IUG Meeting during ALA Midwinter 2002

[Jennifer.Merrill@xxxxxxxxxx (Jennifer Merrill)]

The Innovative Users Group will meet at ALA Midwinter.

*** Please Read Complete Message - Includes Important Information about new ALA
Security Procedures ***


Friday January 18, 2002
2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
New Orleans Convention Center
Room MCC 293


AGENDA

2:00 PM  IUG Opening Remarks

2:15 PM  Innovative Update

2:30 PM  MAP (Millennium Access Plus): Perspective from a Beta Tester
         Kristen Hewitt, Westerville Public Library
         Laurie Davidson, Innovative Interfaces, Inc., Product Manager

3:30 PM  Break

3:45 PM  The Password Authentication File: It's a numbers game
         Fred Gertler, Santa Clara University
         Barbara Vance, Innovative Interfaces, Inc., Product Manager

4:45 PM  Breakout sessions

Historically the IUG meeting during ALA has always been open to all, regardless
of whether you were registered to attend ALA.

Recent events have prompted ALA to institute security procedures for the
conference that may complicate attendance for those who were not intending to
register for ALA.

The guidelines that are relevant to us are:

5. We will have a redesigned security schedule taking into consideration
the heightened state of security and any new requirements by
individual venues.  This will include security guards checking badges not only
at convention center meetings and events, but also at the meeting hotels.

6. Staff, Attendees and Exhibitors must wear their badge at all times in
any ALA function and when they are in the Convention Center.  People
without a badge in the Convention Center will be escorted to Registration where
they will be able to obtain one.

The full list can be downloaded from:
    http://www.ala.org/events/midwinter2002/NewSecurityMeasures.doc

We have confirmed with ALA, that an exhibits-only badge is sufficient to grant
you access to the IUG meeting at the convention center.  ALA registration opens
on Friday 1/18 at 7:30 am.  Exhibits-only badges are $20 and exhibits-plus
badges (include the Keynote address) are $30 on site.

We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans.

Jennifer Merrill
IUG Chair 2001-2002
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Jennifer K. Merrill                        Email: Jennifer.Merrill@xxxxxxxxxx
Head, Digital Library Technologies Group   Voice: 603 646-3389
Dartmouth College                          Fax:   603 646-1043
Hanover, NH 03755