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SLA 2012 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO

Convention Center, Level 3

7:30am • SLA Registration Center

Convention Center, Room E260

8:00am • KMKS105. Change Management and Change Implementation in the Knowledge Domain

Blackie's

6:00pm • PAM Early-Bird Dinner

Convention Center, Hall E

7:00am • Luggage Storage Hours - Saturday

Convention Center, Level 3

Convention Center, Room E255

1:00pm • Business & Finance Division Board Meeting

Convention Center, Room E256

1:00pm • Measures that Matter to Decision Makers

Convention Center, Room E259

Convention Center, Room E260

8:00am • KMKS101. Fundamentals of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Services

Convention Center, Room E261

8:00am • Taxonomy and Information Architecture for SharePoint

Convention Center, Room E262

8:00am • Creative Collection to Support the Seven Essential CI Tasks

Convention Center, Room E263

8:00am • Transforming Your Schema and Taxonomies into an Ontology

Convention Center, Room E271B

2:00pm • SLA 2013 Conference Planners Meeting

Flo and Santo's

7:00pm • DFAN No-Host Dinner

Hilton Chicago, Joliet Room

5:30pm • DBIO Board Meeting and Dinner

Hilton Chicago, PDR #2

5:00pm • Chemistry Division Board Meeting

Hilton Chicago, Pullman Boardroom

5:00pm • 2012 Planner Wrap-Up Appointments

Hilton Chicago, Williford Room BC

8:30pm • Business & Finance Division Open House

Meet in the 8th Street Lobby of the Chicago Hilton

6:00pm • Highlights of Chicago Tour

Paul V. Galvin Library, Illinois Institute of Technology

8:00am • Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian

Pegasus Restaurant and Taverna

6:30pm • Taxonomy Division No-Host Dinner

TBA

Zapatista

6:30pm • Transportation Division No-Host Dinner

Convention Center, Arie Crown Theater

5:15pm • Sunday General Session and Awards Presentation

Convention Center, Entrance to INFO-EXPO

10:45am • INFO-EXPO Grand Opening

Convention Center, Hall E

7:00am • Luggage Storage Hours - Sunday

Convention Center, INFO-EXPO

Convention Center, INFO-EXPO, Booth 256

Convention Center, Level 3

Convention Center, Room E251

12:00pm • Education Division Board Meeting

Convention Center, Room E251

2:00pm • IFLA 2012 in Helsinki, Finland

Convention Center, Room E252

1:00pm • Information Outlook Advisory Council Meeting

Convention Center, Room E253A

1:30pm • Government Information Division Board Meeting

Convention Center, Room E253B

Convention Center, Room E253C

1:00pm • DMAH Board Meeting

Convention Center, Room E253D

1:30pm • PAM Division Board Meeting

Convention Center, Room E255

1:00pm • IT Board Meeting

Convention Center, Room E256

8:30am • GTRIC Roundtable

Convention Center, Room E258

9:00am • SLA Board of Directors Open Session

Convention Center, Room E259

Convention Center, Room E260

Convention Center, Room E261

8:00am • Website Analytics and Usability

Convention Center, Room E262

8:00am • Using the Data Curation Profile as a Means to Engage Researchers

Convention Center, Room E263

8:00am • Advanced Contract Management

Convention Center, Room E264

12:00pm • DMIL Board Meeting

