-------- Original Message --------
Subject:        Become a NEW member of the Western Association of Map
Libraries (WAML) for only $15!!!!!
Date:   Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:09:39 -0600
From:   [log in to unmask]
To:      [log in to unmask]


Special offer for NEW members:
JOIN WAML FOR ½ OFF

The Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML) is looking for folks
who want to expand their knowledge of maps and geospatial information
through fun-filled networking opportunities and information-packed
meetings and journals!
www.waml.org


$15 (normally $30 a year) -- Good for NEW members only.
Membership offer good from now till July 31, 2008.

The Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML) is an independent
association of map librarians and other people with an interest in
maps and map librarianship.  Membership in WAML is open to any
individual interested in furthering the purpose of the Association
which is "to encourage high standards in every phase of the
organization and administration of map libraries."

BENEFITS:
Subscription to the Information Bulletin (IB)
Discounted registration fees to WAML?s bi-annual meetings
Practical workshops on topics such as aerial photos, scanning
projects, and map cataloging
Networking regarding geospatial and cartographic information
Participation in WAML?s electronic discussion board

INFORMATION BULLETIN
WAML?s Information Bulletin is issued three times a year and enjoys
worldwide readership.  It includes feature articles, photo essays,
Association business, book and electronic resources reviews, new map
lists, and selected news and notes.

MEETINGS!!!
WAML meetings are THE most fun-filled library-related events you can
attend!!  They occur in the Spring and Fall.  They are small (around
50 people), held in great locations such as Las Vegas, Denver,
Flagstaff, and Pasadena, and have great field trips and delicious
banquets.  The presentations deal only with geospatial topics.
Roundtable discussions and workshops take place at every meeting.  The
registration fee runs from $35 to $60.  The accommodations are
reasonably priced, the camaraderie is great, and the tone is relaxed.
Often, WAML has a ?map exchange? where attendees bring their withdrawn
and extra copies of maps and make them available for others.

We are headed to the San Diego in October 2008!!
http://www.waml.org/waml/meetings.html

Field trips have taken WAML members to national parks, volcanoes,
mountain tops, museums, and vineyards/wineries.

In the last 5 years, WAML has met in Las Vegas, Denver, Flagstaff,
Pasadena, Vancouver, Fairbanks, Chico California, and Santa Cruz.
Future meeting sites include San Diego, Salt Lake City, and Yosemite
National Park.

If that weren?t enough, you are invited to give presentations at the
conferences OR write articles for the Information Bulletin.
Presentations and papers run from the very formal to ?how I done
good.?  In the past WAML presenters and IB authors have been not just
librarians but scholars, novelists, artists, map collectors, map
dealers, scientists, and cartographers.

Come join us.  The price is right.  The offer is available for a
limited time.  Good times, good friends and good maps await you!

To join the Western Association of Map Libraries, fill out the
information below and send it with a check for $15 by July 31, 2008
(payable to WAML) to:

WAML Membership Manager
Christopher J.J. Thiry
Arthur Lakes Library
Colorado School of Mines
1400 Illinois
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: (303) 273-3697
[log in to unmask]


Name

Institution

Address

City, State/Province, Country, Zip or Postal Code
(             )
Phone
(             )
Fax

Email Address

For more information regarding membership, see www.waml.org