The 2009 PALA Conference Planning Committee invites you to present a poster session at the PALA Annual Conference to be held October 18 – 21, 2009 at the Hilton Harrisburg located in downtown Harrisburg.
What is a poster session? It is an opportunity, set aside during the conference, when author- librarians, students, staff or others participating in the professional conference can present an idea, the outcomes of a completed project, or research results to an audience of their peers. The tone is casual and the mode is highly interactive. The object is to gather feedback and to make connections with others interested in the same subject. This is a forum for library professionals from across the state to highlight their libraries and to share their successful ideas or innovations with colleagues.
Poster sessions are displayed on poster boards (4 ft x 6ft). Pictures, graphs, data and text are used to illustrate the presentation. An effective poster presentation highlights, with visual display, the main points or components of your topic; the presenter fills in the details verbally. Poster Sessions can cover any project or program. They are a great way to share your interesting work without doing a formal presentation.
Some suggested subject categories for poster sessions include but are not limited to: Conservation and Preservation, Library Services to Special Groups, Reference and Information Services, Management, Children’s Services, Information and Referral Services, Young Adults’ Services, Reference, Personnel, Library Use Instruction, Planning and Evaluation, Circulation Services, Organization, Special Collections, Technology, Automation, Archives, Education, Continuing Education, Telecommunications, Library Education, Computers, Rare Books, Literacy.
This year’s conference theme is Pennsylvania Libraries: Capitalize on Your Future. The poster sessions will take place in the Strawberry Arcade, the main walkway between the parking garage and the hotel. We expect a lot of traffic in this area, which is also the location of the conference registration desk. The 2009 conference schedule will include the following poster session periods:
Monday, 10/19/09, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. for topics of interest to youth services librarians.
(Immediately precedes the Carolyn Field Award Luncheon)
Tuesday, 10/20/09, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. for all topics.
There will also be a special poster session display by PaLA divisions and round tables during the New Member Reception on Sunday night to inform new PaLA members of groups that they may wish to join.
We invite you to submit a poster session proposal online via this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=zmAWWQALf69l8DigTT6haw_3d_3d. A link is also available on the PaLA Website, www.palibraries.org. The deadline for proposals is May 31, 2009.
Come join us in Harrisburg and capitalize on your future!