Convention Center, Room E265

12:00pm • SLA Fellows Afternoon Business Meeting

Convention Center, Room E265

1:30pm • SLA Fellows and First-Timers Meet

Convention Center, Room E267

12:00pm • DBIO Vendor Relations Lunch

Convention Center, Room E270

1:30pm • Baseball Caucus Meeting

Convention Center, Room E271B

2:00pm • Buyer/Supplier Roundtable

Convention Center, Room E272A

1:00pm • Advertising & Marketing Division Board Meeting

Convention Center, Room E272B

1:00pm • Knowledge Management Division Board Meeting

Convention Center, Room E272C

2:00pm • Public Policy Advisory Council Meeting

Convention Center, Room E272D

1:00pm • DERM Board Meeting

Convention Center, Room S401A

1:00pm • DSOC Board Meeting

Convention Center, Room S401D

12:00pm • EOS International Seminar

Convention Center, Room S402A

11:30am • Springer Lunch & Learn Session #1

Hilton Chicago, Boulevard Room BC

Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballroom A

8:00pm • LMD and KMD Open House

Hilton Chicago, Joliet Room

1:00pm • DST Board Meeting

Hilton Chicago, PDR #1

12:00pm • Legal Division Board Meeting

Hilton Chicago, PDR #2

Hilton Chicago, PDR #3

1:00pm • Solo Librarians Division Annual Board Meeting

Hilton Chicago, Pullman Boardroom

1:00pm • CID Board Meeting

Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room

8:00pm • Karaoke Party

Hilton Chicago, Williford Room BC

8:30pm • Business & Finance Division Sunday Open House

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

7:00pm • Come Meet the CID! Networking Event

News Division Suite, Palmer House 9128 – Daley Suite

Russian Tea Time

11:00am • PAM Newcomers Lunch

TBA

Convention Center, INFO-EXPO

Convention Center, INFO-EXPO, Booth 256

Convention Center, Level 3

Convention Center, Room E251

10:00am • Energy Resources Roundtable - Best Practices for Corporate Libraries

Convention Center, Room E252

Convention Center, Room E253A

4:00pm • SLA Contributed Papers - Monday Session

Convention Center, Room E253B

Convention Center, Room E253C

Convention Center, Room E253C

4:00pm • The Evolving Role of Competitive Intelligence in the Legal Marketplace

Convention Center, Room E253D

10:00am • SLA Career Connection Seminar: Make the Most of a Difficult Situation: Solutions to Get You Through

Convention Center, Room E255

11:30am • San Jose State University –SLIS Luncheon Reception

Convention Center, Room E256

Convention Center, Room E258

7:30am • FEDLINK Vendor Meeting

Convention Center, Room E259

8:00am • IEBD Monday Networking Breakfast

Convention Center, Room E259

12:00pm • Understanding Chicago Through Narrative

Convention Center, Room E260

4:00pm • Updates from the World of Cloud Computing

Convention Center, Room E261

Convention Center, Room E262

7:30am • FAN New and Renewing Members Breakfast and Division Business Meeting

Convention Center, Room E262

Convention Center, Room E263

Convention Center, Room E263

4:00pm • DPHT Business Meeting and Snack

Convention Center, Room E264

Convention Center, Room E264

4:00pm • DRM: The Discussion Continues

Convention Center, Room E265

Convention Center, Room E266

8:00am • Rapid Fire Consultant Showcase: Come One, Come All!

