The Missouri Library Association is currently seeking proposals for the 2011 annual conference, to be held at the KCI Expo Center in Kansas City, MO, October 5-7, 2011. Applicants are invited to submit ideas relevant to this year’s theme, “Missouri Libraries: Envisioning Tomorrow.”
The MLA annual conference serves to promote library service, professional growth, leadership, networking, and cooperation amongst those with an interest in libraries. We encourage interested persons to consider leading sessions that will share knowledge, ideas, and provide a representation of topics pertinent to all aspects of public, academic, and special libraries.
Forty-five minute breakout sessions, facilitator led table talks, and all-conference program/event proposals will be accepted. In breakout sessions, presenters give talks and/or lead discussions on specific subjects or aspects of the broader conference theme. Table talks are relaxing, informal, informative, interactive discussion groups intended to stimulate conversation centered on topics of current interest to libraries. The focus is on sharing ideas, concerns, and best practices. All-conference program/event proposals would be for events which would incorporate all conference attendees.
The call for poster sessions will come out at a later date.
Because of physical space limitations at the 2011 conference site, there will be fewer breakout sessions than at last year’s conference. Based on the number of proposals submitted, the program selection process will be more competitive than in previous years in order to maximize variety and balance of conference content.
Submission Guidelines
Proposals must be submitted electronically by filling out the online conference proposal form, located at http://tinyurl.com/2011mlaproposal.
Use the form for all conference sessions, table talks, programs, and events, including established events or new ideas you would like to see happen.
In your proposal, create a 125-175 word abstract, and include main points of the session in 100 words or less. Make sure to mention any technological requirements and additional information, such as equipment needs or room setup requests.
The deadline for submission is Tuesday, March 1. Applicants will receive notification of their status on or before April 1.
Sessions Sponsorship
As in years past, the conference planners will continue to rely heavily on MLA units such as Divisions and SIGs to solicit proposals from membership and other stakeholders. The program selection committee will distribute proposals to MLA unit leadership as proposals are received. Single proposals may be submitted to various units as appropriate, and programs may be co sponsored.
MLA units will be able to review proposals from March 1-16 and decide on which sessions to sponsor. Units will then rank their sponsored programs and submit a list to the program selection committee by Wednesday, March 16 at missourilibraries2011@gmail.com.
Application Deadline
The application deadline is Tuesday, March 1.
Contact
If you have any questions, contact Diane Hunter or Danielle Theiss at
missourilibraries2011@gmail.com.
Timeline
March 1 – proposal deadline
March 1-16 – MLA units and program selection committee review proposals
March 16 – MLA units submit ranked lists of proposals to program
selection committee
March 29-April 1 – applicants receive notification of proposal acceptance status
April 2-9 – tentative conference schedule available
We look forward to receiving your submissions
Danielle Theiss, MLIS, MA
Head of Technical Services
Greenlease Library
Rockhurst University
816.501.4134
danielle.theisswhite@rockhurst.edu
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