Conference Programs At a Glance
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
"Interesting" Times of Intellectual Freedom: an IFRT Pre-conference with Judith Krug - Auditorium
1:00 p.m. -- 4:00 p.m.
Living Your Life on Purpose: Developing a Personal Mission, a WeLead Pre-conference with Joan Gillman - Meeting Room 7
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Registration - KI Convention Center
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Vendor Reception - Exhibits Hall
Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries Board Meeting - Meeting Room 5A
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Library Association Board Meeting - Location TBD
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Registration - KI Convention Center
Conference Breakfast - Regency Suites Hotel Atrium
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Wisconsin Library Association Past Presidents' Breakfast - Meeting Room 6B
8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Keynote Address: A Writer's Life, with David Maraniss - Meeting Rooms B1,2,3
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Exhibits Grand Opening with Refreshments
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Exhibits - Exhibit Hall
Internet Cafe - Ballroom A4
WLA Foundation Silent Auction - Ballroom A4
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Applying Survey Methodology in the Real World - Meetings Rooms B1,2,3,
Grants: Finding Out “Where Do I Get the Money?" - Meeting Room 6B
Intellectual Freedom Issues: Hot Off the Presses - Auditorium
Library Conference Planning 101: Backs to the WAAL - Meeting Room 6A
Open Holds - a Win-Win Solution! - Meeting Room 3
Rural Library Sustainability Reunion - Meeting Room 5B
WISCAT Update - Meeting Room 5A
Youth Issues in Mental Health - Meeting Room 7
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Association of Wisconsin Special Libraries Business Meeting - Meeting Room 1
Author Luncheon with Ann Bausum - Ballroom 1, 2, 3
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
The Changing Face of Reference - Meeting Rooms 5A and 5
Learning Games and Simulations: What Librarians Need to Know - Meeting Room B1
Lutie Stearns and Her Library Legacy - Meeting Room 4
Parents' Toolkit to Using Badgerlink - Meeting Room 2
Podcasting as a Library Tool - Auditorium
Putting Library Services Where Our Users Live and Work - Meeting Room 7
Reaching Out to the Spanish-Speaking Community - Meeting Rooms 6A and 6B
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Reel Librarians: Connecting Librarians & Film - Meeting Room 3
Tour of the St. Norbert Abbey Library and Archives
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
The Best of Web 2.0 - Auditorium
Burnout and YSS Annual Business Meeting - Meeting Room 3
FLASH! The Digital Future of Talking Books - Meeting Room 1
Library 2.0: The Movement Explained - Meeting Rooms 6A and 6B
NAMI's In Our Own Voice - Meeting Room 2
Providing Health Reference on a Budget - Meeting Room 5B
Real World RSS: Developing a Current Awareness Service for Your Patrons - Meeting Room 5A
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
UW-Madison School of Library Information and Studies Reunion - Meeting Room A3
UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies Reunion - Meeting Room A2
6:00p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
One Thousand White Women: Book Discussion - Auditorium
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
WLA Foundation Fundraiser: “WLAF Irish Fest” - Ballrooms A1, A2, A3
Thursday, October 18, 2007
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration - KI Convention Center
7:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Conference Breakfast - Regency Suites Hotel Atrium
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Circulation Services Round Table Business Meeting - Meeting Room 1
Government Information Round Table Business Meeting - Meeting Room 2
Library User Education Round Table Business Meeting - Meeting Room 7
Media and Technology Section Business Meeting - Meeting Room 3
Resources Sharing Round Table Business Meeting - Meeting Room 5A
Wisconsin Genealogy and Local History Round Table Business Meeting - Meeting Room 6A
Continental Breakfast and "Show & Tell" on Brown County Library's New Parent/Teacher
Centers - Brown County Library
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
WLA Foundation Board Meeting - Meeting Room 4
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
WLA Foundation Silent Auction - Ballroom A4
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Exhibits - Exhibit Hall
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Internet Cafe - Ballroom A4
