[Schlib] Fwd: Manitoba Libraries Conference 2014 - Call for Proposals

[Margaret Stimson]

From: Stephen Carney <stephen_carney at outlook.com>


  Hi all,

 Please find below and attached the Call for Proposals and speaker form for
the 2014 Manitoba Libraries Conference below for distributing to your
members and stakeholders and posting to your websites. Please be sure to
include the speaker form as an attachment when sending or posting.

Thanks to Sarah Clark and Jordan Bass, Program Committee Co-Chairs, and the
Program Committee as whole, for their work in preparing the Call for
Proposals.

Let us know if you have any questions, and thanks in advance for your
assistance in distributing the call.

Cheers,

Stephen Carney
Co-Chair, Manitoba Libraries Conference 2014
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*Sent on behalf of the Manitoba Libraries Conference Program Committee*

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*Manitoba Libraries Conference 2014*

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*Winnipeg, Manitoba*

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*May 12-14, 2014*

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*Theme: Unlimited Potential*



The Manitoba Libraries Conference Program Committee is pleased to invite
members of the library, archival, museum, records management, and
educational communities to submit proposals for the Manitoba Libraries
Conference, May 12 – 14, 2014 at the Delta Winnipeg.



Libraries in Manitoba are experiencing a number of challenges in the form
of shrinking budgets, rapidly changing information technology, outdated
facilities, and a pressing need to develop relevant collections and
adequate resources for diverse user communities. And yet, through ingenuity
and innovation libraries continue to overcome these obstacles to provide
exceptional programs and relevant services to their respective users.
Recognizing the unlimited potential of Manitoba’s library community the
Program Committee invites proposals for sessions on topics including, but
not exclusive to:



·       e-Collection Development

·       Strategic Planning

·       New Ways of Measuring results. New Ways of Measuring Success

·       Marketing Value

·       Leveraging Open-Source Information Technology

·       Indigenous Libraries and Archives

·       Programming for Diverse User Communities

·       Success Stories and Epic Failures: Library Project Hits and Misses

·       The Other F Word: Problems and Solutions with Library Funding

·       Punching Above Their Weight: Excellence in Manitoba’s Rural
Libraries

·       Stories from the Front: Highlighting Library Technicians in Manitoba

·       Management in a Changing Environment

·       Partnering for Success: Exploring Joint Library Initiatives





*Submitting Proposals: *



The 2014 Conference Program Committee welcomes proposals in a variety of
formats including:



·       Pre-conference (full or half-day.)



·       Traditional Session: Individual or group presentations of
approximately 20 to 60 min per speaker with questions as time permits.



·       Panel Discussion: Presentations of approximately 10-15 minutes with
discussion to follow.



·       Roundtable: 5-7 minute presentations with open floor discussion.



·       Lightning Round Talk: 20 presentation slides presented at 20
seconds per slide. 6 minutes on a specific topic or focused debate.



·       Poster Session: Summarized information using text and images
presented in a poster format.



*French Language Proposals are Encouraged



Please complete the *Speaker Form** attached* and submit it to
librariesconference2014 at gmail.com



The deadline for proposals is *Friday October 18th, 2013*.



Please feel free to direct questions to:



Sarah Clark

Co-Chair MLC Program Committee

Sarah.Clark at umanitoba.ca



Jordan Bass

Co-Chair MLC Program Committee

Jordan.Bass at ad.umanitoba











-- 
Jeff Anderson
Manitoba School Library Association President
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