Collaborations
CARL and CULC
CLA is pleased to be cooperating with the Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC/CBUC), and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL/ABRC) to offer sessions within the CLA conference program. CARL and CULC sponsored sessions are identified with their logos in the program.
Editor’s Association of Canada
The Editors’ Association of Canada is pleased to offer CLA its discounted member rates to attend EAC’s conference in Ottawa. EAC will be meeting at the Ottawa Convention Centre from June 1 to 3, 2012. Be sure to register by April 11 to take advantage of the early-bird rates. For those who can’t commit to a full weekend, there are also one-day rates.
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NEW: JOIN CLA’s ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES
Wednesday 30 May
“CLA ON THE HILL” – ADVOCACY AFTERNOON, PARLIAMENT HILL
One of CLA’s key roles is as an advocate for libraries and library issues with the federal government. Take advantage of your trip to Ottawa to support these activities and to put advocacy into practice!
This is your chance to meet with Members of Parliament (MPs), Senators and key political staff to talk about the issues that are critical for the Canadian library community.
Activities “on the Hill” will include:
- Group meetings with MPs, Senators, and staff
- Photo opportunities
- Members’ Gallery passes for all delegates to attend Question Period in the House of Commons
- Press conference in the Charles Lynch Room (Centre Block), led by key spokespersons
CLA ADVOCACY BOOTCAMP
This session will give practical tips on how to maximize your advocacy efforts for the Advocacy Afternoon activities, including:
- Briefing on the current political landscape
- How to get your message across by understanding effective conversations with MPs, the elevator pitch and what tactics are not successful
- You and the MP: Meeting Tips
See full details in the program on Wednesday 30 May.
Program and Registration
Register Online
Manual Registration Form 
Members sending more than 1 delegate, under the institutional member number must print and submit to CLA, by fax or email, the PDF registration form above.
Please review the instructions under CLA INSTITUTIONAL MEMBER BONUSES to determine entitlement.
Conference Information
Conference Program
CLA from Away
We’ve got a page dedicated to all of you who will be tweeting, blogging or "Facebooking" from CLA 2012 in Ottawa. Share your conference experience with friends and colleagues at home and around the country.
Not joining us in Ottawa? Check the site to follow some of the action from the 67th CLA National Conference & Trade Show.
Visit CLA from AWAY today!
Transportation
Travel discounts have been offered by
VIA Rail and Porter Airlines for the following time periods
- VIA Rail, for travel between May 27 and June 5, 2012.
- Porter Airlines, for travel between - May 29 to June 3, 2012
AccomModation
Room blocks have been reserved at preferred rates with the hotels below for the CLA 2012 National Conference and Trade Show. To obtain these rates you must book by dates indicated for each property.
- Westin Ottawa, book by April 29, 2012
- Novotel, book by April 30, 2012.
- Les Suites, book by April 24, 2012
Sponsorship
CLA has several sponsorship opportunities to help your organization raise awareness, increase brand visibility, attract new business, drive sales and continue to build relationships in the Canadian Library Community.
exhibitor information
Welcome to Canada's National Trade Show for the Library Community!
The trade show hours of operation are as follows:
- Wednesday, May 30
Grand Opening & Reception
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
- Thursday, May 31
Open Hours
10:30 am to 2:30 pm
- Friday, June 1
Open Hours
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
*There are 6 hours of unopposed trade shows hours at CLA 2012 in Ottawa.
This is your opportunity to develop new customers and reconnect with existing clients in the library community.
Tabletops SOLD out!
Trade Show 90% SOLD!
Only 10 booths left! Book by May 8 to be included in the conference program!
Please contact Judy Green at jgreen@cla.ca or 613-232-9625 x322
Boopsie
Use Boopsie to enhance your CLA 2012 Conference & Trade Show experience. You can use your mobile phone to find everything you need at the CLA Conference in Ottawa. Using your mobile browser on an iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, J2ME, Palm OS, Symbian S60 or Windows Mobile, you can download the application from http://cla.boopsie.com/. Find out what session is coming up next, see the line-up of speakers and plan your time at the trade show by mapping out the exhibitors and booth numbers! You can connect directly to the CLA Facebook group and view all CLA conference related tweets by others delegates using Boopsie!
To start tweeting about the CLA conference, use the #CLAOTT2012 hashtag in your tweets!
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