Program Sessions

The 2005 Conference Planning Committee has worked hard sorting through the myriad of proposals to come up with a strong program for CLA 2005.

Concurrent Sessions

The main conference program is divided into 8 concurrent sessions (A through H). The dates and times for these sessions is as follows:

Concurrent Session A ~ Thursday, June 16 ~ 1:00 - 2:15 pm
Concurrent Session B ~ Thursday, June 16 ~ 2:20 - 3:50 pm
Concurrent Session C ~ Thursday, June 16 ~ 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Concurrent Session D ~ Friday, June 17 ~ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session E ~ Friday, June 17 ~ 1:00 - 2:30 pm

Concurrent Session F ~ Saturday, June 18 ~ 8:00 - 9:15 am
Concurrent Session G ~ Saturday, June 18 ~ 9:20 - 10:50 am
Concurrent Session H ~ Saturday, June 18 ~ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm

New for 2005...Tracks!

We are pleased to announce a new feature at the 2005 CLA Conference. Two themed tracks will be offered for delegates. The Technology Track is scheduled for Thursday, June 16th from 10:30 am - 5:00 pm; and the Leadership Track is scheduled for Friday, June 17th from 7:30 am - 2:30 pm.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Each track is limited to 100 delegates and requires pre-registration.
Participation in either track is part of your base registration fee and does not require additional fees, but does require pre-registration.

Delegates registered in each track have a reserved seat for three (3) sessions:

Technology Track [details]
A. Keeping Current: Gadgets & Tools
B. Blogging & RSS: Applications & Technology
C. Wireless Communities & Libraries

Leadership Track [details]
A. Breakfast Presentation (8Rs Canadian Library Human Resource Study)
B. Cultivating Creativity
C. Library Service Portfolios: Applying Business Models to Library Planning