2004 WALE Conference

An interest group of the Washington Library Association

2004 WALE Conference: Catch the Wave to Your Future

13th Annual WALE Conference

WHEN: October 7 - 9, 2004

WHERE: Shilo Inn, Ocean Shores

Preliminary Conference Brochure

Online Registration (Credit Card Payment Only)

Registration Form (to mail)

Conference Schedule At-A-Glance

Thursday	2:00-5:00	Registration
		Dinner on your own
	5:30	Welcome
	6:15-7:45	Michael Meines: Positive Selfishness ñ It's All About You!
	7:45-8:30	Dessert Reception

Friday	7:00-8:00	Beach Walk
	7:30-8:15	Registration
	7:30-8:15	Breakfast on your own
	8:45-9:45	Keynote: Jennifer Kutzik - Finding What Floats Your Boat to Advance Your Career
	9:45-10:00	Break
	Breakout Session #1
	10:00-10:45	Effective Followership
		From Aggravation to Appreciation: Turning Difficult Situations Around
		Opportunities for Continuing Educations in WA Library Technician Programs
		Career Transitions
		Communicating Effectively via E-mail
		Sing With the Children
	10:45-11:00	Break
	Breakout Session #2
	11:00-12:00	Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Tips for Successful Job Interviews
		Using the LC Subject Cataloging Manual to Stay Ahead of the Wave
		Ten Tips for Better Web Searching
		Treasures on the Web: The State Library Comes to You!
		Intellectual Freedom: Responding to Challenges with a "LIGHT" touch
		Beyond Lists and Outlines: Graphical Approaches to Information
	12:00-12:15	Break
	12:15-1:45	Lunch: Cindy Cunningham - E-Commerce & Libraries: What Can They Learn from Each Other
	1:45-2:00	Break
	Breakout Session #3
	2:00-3:00	Virtual Reference 101
		Tried & True Training Techniques
		Intellectual Freedom: Responding to Challenges with a "LIGHT" Touch
		Collection Development Tools
		Valuing Diversity: Using an Ancient Method to Look at Modern Issues
		A Conversation about Copyright
	3:00-3:15	Break
	Breakout Session #4
	3:15-4:00	From Aggravation to Appreciation: Turning Difficult Situations Around
		Outreach: What It Was, What It Is, and What It Could Be
		Waves of Change in OCLC Interlibrary Loan
		Birds of a Feather Networking Opportunities
	4:30-5:30	Treasure Hunt
	6:30-8:30	Dinner: Author Helen Thayer - Reach for the Sky: Make Your Dreams Come True
Saturday	7:30-8:30	Breakfast Buffet
	8:30-9:30	COPE3 Status & Update
	9:30-9:45	Break
	9:45-10:30	To Be Announced
	10:30-11:30	Leslie Rule - Ghost Writer: An Inside Peek at an Author's Files on the Ghosts Among Us
	11:30-11:45	Closing

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