NY-NJ/UNYOC: Announcement of a Joint Annual Meeting:

RE-CREATING LIBRARIES: NEW DIRECTIONS FOR LIBRARIANS IN THE MILLENNIAL AGE.

The New York-New Jersey and Upstate New York/Ontario Chapters, MLA are very pleased to announce plans for the upcoming NY-NJ/UNYOC '99, their joint meeting to be held October 17-19, 1999 at the Gideon-Putnam Hotel, located in Saratoga Springs, NY.

It seems that it wasn't all that long ago that we thought a memory typewriter was a gift from the heavens. And now, well, here we are sitting in front of our high end PC shouting, "Faster, faster." Where do we go from here? That will be the focus of our meeting as we go from present to future; learning cutting edge and action oriented information covering changes in librarianship and library operations as we head ever onwards to "01-01-00" and beyond.

As previously announced Dr. Laverna Saunders, Dean, Salem State College Library, Salem, MA and Barbara von Wahlde, Associate Vice President for Libraries, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY will be our keynote speakers. In addition, there will be panels, lunchtime roundtables, and a Library Management Forum, as well as three CE courses. For CE info, see UNYOC's Meeting Continuing Education Page.

During our meeting you will have time to meet with vendors and exhibitors to learn of their latest products and services, plus time to meet, greet and network with old friends and new. And don't forget Sunday's kickoff Exhibit Hall opening and our Welcome Reception at the nearby National Museum of Dance. We're also looking forward to our gala Dinner on Monday night when we will hear from Margie Ingram, Director of Special Programs, The HUMOR Project, located in Saratoga Springs.

So Save the Dates and look for your registration packet later this summer.

See you in Saratoga!

WHO WILL BE WHO at NY-NJ/UNYOC '99

Lynn Altstatt, panelist, New York Academy of Medicine
Elizabeth Bayley, panelist, McMasters University
Sue Ben-Dor, panelist, Southeast New York Library Resources Council
Judith Cohn, panelist, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Jane Fisher, panelist, CHOICES, NYPL, New York
Robin Fogel, panelist, Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx
Sherry Hartman, forum presenter, Albany Medical College
Joan Napolitano, forum presenter, Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens
Dr. Laverna Saunders, keynoter, Salem State College, Salem MA
Bernie Todd Smith, forum presenter, Rochester General Hospital
Jean Sullivant, forum presenter, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York
Laurie Thompson, panelist, SUNY Health Sciences Center at Syracuse
Barbara von Wahlde, keynoter, University of Buffalo
Kerry O'Rourke, NY-NJ Chapter Chair
Elizabeth Irish, UNYOC Chapter Chair
William Self, NY-NJ Program Committee Chair
Jeff Garvey, UNYOC Program Committee Chair

Tour Information

SATURDAY TOUR: Signature Tour of Saratoga Springs: On Saturday afternoon, October 16th, take part in a "Signature Tour of Saratoga Springs." At 2:00 pm, we will be boarding a deluxe motorcoach for a unique tour. This two-hour tour will introduce us to the area and give us a taste of the local history. The tour will depart from and return to the Gideon Putnam. A fee of $15.00 will be paid at time of departure.

SUNDAY TOUR: Sunday, October 17th, it's SHOPPING! After a breakfast and fashion show, we will head on to - where else but - the Outlet Malls. After an afternoon of discount mania, the bus will return to the Gideon Putnam in plenty of time to rest our weary "soles" before heading out to the Opening Ceremonies of the Exhibit Hall and Kickoff Welcome Reception at the National Museum of Dance. The $20.00 fee includes breakfast. All those interested should meet in the Gideon Putnam lobby at 9:30 am. Those needing transportation from the Best Western to the Gideon Putnam on Sunday morning should send an email message to orourke@umdnj.edu to reserve your place on the van.