2009 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, Friday, August 15th. Let’s get started!

Innovate. Create. Inspire. Build. Think back over your life this past year ‑ or maybe even just this past week ‑ and calculate the number of times you used innovation and creativity to solve a problem or help someone. Law librarianship is constantly changing, and we must innovate as a profession to stay current. New challenges and opportunities appear on a daily basis, requiring us to innovate, create, inspire and build. Every new computer database, cataloging rule or web site provides the opportunity for innovation, allowing us to take the full advantage of those changes and incorporate them in our work.

Certainly every challenge brings new opportunities, and our ability to meet these challenges makes us all better librarians. Blogs, webinars, federated searching and Second Life are revolutionizing how people access information, and libraries are meeting these challenges with innovative solutions. These innovations may take the form of an updated Web site, new staffing arrangement or new responsibility. We are also developing new technologies, establishing new paradigms for service, forming new communities and repositioning ourselves as library information leaders.

We hope that you have enterprising ideas for programs on the theme - Innovate. We look forward to your program and workshop proposals and to meeting with everyone in Washington, D.C. as we celebrate and innovate together!

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.

Anyone submitting a proposal for the 2009 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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