Advocacy & Public Relations: Sessions in this stream could include any local, regional, national or international government relations issues that the LIS community is involved in. This might include such topics as copyright, services to persons with disabilities, telecommunications/band width, Internet filtering, GATS, the World Summit on the Information Society, etc. It also includes case studies of successful advocacy, such as a public library gaining new funding or how a school library expanded; or successful public relations or community outreach activities.

Management: Sessions in this stream might include personnel issues, such as succession planning, supervision, mentorship programs, continuing professional development, competency-based hiring, management skills, etc.