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Share your great ideas with YALSA! The Young Adult Library
Services Association (YALSA) is seeking proposals for programs for continuing
education sessions for ALA's 2012 Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA, June
22 – 26, 2012. YALSA is looking for programs that highlight innovations
&/or best practices in young adult librarianship in these priority areas: Advocacy,
Leadership, Outreach, Programming, Readers' Advisory, Research, Young Adult
Literature and Youth Participation. YALSA seeks creative, innovative
proposals that address new topics, or that address current topics in a
unique way.
Individuals
may submit multiple proposals; however, no individual will be chosen to present
or co-present more than one program. Proposals that are largely sales pitches
or that focus only one particular product will not be accepted. All presenters,
moderators, speakers, etc. will be expected to cover their own travel and
conference registration costs. Programs will need to be either 90 or 120
minutes in length. To submit an RFP, please go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YALSA2012rfp.
Proposals will be accepted until
May 31, 2011. Please feel free to share this information with colleagues.
About
the conference: The ALA Annual Conference is the largest library conference in the
world—there is something for everyone! While full conference
attendance ranges from 18,000 to 28,000, between 800 – 1,200 YALSA
members attend the ALA Annual Conference each year. At the event, YALSA hosts
over 100 meetings, programs, events and social gatherings. Presenters/speakers
who participate in YALSA’s programs gain national exposure and can take
advantage of the ability to network with the movers and shakers in the field of
young adult librarianship. Opportunities to extend the reach beyond
conference attendees by blogging, presenting a webinar, writing an article,
etc. are available to presenters/speakers.
-Beth
Beth Yoke, Executive Director
Young Adult Library Services
Association
50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611
1.800.545.2433 x4391
fax: 312.280.5276
Get guidelines & tools for
teen library services at
http://tinyurl.com/YALSAguides