----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Hard copies of this announcement were passed out at the Spring WAML Meeting in Los Angeles last week. I am posting a copy to Maps-L for those who did not attend the meeting and other interested parties. Linda Zellmer [log in to unmask] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Preliminary Announcement Western Association of Map Libraries Fall, 1994 Meeting Jackson Hole, Wyoming The Fall, 1994 meeting of the Western Association of Map Libraries will be held September 8-9, 1994, at the University of Wyoming National Park Service Research Center in Grand Teton National Park, about 30 miles north of Jackson, Wyoming. Preliminary List of Talks: Mapping the Jackson Hole Region - Bill Resor, Wilson, Wyoming A New View of Planning: The Case of Teton County - Bill Collins, Teton County Planning Director Haynes and Yellowstone: A History - Richard Saunders Haynes Collection, Montana State University The Yellowstone Bibliography - Deborah Dawson University of Wyoming Researching Yellowstone Place Names Lee Whittlesey, Park Historical Archivist Yellowstone National Park Practical Solutions to Common Problems: Converting to Automated Circulation of Maps - Panel Discussion Anyone Interested in sharing information on how their Library automated map circulation is invited to participate. Additional Information on Potential Talks: Visual Information, Inc. has been contacted about giving a presentation on digital preservation of maps and images. The Park Superintendents at both Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks have been contacted about other potential speakers on topics such as the development of a fire management plan for the Greater Yellowstone Region, and GIS in the National Parks. Volunteers Needed: Anyone interested in moderating sessions should contact Linda Zellmer. Housing Information: We will be staying at Colter Bay, one of three hotel areas Grand Teton National Park. Ten 2-room cabins, each with a double bed, 2 twin beds and connecting baths, and five 1-room cabins, 3 with double beds and 2 with twin beds and individual baths have been reserved. Double room cabins cost $75.00 per night and single room cabins will cost $55.00 per night. Space should be reserved by contacting Linda Zellmer (Email: [log in to unmask] Telephone: 307-766-2633 FAX 307-766-6679). Rooms that are not reserved by August 5, 1994 will be released. A field trip to tour the Upper Loop of Yellowstone National Park is also being planned. If you are thinking of attending the meeting and taking some vacation time as well, information on the Parks can be obtained by writing the Superintendent: Grand Teton National Park Yellowstone National Park P.O. Drawer 170 Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190 Moose, WY 83012 Reservations at Park Hotels before and after the meeting can be made through the concessionaires: Grand Teton Lodge Company TW Recreational Services, Inc. Reservation Dept. Yellowstone National Park, WY P.O. Box 240 82190-0165 Moran, WY 83013 (307)-344-7311 1-800-628-9988 The Jackson Hole Visitors Council has a 30 page Visitors Guide that they will send upon request. Write or Call: Jackson Hole Visitors Council P.O. Box 982, Dept. 41 Jackson Hole, WY 83001 1-800-782-0011 I will give suggestions for my favorite day-hikes (3-7 miles) in the Parks upon request. Linda Zellmer [log in to unmask] Box 3006, University Station (307)-766-2633 U. of Wyoming Geology Library FAX (307)-766-6679 Laramie, WY 82071-3006