ASCLA 2017 Annual and 2017 Midwinter Program Proposal and Preconference Form |
ASCLA 2017 Annual & Midwinter Program & Preconference Proposal Form
Proposals are due Monday, June 13, 2016 for the 2017 Annual Conference & Midwinter Meeting. The ASCLA Conference Programming Committee will review proposals and forward recommended proposals (along with recommendations regarding funding) to the ASCLA Board for approval. Proposers will be notified by July 31 of the status of their proposal.
The ASCLA Conference Program Coordinating Committee (CPC) will be using the following criteria as it evaluates program proposals:
• Topic is timely and relevant to the membership
• Topic is not already, or has not been recently, addressed by another ASCLA program
• Expertise of speaker(s)
• Program objectives are clearly articulated
• Funding is secured if required
• Anticipated attendance
• The program may be prioritized if the section has not presented a program recently
The CPC is specifically looking for proposals that would appeal to librarians who serve people or youth who are incarcerated or in detention, state library staff, library consultants and independent librarians, library staff who serve people with disabilities, and staff of library cooperatives and consortium or any of our interest group members (http://www.ala.org/ascla/asclaourassoc/asclainterest/list).
The ASCLA Conference Program Coordinating Committee (CPC) will be using the following criteria as it evaluates program proposals:
• Topic is timely and relevant to the membership
• Topic is not already, or has not been recently, addressed by another ASCLA program
• Expertise of speaker(s)
• Program objectives are clearly articulated
• Funding is secured if required
• Anticipated attendance
• The program may be prioritized if the section has not presented a program recently
The CPC is specifically looking for proposals that would appeal to librarians who serve people or youth who are incarcerated or in detention, state library staff, library consultants and independent librarians, library staff who serve people with disabilities, and staff of library cooperatives and consortium or any of our interest group members (http://www.ala.org/ascla/asclaourassoc/asclainterest/list).
For your reference, a PDF version of this form may also be found on the ASCLA Program Planning page: http://www.ala.org/ascla/accessascla/programplanning
This form is to be used by ASCLA interest groups who wish to organize:
1. An Institute at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in January 2017 in Atlanta GA
[An “Institute” is the Midwinter version of a Preconference. It would be held on Friday, 2017. Institutes are usually a half day or a full day.];
2. A Preconference at the ALA Annual Conference in June 2017 in Chicago IL. [To likely be held on Friday, 2017. Preconferences are usually a half day or a full day.];
OR
3. A Program at the ALA Annual Conference in June 2017 in Chicago IL [To be held on Saturday; Sunday; or Monday. Program times of 60 or 90 minutes are available.].