ANNOUNCEMENTS

2012 AAMES Virtual Midwinter Meeting, Jan. 10, 2012

The AAMES midwinter meeting (virtual) will be held on January 10, 2012, from 1:00 – 3:00PM (EST).

Here is the URL for the meeting:  https://meeting.psu.edu/r1ck9amy6kw/
You do not need to have a password to enter the site
Proposed Agenda

General Introduction (5 minutes)

Announcements:  Chair of AAMES (5 minutes)

Approval of the 2011 AAMES Annual Meeting Minutes (5 minutes)

Committee Reports:  Chairs of Committees (40 minutes)

***Committee Chairs: Please hold your committee meeting(s) before January 10, 2012

2013 AAMES Annual Conference Program:  Chair of Committee (30 minutes)

Unfinished Business (10 minutes)

New Business (10 minutes)

2011 ALA Annual Program (New Orleans)

Title: Asian African and Middle Eastern Librarianship in 21st Century: Effective Models in an Age of Globalization

Venue: New Orelans Convention Center 398

Date and Time: Saturday, June 25, 2011  from 1:30-3:30 pm

Speakers

Anchi Hoh – “Get the Champagne Out of the Bottle” – China-North America Library Conference and Post-Conference Initiative 

H.K. Kaul - New Trends in Knowledge Organisation: The Global Role of Knowledge Centres

Majed Khader – Exchange Opportunities for Librarians and Information Specialists with/from AAMES Regions: Methods, Barriers, and Positive Outcomes

Ellen Tise – New shoots in the baobab: African academic institutions adopting technology in improving access to information

Triveni Kuchi will serve as the Moderator for this program.

Tea, Coffee and refreshments will be served during the program.

As publisher of IFLA Journal, SAGE is pleased to offer complimentary access to the journal to celebrate the ALA 2011 conference in New Orleans. Register at for complimentary access at https://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FTIFLALA

Program Sponsors

CALA

APALA

IRC/ACRL

Sage ( Finacial Contribution)

OCLC ( Financial Contribution)

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The 2010 ALA Annual Meeting Minutes are now available for viewing.

For the 2010 ALA Annual Program PPTs, please click here. Those who are interested in Triveni Kuchi’s presentation may contact her directly for information at kuchi@rci.rutgers.edu