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Hard copies of this announcement were passed out at the Spring WAML
Meeting in Los Angeles last week.  I am posting a copy to Maps-L for
those who did not attend the meeting and other interested parties.
 
Linda Zellmer                           [log in to unmask]
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                    Preliminary Announcement
              Western Association of Map Libraries
                      Fall, 1994 Meeting
                     Jackson Hole, Wyoming
 
The Fall, 1994 meeting of the Western Association of Map Libraries
will be held September 8-9, 1994, at the University of Wyoming
National Park Service Research Center in Grand Teton National Park,
about 30 miles north of Jackson, Wyoming.
 
Preliminary List of Talks:
 
      Mapping the Jackson Hole Region - Bill Resor, Wilson, Wyoming
 
  A New View of Planning: The Case of Teton County - Bill Collins,
                     Teton County Planning Director
 
        Haynes and Yellowstone: A History - Richard Saunders
            Haynes Collection, Montana State University
 
           The Yellowstone Bibliography - Deborah Dawson
                        University of Wyoming
 
                 Researching Yellowstone Place Names
              Lee Whittlesey, Park Historical Archivist
                     Yellowstone National Park
 
        Practical Solutions to Common Problems: Converting to
           Automated Circulation of Maps - Panel Discussion
     Anyone Interested in sharing information on how their Library
          automated map circulation is invited to participate.
 
Additional Information on Potential Talks:
 
Visual Information, Inc. has been contacted about giving a
presentation on digital preservation of maps and images.
 
The Park Superintendents at both Grand Teton and Yellowstone
National Parks have been contacted about other potential speakers
on topics such as the development of a fire management plan for the
Greater Yellowstone Region, and GIS in the National Parks.
 
Volunteers Needed: Anyone interested in moderating sessions should
contact Linda Zellmer.
 
Housing Information: We will be staying at Colter Bay, one of three
hotel areas Grand Teton National Park.  Ten 2-room cabins, each
with a double bed, 2 twin beds and connecting baths, and five
1-room cabins, 3 with double beds and 2 with twin beds and
individual baths have been reserved.  Double room cabins cost
$75.00 per night and single room cabins will cost $55.00 per night.
Space should be reserved by contacting Linda Zellmer (Email:
[log in to unmask] Telephone: 307-766-2633 FAX 307-766-6679).  Rooms
that are not reserved by August 5, 1994 will be released.
 
A field trip to tour the Upper Loop of Yellowstone National Park is
also being planned.
 
If you are thinking of attending the meeting and taking some
vacation time as well, information on the Parks can be obtained by
writing the Superintendent:
 
Grand Teton National Park              Yellowstone National Park
P.O. Drawer 170                        Yellowstone National Park,
WY 82190
Moose, WY  83012
 
Reservations at Park Hotels before and after the meeting can be
made through the concessionaires:
 
Grand Teton Lodge Company      TW Recreational Services, Inc.
Reservation Dept.              Yellowstone National Park, WY
P.O. Box 240                   82190-0165
Moran, WY 83013                (307)-344-7311
1-800-628-9988
 
The Jackson Hole Visitors Council has a 30 page Visitors Guide that
they will send upon request.  Write or Call:
 
Jackson Hole Visitors Council
P.O. Box 982, Dept. 41
Jackson Hole, WY  83001
1-800-782-0011
 
I will give suggestions for my favorite day-hikes (3-7 miles) in
the Parks upon request.
 
Linda Zellmer                                 [log in to unmask]
Box 3006, University Station                  (307)-766-2633
U. of Wyoming Geology Library                 FAX (307)-766-6679
Laramie, WY 82071-3006