----------------------------Original message---------------------------- 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)