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                                                   Embracing the Changes: Diversity and Global Vision in a Digital Age
                                                                     CALA 2011 Annual Conference Program

Sunday, June 26, 2011 from 1:30p.m. to 3:30p.m. in New Orleans, LA

About the Program       Co-sponsors       Speakers     Program Planning Committee


About the Program: The program is designed to spearhead changes within the library profession through meaningful discussions on challenges facing libraries today, such as issues of cultural diversity as related to the library profession, global outreach and collaboration, and impact of new technology on library services.

Keynote Speaker:

  • Betty Turock, Former ALA President, Professor and Dean Emeritus, School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University 

Panel Speakers:

  • Michael Dowling,  Director of the Chapter Relations and International Relations Offices of the American Library Association, ALA
  • Miguel Figueroa, Director of Office for Diversity and OLOS, ALA  
  • Clara Chu, Chair and Professor, Department of Library and Information Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Michael Porter, Web Junction, LJ Mover and Shaker 2009, elected ALA councilor and member of executive Board

Co-Sponsors:

  •  ALA International Relations Office
  • American Indian Library Association
  • Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association

 

Program Planning Committee:

 

 

updated: 2/3/2011