Convention Center, Room E267

Convention Center, Room E270

8:00am • Using Scenario Analysis to Predict the Future of the Semantic Web

Convention Center, Room E270

10:00am • Transitioning into Management and Leadership

Convention Center, Room E270

12:00pm • Chemistry Information Training: Present and Future

Convention Center, Room E271A

8:00am • Business & Finance Division Annual Business Meeting and Breakfast

Convention Center, Room E271A

12:00pm • Engineering Division Business Meeting and Lunch

Convention Center, Room E271B

Convention Center, Room E272A

10:00am • Committee on Cataloging Meeting

Convention Center, Room E272C

4:00pm • ABCD Caucus Meeting

Convention Center, Room E272D

4:00pm • Emergency Preparedness & Recovery Advisory Council Meeting

Convention Center, Room E351

10:00am • Collections in Transition: E-Books and Collection Development

Convention Center, Room E353A

Convention Center, Room E450A

10:00am • The New State of Journalism: Insights from James O'Shea

Convention Center, Room E450B

Convention Center, Room E451A

10:00am • Division Partners and Vendors Panel Discussion

Convention Center, Room E451A

12:00pm • Use of Social Media by Non-Profits

Convention Center, Room E451B

10:30am • 60 Sites in 60 Minutes

Convention Center, Room S401A

7:30am • PAM Astronomy Roundtable: Pioneering the Unknown

Convention Center, Room S401A

12:00pm • PAM Business Meeting and Lunch

Convention Center, Room S401D

7:30am • Military Libraries Division Monday Networking Breakfast

Convention Center, Room S401D

12:00pm • The Intelligence Cafe

Convention Center, Room S402A

Convention Center, Room S402B

Convention Center, Room S403A

10:00am • PAM-wide Roundtable

Convention Center, Room S403B

Convention Center, Room S404A

5:30pm • PAM Book Group Discussion

Conventon Center, Room E253C

8:00am • Taxonomy Design for the Short on Time

Forno’s Restaurant, Hyat Regency McCormick Place

12:00pm • DPER Board Meeting

Hilton Chicago, Astoria Room

7:30pm • Solo Librarians Division Open House

Hilton Chicago, Boulevard Room AB

8:00am • OCLC Update Breakfast

Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballroom A

4:00pm • Business & Finance Division Poster Session

Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballroom AB

8:00am • Bloomberg Law/Bloomberg BNA Breakfast and Legal Division Business Meeting

Hilton Chicago, Grand Ballroom

6:00pm • SLA International Reception

Hilton Chicago, Marquette Room

3:00pm • PRIVATE - EBSCO Publishing’s Corporate Advisory Board Meeting

Hilton Chicago, PDR #2

5:30pm • Competitive Intelligence Division Open House and Business Meeting

Hilton Chicago, Pullman Boardroom

3:30pm • Softlink User Group Meeting

Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room

5:30pm • Business & Finance Division Awards Presentation and Reception

Hilton Chicago, Williford Room A

7:00pm • PAM Open House

Kendall College, Wine Room

6:00pm • News Division Awards Reception and Banquet

Newberry Library

6:00pm • American West Reception

Newberry Library

8:00pm • Chocolate Reception

Pazzo’s Cucina Italiana

6:00pm • Education Division No-Host Dinner

The Berghoff

5:00pm • Canadian Reception

312 Chicago

8:00pm • Joint Divisions Open House: SOL, DGI, TRN

Convention Center, Hall E

7:00am • Luggage Storage Hours - Tuesday

Convention Center, INFO-EXPO

Convention Center, Level 3

Convention Center, Room E251

10:00am • Engineering Enterprise Information: Usage and Challenges

Convention Center, Room E251

2:00pm • Energy Issues: Moving Toward a Sustainable Future

Convention Center, Room E253A

4:00pm • SLA Contributed Papers - Tuesday Session

Convention Center, Room E253B

10:00am • DMAH Business Meeting

Convention Center, Room E253C

10:00am • Forestry Roundtable

Convention Center, Room E253C

Convention Center, Room E253D

Convention Center, Room E255

Convention Center, Room E256

8:00am • Hospitality and Tourism Roundtable Breakfast

Convention Center, Room E258

Convention Center, Room E259

Convention Center, Room E260

4:00pm • Insurance Research

Convention Center, Room E261

4:00pm • Evidence-based Healthcare and the Cochrane Collaboration

Convention Center, Room E262

2:00pm • Advertising & Marketing Division Roundtable

Convention Center, Room E263

8:00am • IEBD Tuesday Networking Breakfast

Convention Center, Room E263

2:00pm • Leadership and Management Division Business Meeting and Afternoon Tea

Convention Center, Room E264

Convention Center, Room E264

10:00am • Knowledge Management across the Health Care Spectrum

Convention Center, Room E264

4:00pm • ERIC Update

Convention Center, Room E265

Convention Center, Room E265

2:00pm • SLA Hot Topic: From Reactive to Proactive: Search Powered Information Governance for SharePoint