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Academic Podcasting – Costs, Benefits and Outcomes at UW-Washington County - Auditorium
How I Manage Series Authorities Now that LC is Not? - Meeting Room 3
Leadership and Resilience: Strategies for Personal and Organizational Renewal - Meeting Room B1
Litera Scripta Manet: How to Inspire and Cultivate Booklust in your Patrons - Meeting Rooms 6A-6B
Net Neutrality and Internet Surveillance - Meeting Room 7
Open Meetings Law and You - Meeting Room A2
The Smooth, Bumpy and Zigzagged Road to Making the Masters of Story Time - Meeting Room 1
Those Who Can, Teach: Becoming a More Effective Trainer - Meeting Room 2
Uncomfortable with Your Discomfort? - Meeting Rooms 5A and 5B
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
CCBC (Children’s Cooperative Book Center) - Meeting Room 4
Fighting Fraud: We Can Do It — Together! - Auditorium
Managing Your Library for GREAT Customer Service - Meeting Room B1
The New Media Ecology - Meeting Rooms 6A and 6B
Non-Profit Marketing: What My Mother Wouldn’t Tell Me - Meeting Room 3
Notable Book Marathon - Meeting Room 7
Training 2.0: Bringing Order to Chaos - Meeting Rooms 5A and 5B
Using Digital Collections for K-12 Education - Meeting Room 1
Using WISCAT as a Resource Sharing Tool - Meeting Room 2
What’s My Role? A Mini Trustee Workshop - Ballroom B3
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
President’s Luncheon - Ballroom A1 and A2
WLTA Luncheon and Business Meeting: Trustees and Friends Working Together - Ballroom A3
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Appreciative Inquiry (AI): How Do We Use It At Our Library? - Meeting Room B2
Everyone’s Retiring! Wisconsin’s Workforce In Ten Years - Meeting Room 7
Genealogy 101 - Meeting Room 1
Just Keep Shoveling, with Michael Perry - Meeting Room B1
Library and Community Involvement - Meeting Room 2
Taking the Non out of Non-User: Increase Your Library's Reach - Auditorium
Teen Time - Meeting Room 3
UW-Madison Libraries/Google Partnership - Meeting Rooms 5A and 5B
We Are the Very Model of a Modern Staff Training Program - Meeting Rooms 6A and 6B
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Bibliotherapy with Pet Books-Nonfiction Reads for Animal Lovers - Meeting Room 7
Kitchen...Stitchin': Places for Women to Express Self and Community - Meeting Rooms 5A and 5B
Life in a Consortium: A Balancing Act - Ballroom A1
Ann Bausum, 2008 Burr Worzalla Award Winner - Meeting Room 4
Reel to Real: Films and Discussion About Topics That Matter - Auditorium
Student Research Forum - Meeting Room 1
Successful ILL Practices for Distance Education Students - Meeting Room 2
What’s New Under the Dome – Legislative Update Session - Meeting Rooms 6A and 6B
The Wisconsin User and Library User - Meeting Room 3
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
WLA and WLA Foundation Annual Business Meeting - Auditorium
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Awards Banquet - Ballrooms 1, 2, 3
Friday, October 19 , 2007
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Registration - KI Convention Center
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Bird Watching and Nature Hike at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
7:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Conference Breakfast - Regency Suites Hotel Atrium
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Readers Section Business Meeting - Meeting Room 3
Technical Services Section Business Meeting - Meeting Room 2
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Internet Cafe - Ballroom A4
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
BadgerLink: Best Practices for Branding and Access - Meeting Room 4
How to Weed Your Library Without Losing Your Mind - Meeting Room 2
In the “Palm” of Your Hand - Auditorium
Manga and Anime: It's All Japanese to Me - Meeting Room 1
Tracing Your Ancestors Through Genealogy Tips and Tricks - Meeting Room 5A
What’s Toxic in Your Neighborhood? - Meeting Room 3
The Wisconsin Court System's Self-Help Family Law Site - Meeting Room 1
Wisconsin Public Library Standards and Certification - Meeting Rooms 6A and 6B
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
The 411 on Mashups - Meeting Rooms 6A and 6B
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary Live Animal Program - Auditorium
The Effects of Intervention on Students' ICT Skills at UW-Green Bay - Meeting Room 4
Helping Patrons Understand Environmental Issues - Meeting Rooms 5A and 5B
Hiring Tips to Strengthen Your Workforce - Meeting Room 1
The Original Information Highway - Meeting Room 7
Poets as Peacemakers, Poets as Healers - Meeting Room 3
Private Soldiers: A Year in Iraq with Wisconsin's 2-127th - Ballrom 1A