California Here We Come!! The 93rd annual conference of SLA will be held in Los Angeles on June 9-13, 2002. The conference theme is "Putting Knowledge to Work." Keynote speakers include Peter Drucker, noted speaker and author of works on management science, and Doris Kearns Goodwin, historian, author and television commentator. Early bird registration for the conference continues until May 1st. Information on the conference and registration materials are available in the February issue of Information Outlook. Additional information on conference events and housing is also available at: http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/2002annual/index.cfm Register online at the SLA web site: http://www.sla.org/Documents/losangeles5.htm The Geography & Map Division has planned several exciting programs along with a tour to Santa Barbara to visit MapLink and the UCSB Map and Imagery Library. The complete list of programs and meetings is given below. Plan to join your G & M friends in Los Angeles for another great annual conference! GEOGRAPHY & MAP DIVISION PROGRAMS and MEETINGS Sunday, June 9 Geography & Map Division Board Meeting -- 3:00-4:30 PM Monday, June 10 New Developments in Geographic Information Systems -- 1:30 - 3:00 PM Speaker: Charlie Frye, ESRI Mary Murphy Contributed Papers Session -- 3:30 - 5:00 PM Speakers: Mary Galneder -- Map Postcards in the Map Library Vanette Schwartz -- World War II Newsmaps Tuesday, June 11 Applications of Geographic Information Systems - 7:00 - 8:30 AM (continental breakfast) Joint program with TRANS, ERM, PER, and ENG Speakers: Carol Brandt, U.S. Dept. of Transportation EIP Associates, Los Angeles Marvin Penner, Pacific Gas & Electric Company Historical Mapping - 1:30 - 3:00 PM Speaker: Dr. Norman Thrower, UCLA Geography & Map Division Annual Business Meeting -- 3:30 - 5:00 PM Joint reception with TRANS, ERM, PER, and ENG - 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Wednesday, June 12 IFLA in Boston - 12:00 AM - 1:30 PM Speaker: David McQuillan, University of South Carolina Government Mapping Update - 2:00 - 3:30 PM Speakers: Carol Ostergren, USGS Tim Trainor, U.S. Census Bureau Geography & Map Division Incoming Board Meeting -- 3:30 - 5:00 PM Thursday, June 13 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Tour to Santa Barbara to visit MapLink and UC Santa Barbara Map and Imagery Library. (ticketed event - cost $20.00) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 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]