most part, down.  If you haven’t yet registered for the 2009 SLA Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO, do it today.
• Finally, thanks to SLA member Maureen Clements for writing about the Centennial video contest in her NPR blog, “As a Matter of Fact,” and to Stephen Abram for calling it to my attention.  And if you haven’t looked at the videos, set aside a little time to have some fun!