Convention Center, Room E266

Convention Center, Room E267

Convention Center, Room E270

10:00am • Chemistry on the Go

Convention Center, Room E270

4:00pm • Keys to Competitive Intelligence Success

Convention Center, Room E271A

2:00pm • Social Media in Action

Convention Center, Room E271B

8:00am • College and University Business Libraries Section Breakfast

Convention Center, Room E271B

2:00pm • Academic Division Roundtable

Convention Center, Room E272A

12:00pm • Public Relations Advisory Council Meeting

Convention Center, Room E272B

10:00am • DLDP Committee Meeting

Convention Center, Room E272C

10:00am • Information Ethics Advisory Council Meeting

Convention Center, Room E350

8:00am • From Info Pro to Info Hero: 5 Easy Ways to Turn Information into Insight

Convention Center, Room E351

Convention Center, Room E353A

10:00am • Tales from the Trenches: Contract Negotiation Is Not for the Faint of Heart

Convention Center, Room E353A

4:00pm • Adding Value to Content through Linked Data

Convention Center, Room E353B

12:00pm • EBSCO Publishing Corporate Librarian Luncheon

Convention Center, Room E450A

10:00am • Global Economic Outlook

Convention Center, Room E450B

8:00am • SPOTLIGHT SESSION: E-Discovery Preparation through Information Management and Data Mapping

Convention Center, Room E450B

10:00am • SPOTLIGHT SESSION: Cross-Cultural Competitive Intelligence

Convention Center, Room E450B

2:00pm • SPOTLIGHT SESSION: 60 Apps in 60 Minutes Redux: The Next 60 Apps You Need To Know

Convention Center, Room E450B

4:00pm • SPOTLIGHT SESSION: Improv!-ing Your Library Using the Principles of Second City

Convention Center, Room E451A

8:00am • Enterprise Search

Convention Center, Room E451A

10:00am • Enterprise Search Roundtable

Convention Center, Room E451A

2:00pm • Opening the Vault: International Economic Resources from the World Bank, IMF and OECD

Convention Center, Room E451B

2:00pm • Photo Digitization and Archive Developments

Convention Center, Room S401A

8:00am • PAM Vendor Update and Networking Breakfast

Convention Center, Room S401D

8:00am • Military Libraries Division Tuesday Networking Breakfast

Convention Center, Room S402A

Convention Center, Room S402B

Convention Center, Room S403B

10:00am • Taxonomy Division Business Meeting: Content Enrichment

Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballroom AB

Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballroom AB

6:00pm • SLA Chapter Cabinet Meeting

Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballroom C

6:00pm • SLA Division Cabinet Meeting

Hilton Chicago, Grand Ballroom

9:00pm • IT Division & Dow Jones Dance Party Open House

Hilton Chicago, Marquette Room

8:30pm • Taxonomy Division Open House

Hilton Chicago, PDR #1

8:00am • Education Division Business Meeting and Breakfast

Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room

7:00pm • Joint Poster Session

Hilton Chicago, Williford Room A

7:00pm • Joint DPHT and Legal Division Networking Mixer

Hilton Chicago, Williford Room BC

6:00pm • All-Sciences Poster Session and Reception

Newberry Library

10:00am • Tour of Maps Collection at Newberry Library

TBA

7:00pm • Competitive Intelligence Division No-Host Dinner

The Berghoff

5:30pm • SLA Texas Chapter Reception

Convention Center, Hall E

7:00am • Luggage Storage Hours - Wednesday

Convention Center, Level 3

Convention Center, Room E251

8:00am • Across the Great Divide: Resilient and Practical Communication for the Intergenerational Workplace

Convention Center, Room E252

12:00pm • SLA Webmasters Meetup (Operation Vitality)

