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Board Meeting – Jan 19

The mlaphil board’s next meeting will be January, 19, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.

Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users

Philadelphia Regional Chapter
Offers MLA’s Educational Webcast
“Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users”
On Wednesday, November 18th

Registration
1:30-2:00 p.m.
Webcast
2:00-4:00 p.m
Wrap-Around
4:00-4:30 p.m.
Refreshments
At University of Pennsylvania’s Van Pelt Library
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA)

The goal of this webcast is to familiarize information professionals with current and emerging mobile technologies, innovative initiatives using mobile devices, useful mobile software applications, and funding options for projects using mobile devices.

Program Objectives:

  • describe mobile technology and its value for librarians and health care professionals
  • demonstrate mobile technology devices and innovative applications
  • explore programs that illustrate the potential of mobile technology for health professionals
  • discuss funding opportunities to create and sustain mobile technology programs

REGISTRATION
$30 for non-members
$20 for MLA/SLA members
$10 for MLA/SLA members who are
students/between jobs/retirees
Please note that the cost for MLA/SLA members is
subsidized by the Philadelphia Regional Chapter MLA.

To register: email jderichemond@gmail.com.

For more information on other continuing education activities, see
www.mlaphil.org/wp/

For information on visiting Penn, see http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/map.php.

SLA Phila. Chapter Wine & Cheese

Title: SLA Phila Chapter Wine & Cheese
Location: Comcast Center
Time: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 5:30pm – 8:30pm
More info: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cphl/events.htm
Description: Join your SLA collegues for an evening of networking, food and fun at the Comcast Center 2nd Floor Lounge! Enjoy the 2,000 square feet high-definition LED screen that has become a tourist attraction in this new 58 story building (the tallest in Philly!)
Register by 9/25: Register online

3 by the Sea (BYOB) – Bring Your Own conference Bag contest

Attending 3 by the Sea?

Please bring a beach bag or conference bag with you and enter in the BYOB (bring your own bag) Contest. In the spirit of being green, we will not be furnishing conference bags to attendees this year.

To register your bag please stop by the Registration Table during the hours that Registration is open to enter it in one of the following Contest Categories:

  • Down the Shore for the best beach bag
  • Cotton Candy for the prettiest bag
  • Crazy Eights for the silliest bag
  • Under the Boardwalk for the oldest bag (must have a date on it)
  • The Donald (Trump) for the gaudiest bag
  • Time in a Bottle for the bag that has traveled the furthest (from a conference far, far away from Atlantic City)

A digital photo will be taken of each bag entered for judging purposes. Winners will be announced (and prizes awarded!) at the Banquet on Wednesday evening, October 7.

Haven’t registered yet? Regular conference registration is available online through Friday, September 18. Spaces still available in four CEs.

Sincerely,

3 by the Sea Local Arrangements/Hospitality Committee
http://3bythesea.pbworks.com

This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. N01-LM-6-3502 under the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

3 by the Sea: Early Bird registration extended through Wed., Sept. 2nd

3-by-the-sea-200It’s not too late to get a discount!

The deadline for Early Bird registration for the 3 by the Sea MLA TriChapter Conference has been extended through Wednesday, September 2nd. Regular registration ends Friday, September 18th.

  • 9/02 Early Bird deadline–save $50!
  • 9/18 Regular registration deadline

If you are paying by check, your registration date will reflect the date you sign up through Acteva–NOT the date of the check, therefore it is okay for us to receive your check beyond the Early Bird or Regular registration cut-off date. You will receive a confirmation email when your check has been received.

Register online: http://www.acteva.com/go/3bythesea

Great reasons to attend from Conference Co-Chair Cynthia McClellan:

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