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Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 13:28:34 -0400
From: David Allen <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: MAGERT New Orleans Schedule
Sender: David Allen <[log in to unmask]>
 
 
 
 
 
     An updated version of the MAGERT schedule (with room assignments) for the
ALA  (American Library Association)
Annual Conference in New Orleans has now been posted.  It can be viewed at
<http://www.sunysb.edu/libmap/magert1.htm> (click on "meetings and conferences")
 
     There have been changes and additions in the extra-curricular part of our
program--that
which is not listed in the official ALA program (also known as the "fun" part).
 
     Our Friday night reception will be held in the courtyard of the Hotel St.
Marie (527
Toulouse Street), which is right around the corner from the official MAGERT
hotel, the Prince
Conti. For those who want to stay at the Prince Conti, I understand that there
may still be a few
rooms available, although the deadline for reserving them is past.  It is a nice
hotel at a
reasonable price in a good location--worth a phone call to see if you can still
get a reservation.
 
     We will also be featuring a tour of the Historic New Orleans Collection and
a
presentation on their Atlas of Louisiana project.  This will be on Monday, June
28, starting
 at 11:30 a.m.  The museum is known, among other things, for its outstanding
collection of
historic maps.
 
     Finally, we plan to conclude the conference with a trip to the Matthew
Fontaine Maury
Oceanographic Library at the Stennis Space Center.  We will leave the Prince
Conti at 12 p.m.
and take a bus to the library in nearby Mississippi.  The Space Center is noted
for its advanced
imaging projects and other high tech mapping applications.  Following the tour,
we will enjoy a dinner at a Cajun restaurant, and return to New Orleans in the
evening.  Please send me an e-mail message by June 15 if you plan to attend (we
need an approximate head count).
 
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