Convention Center, Room E253A

12:00pm • SLA Contributed Papers - Wednesday Session

Convention Center, Room E253B

8:00am • News Division Education Session

Convention Center, Room E253C

8:00am • UX (User Experience) for Non-UXers

Convention Center, Room E253C

10:00am • Open Data in Chicago

Convention Center, Room E253C

12:00pm • Gov on the Go: Mobile Apps

Convention Center, Room E253D

12:00pm • DCHE Board Meeting Wrap-up

Convention Center, Room E256

8:00am • Biomedical and Life Sciences Division Contributed Papers

Convention Center, Room E258

10:00am • Impact of Technical Standards on Metadata and Controlled Vocabulary Projects

Convention Center, Room E259

8:00am • Aerospace Section Annual Meeting and Breakfast

Convention Center, Room E260

8:00am • Keeping Your Taxonomy Fresh and Relevant

Convention Center, Room E261

10:00am • Combat Memories: Collecting Veterans' Histories

Convention Center, Room E262

7:30am • DCHE Roundtable and Corporate Breakfast

Convention Center, Room E262

12:00pm • Windy City Que(e)ry

Convention Center, Room E263

8:00am • DPHT Outgoing Board Meeting

Convention Center, Room E263

10:00am • Legal Division Unconference Featuring the Corporate Café

Convention Center, Room E264

Convention Center, Room E264

10:00am • Suddenly Solo: What To Do When It's Suddenly Just You

Convention Center, Room E265

Convention Center, Room E266

8:00am • KIIE Breakfast Meeting

Convention Center, Room E267

10:00am • PAM Mathematics Roundtable

Convention Center, Room E270

8:00am • Favorite CI Analytic Tools that Deliver Value

Convention Center, Room E270

10:00am • Mobilizing the Message: It Takes a Village to Recruit Creative Problem Solvers

Convention Center, Room E271A

12:00pm • Competitive Intelligence: Identifying, Managing, Disseminating and Leveraging Reliable, Current, Actionable Knowledge

Convention Center, Room E271B

10:00am • User Experience (UX) Caucus Roundtable & Business Meeting

Convention Center, Room E272C

12:00pm • Professional Development Advisory Council Meeting

Convention Center, Room E272D

10:00am • Student and Academic Affairs Advisory Council Meeting

Convention Center, Room E353A

10:00am • Institutional Repositories

Convention Center, Room E450

2:00pm • SLA Annual Business and Membership Meeting

Convention Center, Room E450

3:00pm • Future Now: A Panel Discussion

Convention Center, Room E450B

8:00am • SPOTLIGHT SESSION: Best Practices in Self-Assessment: Offering Sustainable Value to Users and Clients

Convention Center, Room E450B

10:00am • SPOTLIGHT SESSION: Museums, Libraries and 21st Century Skills - Preparing Now for the Future

Convention Center, Room E450B

12:00pm • SPOTLIGHT SESSION: What's Changed Since Library School? MLS Training Update for Veteran and Not-So-Veteran Librarians

Convention Center, Room E451A

10:00am • Skeptical Knowledge-Seeking: Business Research in the Age of 'Truthiness'

Convention Center, Room E451A

12:00pm • Digital Asset Management: Techniques for Indexing Non-Textual Content

Convention Center, Room S401D

8:00am • Military Libraries Division Wednesday Networking Breakfast

Convention Center, Room S402A

8:00am • Challenges of Buying and Selling Content in 2012 Breakfast

Hilton Chicago, PDR #2

10:00am • DTRN Board Meeting

Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room

4:30pm • Closing Reception

Hilton Chicago, Williford Room B

6:30pm • Military Libraries Division Open House: Batter Up! An (Almost) MLB Experience

Meet in the 8th Street Lobby of the Chicago Hilton

5:45pm • Architectural Boat Tour of Chicago

Adler Planetarium

10:00am • Tour of the Adler Planetarium

Meet in the 8th Street Lobby of the Chicago Hilton

9:00am • Tour of the University of Chicago Library

Pritzker Military Library

8:30am • Pritzker Military Library Breakfast, Tour, and Author Talk