MLA '07: Receptions, Meals, Refreshments

• Saturday, May 19
  • Welcome Reception and Opening of the Hall of Exhibits
• Sunday, May 20
  • Majors 19th Annual Walk for Fun
  • New Members/First-time Attendees Breakfast
  • Chapter Council Roundtables Luncheon
  • International Visitors Reception
  • Library School Reunion
  • Friends of the National Library of Medicine (FNLM) Reception
• Monday, May 21
  • Awards Ceremony and Luncheon
• Tuesday, May 22
  • Hospital Libraries Section Business Meeting and Reception
  • Open Forums
  • MLA Reception

Saturday, May 19

• Welcome Reception and Opening of the Hall of Exhibits
  5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
  Franklin Hall
  
  Ticketed event. One ticket to the reception is included with super inclusive, inclusive, and conference-only registration. No onsite ticket sales.

Sunday, May 20

• Chapter Council Roundtables Luncheon
  noon – 2:00 p.m.
  Grand Ballroom, Salons A, B, C, and D
  
  Optional ticketed event. You must register in advance. There will be no onsite registration. A lunch ticket is required and costs $30. Register by topic code number. Registrations without a topic number will not be processed.
  
  Join your colleagues for lunch and informal discussions on a variety of topics. The roundtables provide an opportunity to share experiences, make new friends, and discuss mutual professional concerns and chapter activities.
  
  If you would like to share your skills and expertise as a facilitator or a recorder, please email Chapter Council Roundtables Committee Cochairs Marie Reidelbach (mreidelb@unmc.edu) or Melanie Cedrone, AHIP, (mcedrone@mail.med.upenn.edu) . Facilitators and recorders can earn one point for the Academy of Health Information Professionals for these activities!
  
  To register for roundtables, select one of the following topic numbers:
  1. Assessment and Evaluation
  2. Clinical Decision Making Tools (UpToDate, MDConsult, etc.)
  3. Consumer Health
  4. Copyright Issues
  5. Digitization Projects
  6. Electronic Health Record
  7. Evidence-based Librarianship
  8. Evidence-based Medicine
  9. Expert Searching
  10. Federated Search Tools and Journal Linkouts
  11. Health Information Literacy
  12. How to Start an Institutional Repository
  13. Integrating You or the Library into the Curriculum
  14. Issues in Hospital Librarianship
  15. Liaisons Stepping Out of the Library
  16. Library Space Planning
  17. Management of E-resources
  18. Management/Leadership
  19. Managing Resources in Emergency/Disaster Situations
  20. Marketing and Public Relations
  21. New and Emerging Roles for Medical Librarians
  22. Open Access/Scholarly Publishing
  23. So You Want to Publish?
  24. Strategies for License Negotiation with Vendors
  25. Talking to Administration/Communication Techniques
  26. Technology Issues for Hospital Librarians
  27. Using New Technologies and Instructional Design for Teaching
  28. Virtual/Electronic Library
  29. Web Design and Usability
  30. Wikis, Blogs, and Pods, Oh My!
      
      
• International Visitors Reception
  Sponored by EBSCO.
  
  6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
  Liberty Ballroom, Salon C
  Invitation only.
  
  
• Library School Reunion
  6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
  Liberty Ballroom, Salons A and B
  
  
• Friends of the National Library of Medicine (FNLM) Reception
  7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
  Offsite: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
  
  Optional ticketed event. No onsite ticket sales. Ticket cost: $50, includes a 1-year FNLM membership. Maximum attendance is 200. Purchase tickets on the registration form.
  
  FNLM will host a reception for MLA members at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, America's oldest art museum and school of fine arts, located in the Historic Landmark Building.

Monday, May 21

• Awards Ceremony and Luncheon
  Sponsored by JAMA & Archives Journal.
  
  noon–1:30 p.m.
  Grand Ballroom, Salons E, F, G, and H
  
  Ticketed event. One ticket to the luncheon is included with super inclusive and inclusive registration. Onsite tickets are available for sale in the MLA Registration Center prior to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 20.

Tuesday, May 22

• Hospital Libraries Section Business Meeting and Reception
  4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
  Liberty Ballroom A and B
  
  Ticketed event. No charge, but registration is required. Select the reception on the registration form.
  
  
• MLA Reception: Rockin' rEvolution
  Sponsored by American Academy of Pediatrics.
  
  7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
  Grand Ballroom, Salons E, F, G, and H
  
  Ticketed event. One ticket to the reception is included with super inclusive and inclusive registration. Purchase additional tickets at the MLA Registration Center before noon on Monday.
  
  Join your colleagues and friends at MLA’s biggest party of the year! Rockin’ rEvolution offers food, fun, networking, and MLA’s version of “Dancing with the Stars.” Wear comfortable shoes, and get ready to dance the merengue and do the swing. Former national champions Clive and Suzanne Phillips have been invited.