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Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 11:15:28 -0700
From: Linda Zellmer <[log in to unmask]>
To: 'MAPS-L' <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: WAML Fall Meeting
 
Hello All,
 
        Anyone who is planning on attending the Fall WAML Meeting at the
Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. should take note of the information
below.  A revised schedule has been posted to the WAML Web Page
(http://gort.ucsd.edu/mw/waml/waml.html).
 
Recent events on Capitol Hill have prompted significant changes in security
procedures at the Library of Congress. These
changes have resulted in schedule changes for the Western Association of Map
Libraries meeting. The public can now use only one entrance to the James
Madison Building, the doors on Independence Avenue, and admission is not
permitted until 8:30 AM. In addition, all visitors to the Library must pass
through a metal detector and BAGS AND PURSES MUST BE SEARCHED.  As a result,
there is a long, slow line in the mornings to get into the Madison Building.
All visitors should assume that it will take as long as 1/2 hour or more to
get into the building at that time.
 
To accommodate the delays, the starting times for the first events of each
day have been pushed back to 9:30 AM to
allow attendees ample time to get through the entrance. As a result, some of
the events have been shortened, while others
will be held later in the day. Lunch breaks may be affected because of the
time needed to pass through security when
returning to the building. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ATTENDEES NOT BRING
COMPUTERS OR OTHER OFFICE-TYPE MACHINES, as they have to be registered at
the door. This increases the amount of time needed to get into the building.
 
 
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Linda Zellmer
Map Librarian
Arizona State University Libraries
P.O. Box 871006
Tempe, Arizona  85287-1006
Phone: (602) 965-5973
Fax:  (602) 965-0883
EMail: [log in to unmask]