[PADG:520] [Fwd: PARS schedules within new format]

[Yvonne Carignan <carignan@xxxxxxx>]

Dear PARS Members,

At Midwinter 2005 in Boston, the ALA Executive Board approved a fairly 
radical change in the ALA conference schedules for the 2006 conference 
year. These changes apply to the 2006 Midwinter Meeting in San Antonio 
and the Annual Conference in New Orleans. The change that was approved 
alters the beginning times of meetings from a current practice of a 
potentially infinite number of start times to a much more structured set 
of predetermined start times. These start times are coupled with a 
preset meeting time length.  See the following URL for an thorough 
explanation of the changes which will start as of MIDWINTER 2006: 
http://www.ala.org/ala/alcts/alctspubs/alctsnewsletter/vol16no2/newsab/06schedulechanges/ConfSchedCh.htm  


The new schedule structure, which applies to meetings, DG's and IG's, 
NOT programs, looks like this:
8 a.m.–10 a.m.
10:30 a.m.–12 or 12:30 p.m. (depending on conference and meeting day)
1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.–5:30 or 6 p.m. (depending on conference and meeting day)

Attached are drafts of how the new skeleton schedule will affect the 
PARS discussion group, interest group, and meeting schedules.  At the 
bottom of each schedule, I include DG Chairs' recommendations that 
influenced where some meetings were moved. 

Jane Hedberg and Cathy Mook have very graciously included this topic on 
the PADG agenda, but because time restraints may limit the discussion, 
any feedback via email will be appreciated.  

Thank you very much,

Yvonne

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Yvonne Carignan                    
Preservation Production Group Leader
McKeldin Library                    
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Email:    carignan@xxxxxxx
Voice:      301 405-9343
FAX:        301 314-9971

Attachment: PARS annual Schedule 2006.xls
Description: MS-Excel spreadsheet

Attachment: PARS midwinter Skeleton Schedules 2006 ALCTS.xls
Description: MS-Excel spreadsheet