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The Special Libraries Association (SLA) will be holding its 88th annual
conference in Seattle, WA, from June 7-12, 1997.
 
The preleminary/tentative schedule for the Geography and Map Division (G&MD)
follows.
 
        ***Please excuse the duplication of this message as it is
                being posted to multiple listservs***
 
Geography and Map Division Schedule
 
Sunday, June 8, 1997    G&MD Board Meeting
                        3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
 
                        G&MD Reception and Open House
                        Map Collection and Cartographic Information Services
                        Univ. of Washington Libraries
                        6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
 
Monday, June 9, 1997    G&MD Contributed Papers Session #1
                        Mapping the Pacific Northwest and Beyond
                        10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
 
                        G&MD Contributed Papers Session #2
                        New Technologies and Traditional Sources
                        (presentations on present day practices in map libraries                            and map librarianship)
                        1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
 
                        G&MD Dutch Treat Dinner
                        A relaxing evening of dining and conversation at one of
                            Seattle's restaurants)
                        6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
 
Tuesday, June 10, 1997  IFLA and A Changing World
                        A slide presentation of the 1996 IFLA conference,
                            library resources in China, and the surrounding
                            sites and environs.  Presented by David McQuillan
                        12:00 -- 2:45 p.m.
 
                        G&MD Business Meeting
                        3:00 - 4:45 p.m.
 
Wednesday, June 11      Geographic Information Systems and Data Issues for
                            Special Libraries
                        Co-Sponsored with the Engineering Division and the
                            Environment and Resources Management Division
                        1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
 
Thursday, June 12       Field Trip:  "Seattle's Surf and Turf"
                        Co-Sponsored with the Natural History Caucus
                        Tours of the National Marine Fisheries Service/
                           Northwest & Alaska Fisheries Centers Libraries;
                           Seattle Museum of History and Industry; Univ.
                           of Washington's Fisheries and Oceanography Library;
                           and Washington Park Arboretum and Japanese Tea House
                           and Garden where a catered box lunch will be
                           provided.
                        8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 
PLEASE NOTE:  That this is a preliminary schedule and subject to change.  The
location of meetings will appear in the final conference program.
 
Please direct questions to:
 
Jim Walsh
Chair, Geography and Map Division/Head of Reference Services
Tisch Library, Tufts University, Medford, MA  02155
617-627-3959 (voice);  617-627-3002 (fax);  [log in to unmask] (email)