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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Camille McCutcheon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Coordinator of Collection Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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color:black'>Spartanburg, SC 29303<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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[mailto:SELA@LISTSERV.CC.UCF.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gerald Holmes GVHOLMES<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 09, 2009 5:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> SELA@LISTSERV.CC.UCF.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> NCLA Conference (October 6-9, 2009)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>58th North Carolina Library Association Biennial Conference in Greenville,
N.C.</b> <br>
<b>"North Carolina Libraries: Serving Knowledge….Serving You"</b>
<br>
<b>Tuesday, October 6<sup>th</sup> to Friday, October 9, 2009 at the Greenville
(NC) Convention Center.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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Information and updates can be found on the NCLA Conference Wiki:
http://nclaconference2009.pbworks.com/ <br>
<br>
<b>Tuesday, October 6 from 6:00-9:00 pm</b> - Early Arrivals, Pre-registered
and Sneak Peak with Exhibitors. <br>
<br>
The Exhibits will be open from 6:00-9:00 pm on Tuesday. Conference
attendees who have pre-registered will be able to pick-up the conference
packets. <br>
The 1<sup>st</sup> 100 registered conference attendees attending the Sneak Peak
with Exhibitors will have a chance to win 1 (one) Phillips 4gb MP3 player. <br>
<br>
<b>Wednesday, October 7, 2009</b> <br>
<br>
<b>10:00 am – 11:30 am</b> - Opening General Session Keynote Address: Mr. Keith
Michael Fiels, Executive Director, American Library Association <br>
<br>
<b>1:30 pm – 2:45 pm</b> - ALA Planning Forum (Open to all) <br>
<br>
Program Description: How can the American Library Association help you,
your library, students and teachers, and your local library/media association? <br>
Come and share your thoughts on where ALA should focus its efforts in the next
five years. ALA members and non-members are welcome. <br>
<br>
<b>1:30 pm - 2:45 pm</b> - Vendor Showcase #1 <br>
<br>
Program Sponsors: CSI
Technology Outfitters and TANDBERG <br>
<br>
Program Title: Show Me the
Money! Technology Funding Sources Revealed <br>
<br>
Program Description: Learn how to identify and pursue technology funding
opportunities for your library. <br>
Barbara Catenaci, Regional Grants Manager, from TANDBERG and Chris Davis,
Federal Programs Manager <br>
at CSI Technology Outfitters, will provide an overview of the grants and other
funding sources, such as E-Rate, <br>
that are available for libraries. Basic information about the funding, as
well as guidance on how to pursue those <br>
funding opportunities to equip your library with a variety of technology and
infrastructure solutions will be covered. <br>
<br>
<b>5:00 pm - 6:00 pm</b> Vendor Reception will feature Bluegrass music by NCLA
member Wille <br>
Nelms and his group the Greenville Grass.
Also appearing will be the <a
href="http://www.greengrasscloggers.com/t_blank">Green Grass </a> <br>
Cloggers. The Exhibits will be open
from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm on Wednesday. <br>
<br>
<b>Not far from Greenville</b> - Weekend Event: <br>
North Carolina Seafood Festival URL: <a
href="http://www.ncseafoodfestival.org/">http://www.ncseafoodfestival.org/</a> <br>
The 23rd Annual North Carolina Seafood Festival “Catch the Excitement”<br>
October 2-4, 2009 - Morehead City Waterfront<o:p></o:p></p>
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