ER&L 2008 Update: Keynote Speakers, Schedule of Events and Other News Elizabeth Winter 31 Jan 2008 14:26 UTC

Electronic Resources & Libraries 2008
March 19-21, 2008
Pre-Conferences March 18, 2008
Global Learning Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

We're excited to announce that our keynote speakers for ER&L 2008 are
Karen Coyle and Tom Wilson.  The opening keynoter, Karen Coyle, is a
librarian and a consultant in the area of digital libraries. Most
recently, Karen was part of the Library of Congress Working Group on the
Future of Bibliographic Control. The closing keynoter, Tom Wilson, is
Associate Dean for Library Technology at the University of Alabama
Libraries, was elected President of LITA in 2003-2004, and has spoken
and written on IT and library topics extensively.

We've finalized and posted the schedule of presentations here:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/index/announcement/view/8

Our conference hotel blocks are full.  Three other hotels in Midtown
Atlanta offer discounted rates.  If you do not already have a hotel
room, go to
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/index/announcement/view/7
for more information about the additional hotels.

Join ER&L planners after the conference to think about future ER&L
events and activities.  A planning lunch is scheduled for Friday, March
21, 12:15-1:30.  Free box lunches will be available to the first 30 who
RSVP to Jacquie Samples (jacquie_samples@ncsu.edu).

Want to know where other attendees are coming from?  Check out our
dynamic attendee map: http://electroniclibrarian.org/maps/whereyouat.php.

The deadline for registration is March 3.  The rates are:
       Professional: $275
       Student: $135
       Paraprofessional/Support Staff: $195

To register, go to
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2008/schedConf/registration.

Send any ER&L Conference questions to Bonnie Tijerina
(bonnie.tijerina@gmail.com).

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Elizabeth L. Winter
Electronic Resources Coordinator
Collection Acquisitions & Management
Library and Information Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
email: elizabeth.winter@library.gatech.edu
phone: 404.385.0593
fax: 404.894.1723