2010 AALL Annual Meeting Program & Workshop Proposals Collection

The criteria for creating a proposal haven't changed, but the process is better than ever! Once you create your proposer profile, you can work on your proposal(s) in your own virtual workspace, saving your work as you go in order to come back to it later by simply logging back in. You can share your draft proposal with fellow colleagues prior to submission. You can upload supplemental materials (speaker biographies, etc.). You can keep track of proposals "in progress" and proposals already submitted. All proposals must be submitted through this site no later than 11:59 p.m. Central Time, Sunday, August 23rd. Let's get started!

Summit 2010: Mapping Our Future will be an occasion for building, inspiring, renewing and planning. We will examine each other's strengths, through case studies of services offered by individual libraries and other programs. We will discover "best practices" and fresh insights from speakers outside our profession, who offer us their knowledge and wisdom. We will remind ourselves of our commitment and dedication to our institutions and our customers. We will reconnect with each other and share these newfound aspirations and goals—our map for the future. The AALL Annual Meeting is an opportunity to connect face-to-face, to explore, and to consider opportunities for implementing new ideas.

Attendees of Summit 2010 will learn practical insights from colleagues who share similar experiences and situations and explore creative new ways of envisioning libraries and information services. We may ask challenging questions and empower ourselves to seek viable and imaginative solutions:

• How do we build relationships that bridge divisions?
• How do we sustain the networks we create?
• Are information resources becoming "places?"
• How will libraries' services transform as libraries themselves become more "virtual?"
• What can we do to enhance the creation, design and flow of information?

All of you plan for the future. Every day, law librarians implement new ideas for building collections and improving information services. Law librarians have goals and dreams for a better tomorrow. We know that you will share these creative ideas, successful case studies, and perceptive visions with your colleagues.

We strongly suggest you download and review our Program Planner's Handbook, even if you've submitted proposals in the past. Not only does it provide guidance for writing your proposal, but it also contains important news about the focus of this year's Annual
Meeting and Conference, as well as information regarding the proposal selection process. You may also watch last year's webinar, Perfect Program Proposals: A Webinar for Annual Meeting Program Planning, to learn the best tips for making an exciting and successful program proposal.

Anyone submitting a proposal for the 2010 Annual Meeting and Conference must first create a new proposer profile. (This proposer profile is different from an AALL member profile.)

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