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Subject: SLA - Toronto Program
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005
From: "David McQuillan" <[log in to unmask]>



Here is the latest information on the Special Libraries Association conference in Toronto, June 5 - 8, 2005.

Special Libraries Association
Social Science Division
Geography and Map Section

Sunday, June 5, 2005

12:00 - 6:00 p.m.  Exhibits Open

Monday, June 6, 2005

7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.  Social Science Division Business Meeting/Breakfast
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.  Opening Session * Don Tapscott, New Paradigm Learning Corp.
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.  Mary Murphy Contributed Papers Session * Geography Markup Language (GML)
                                       Speaker:  Ron Lake, Galdos Systems, Inc.
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.  LUNCH
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Exhibits
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.  International Reception

Tuesday, June 7, 2005

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.  IFLA-Buenos Aires and associated tours of Peru, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay
                                     Speaker:  David C. McQuillan, Map Library, University of South Carolina
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.  SLA General Session * Bill Buxton, Buxton Design
11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.  LUNCH/Exhibits
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  Are You Really Ready for Retirement? * Social Science Division, Retired Members
                                    Caucus
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.  Subway to University of Toronto
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Map Library, 5th Floor - Robarts Library, University of Toronto
                                    Host:  Marcel Fortin, GIS and Map Librarian
5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.  DINNER in the area
9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Social Science Division Open House

Wednesday, June 8, 2005

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.  SLA Annual Business Meeting
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.  Government Documents - Today and Tomorrow
                                      Speaker:  Judy Russell, Superintendent, Government Printing Office
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.  LUNCH
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Geographic Information Systems
                                     Speaker:  Angela Lee, Libraries and Museums, ESRI
                                     Speaker:  Colleen Raymond, Education Industry, ESRI Canada

For more information go to www.sla.org

David C. McQuillan,chair
Membership and Public Relations
Geography and Map Section
Social Science Division
Special Libraries Association



David C. McQuillan
Map Librarian
Thomas Cooper Library
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC  29201

Phone:  (803) 777-4723
Fax:  (803) 777-4661
E-mail:  [log in to unmask]





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