MLA ‘22 will be your first opportunity in three years to reconnect with your colleagues at an MLA annual conference. But if you can’t attend in person, there’s also a robust virtual experience planned. Whatever your needs may be, MLA ’22 offers an experience that works.
Virtual Registration Experience
A virtual MLA ’22 meeting registration experience includes:
More than 200 papers, lightning talks, and posters available on demand with text-chat option; some live presentation sessions may also be available, pending presenter availability.
April 27—All-Attendee Opening Session (with MLA Presidential Address, MLA Awards Ceremony, In Memorium, and official MLA '22 Welcome, including tips to optimize your time during MLA '22).
April 27—New Member Program & Networking Session
April 28—NLM / NNLM Day
April 27 and 28—Evening virtual-only networking and game sessions
Live-streamed sessions from New Orleans:
May 4—Janet Doe Lecture (Michael Kronenfeld, AHIP, FMLA)
May 5—John P. McGovern Award Lectureship (Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, FAAP)
May 6—NLM Update (provided by NLM staff)
The Full In-Person Experience in New Orleans
The in-person registration experience in New Orleans includes all of the above, plus:
- 17 interactive immersion sessions across all practice areas.
- The in-person Collection Development & Resource Sharing Symposium, with six special sessions providing insights on current and post-pandemic pain points for professionals, addressing librarians and publisher relationships, and speaking to trends in scholarly communication.
- Two in-person CE Courses: (CE100) Essential Searching Skills for Librarians on Systematic Review Teams and (CE400) Do You Want To Be a Library Director?
- May 5—special public health conversation with Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, FAAP (immediately following the McGovern Lecture).
- Book signings in the exhibit hall with both plenary speakers.
- In-person access to the Hall of Exhibits and your exhibitor representatives, plus exhibitor technology showcases, sunrise seminars, and lunch-and-learn sessions.
- Multiple networking (and food!) events, including the Welcome Reception, a Gathering of Caucuses and Domain Hubs, Leader and International Visitor’s Reception, Dinner dine-arounds with recommendations from your Local Assistance Committee, sponsored morning grab-and-go eats, and an in-person evening game night.
- Vision 2048 Working Session (You’re invited! Help shape the future of the profession).
- Availability of library tours and social outings.
- On-site amenities including MLA Resume Clinic, Quiet room, Wellness room (meditation maze, anyone?), and Member Resource room.
- Closing Session and information for 2023.
Whether in-person or virtual, your MLA '22 adventure will be an experience you'll remember.
Register today!
Contact Jim Westwood with questions.
Hesitant to register for in-person because of the pandemic? Our blog post offers a solution.