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Subject:        Join Western Association of Map Libraries -- $10 off for new
members
Date:   Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:52:19 -0600 (MDT)
From:   Thiry <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps-l <[log in to unmask]>

Special offer for new members:

Join WAML for ONLY $20 (normally $30)

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

$20 (normally $30 a year) -- Good for NEW members only.
Membership good from now till June 30, 2008, but offer ends July 31, 2007.

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."

Membership is NOT limited to people living in the Western US and Canada,
but is open to everyone.

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 Fairbanks, Seattle and Boulder,
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their withdrawn and extra copies of maps and make them available for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 Denver in October 2007!!
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 few years, WAML has met in Seattle, Honolulu, Fairbanks, Chico
California, Boulder Colorado, Santa Cruz, Palo Alto California, Portland,
Provo Utah, Vancouver BC, Flagstaff Arizona, Pasadena California.
Future meeting sites include Denver Colorado,
Las Vegas Nevada, Salt Lake City Utah, 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 limited.  Good times,
good friends and good maps await you!

To join the Western Association of Map Libraries, fill out the information
on the web site
http://www.waml.org/mbrinfo.html#members

PRINT and send it with a check for $20 postmarked by July 31, 2007
(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
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