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<div><b>From:</b> ALCTS Education <<a href="mailto:jreese@ala.org">jreese@ala.org</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> December 8, 2011 3:03:01 PM EST<br>
<b>To:</b> <<a href="mailto:joan.swanekamp@yale.edu">joan.swanekamp@yale.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>Upcoming ALCTS Symposia</b><br>
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<h1><font color="#99CC99"><b>ALCTS 2012 Symposia<br>
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<h1>REGISTRATION INFORMATION<br>
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<h1>Libraries, Linked Data and the Semantic Web<br>
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<p><a>Friday, January 20, 2012<br>
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Dallas, TX</a><br>
<a>Event Code: ALC1</a> <br>
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<a>Registration Fee: <br>
$219 ALCTS Member<br>
$269 ALA Member<br>
$319 Non Member<br>
$99 Student Member<br>
$99 Retired Member</a><br>
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<a>Advance Registration Ends January 13</a></p>
<p style="FONT-SIZE: small"><a>Limited On-Site Registration will be available at the door.<br>
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To Register, complete the ALA Midwinter Meeting registration form. Enter Event Code ALC1 under Section II.</a><br>
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<p style="FONT-SIZE: small"><a><b></b></a><b><a>Note: Registration for the Midwinter Meeting is NOT required to attend this symposium. When registering simply skip Section 1 on the registration form.</a></b><a href="http://maildogmanager.com/link.html?url=3669&client=ala1&campaign=1047&email=joan.swanekamp@yale.edu"><br>
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<h1>Launching Your Star Potential: <br>
a Virtual Symposium</h1>
<p class="style1">Monday, January 9 - Friday, January 13, 2011<br>
Each 1 hour presentation will begin at:<br>
11 am PST| 12 p.m. MST | 1p.m. CST | 2 p.m. EST<br>
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<a>Registration Fee for Each Session: <br>
$39 ALCTS Member (individual)<br>
$49 Non- Member (individual)<br>
$39 International (individual)<br>
$99 *Groups<br>
Free ALA Student Members</a><br>
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<a>Registration Fee for All 5 Sessions:</a></p>
<p style="FONT-SIZE: small"><a>$156 ALCTS Member (individual) <i>- save $39</i><br>
$196 Non- Member (individual) <i>- save $49</i><br>
$156 International (individual) <i>- save $39</i><br>
$450 *Groups <i>- save $45</i><br>
Free ALA Student Members</a><br>
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*<a>Group registration applies to a group of people that will watch the presentation together from one access point. Group rate is the same for ALCTS members and non-members.</a><br>
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<a>To Register, complete the ALCTS registration form.</a><br>
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<a>Note: Attendance at the live virtual event is not required. All registered attendees will receive a link to the recorded session shortly following the live presentation.</a></p>
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<h1 style="FONT-SIZE: x-large; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #99CC99; TEXT-ALIGN: center">ALCTS 2012 Symposia<br>
Prior to the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Dallas, Texas<br>
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Libraries, Linked Data and the Semantic Web: </font><br>
<i>Positioning Our Catalogs to Participate in the 21st Century Global Information Marketplace</i></h3>
<p>The Web is evolving from a global information space for storing individual documents into a highly diverse information network in which pieces of data interlink and work synergistically together to create meaning. This symposium is for librarians, developers
of Web applications, information architects and others interested in the basic concept of the Semantic Web, Linked Data and how libraries can take a leadership role in creating Linked Data solutions.<br>
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<p><strong>Speakers</strong>:<br>
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<p><strong>Peter Brantley</strong> is the director of the BookServer Project at the Internet Archive. He is the co-founder of the Open Book Alliance and is currently a contributing editor for Publishers Weekly.</p>
<p><strong>Karen Coyle</strong> consults in a variety of areas relating to digital libraries, metadata development and technology planning.</p>
<p><strong>Corey A. Harper</strong> is the metadata services librarian at New York University Libraries. Along with Karen Coyle, he is the founder of the ALCTS Linked Library Data Interest Group.</p>
<p><strong>Eric Miller </strong>is the co-founder and president of Zepheira, which provides solutions to effectively integrate, navigate and manage information across boundaries of person, group and enterprise.</p>
<p><strong>Ross Singer </strong>is the interoperability and open standards champion at Talis.
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Launching Your Star Potential: </font><br>
<i>Leadership for Today's Libraries: An ALCTS Virtual Symposium</i><br>
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<p>This virtual symposium launches Jan. 9, 2012 and continues throughout that week with thought-provoking presentations from outstanding content leaders. The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) is pleased to present this timely
topic to the library community. Leadership is a much discussed topic and these presentations will certainly add to the discourse.
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Each 1 hour presentations will begin at 2 p.m. EST. Registration is open to all. Discounted registration for all five sessions and group rates are available. Current LIS student members of the American Library Association are free. Join your colleagues for
this important event just before the 2012 ALA Midwinter Meeting.<br>
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<strong>Presentations: </strong><br>
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<p><b>Monday, January 9, 2012<br>
</b><b>Keynote Address: “I'm Your Leader: the Fundamentals of Effective Leadership” presented by Dr. Adam Goodman<br>
</b><b>Dr. Adam Goodman</b>, an award-winning educator, researcher and trusted advisor to leaders of companies, non-profit groups and other organizations. He directs Northwestern University’s Center for Leadership, which offers academic and applied leadership
development programs for undergraduate students, Ph.D. students and high potential staff.
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<p><b>Tuesday, January 10, 2012<br>
"Leadership by Disruption” presented by Pamela Sandlian Smith<br>
</b><b>Pamela Sandlian Smith</b>, director of Anythink Libraries in Adams County, Colorado, a northern suburb of Denver.<br>
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<p><b>Wednesday, January 11, 2012<br>
“Leadership: What It Means for the Library Middle Manager”</b> <b>presented by Mary Page</b><br>
<b>Mary Page</b>, the associate director for Collections and Technical Services at the University of Central Florida Libraries. Mary is a past president of NASIG, the North American Serials Interest Group, and a current member of the ALA/ALCTS Board of Directors.
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<p><b>Thursday, January 12, 2012<br>
</b><b>“Leadership: From Proto-Star to Supernova”</b> <b>presentedy by Maureen Sullivan and Erica Findley</b><br>
<b>Maureen Sullivan</b> is a widely recognized leader and educator in the library profession. She is a professor of practice in the Managerial Leadership in the Information Professions PhD program at Simmons College and is currently president-elect of the American
Library Association.<br>
<b>Erica Findley</b> is the Digital Resources and Metadata Librarian at Pacific University. Erica served as the vice chair for the ALCTS New Members Interest Group.<br>
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<p><b>Friday, January 13, 2012<br>
</b><b>Closing Session: “Leading Change” presented by James Hilton </b><br>
<b>James Hilton</b> is vice president and chief information officer at the University of Virginia, where he is responsible for planning and coordinating academic and administrative information technology, voice communications and network operations on a university-wide
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<a href="mailto:jreese@ala.org"></a><a href="mailto:alctsce@ala.org">mailto:alctsce@ala.org</a>
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