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Register now for the 2016 LITA Forum <http://litaforum.org/>
Fort Worth, TX
November 17-20, 2016
Registration is Now Open! <http://forum.lita.org/registrationtravel/>
Join us in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel
<https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/fort-worth/meetings/lita-forum-fall-2016>
located
in Downtown Fort Worth, for the 2016 LITA Forum, a three-day education and
networking event featuring 2 preconferences, 3 keynote sessions, more than
55 concurrent sessions and 25 poster presentations. It’s the 19th annual
gathering of the highly regarded LITA Forum for technology-minded
information professionals. Meet with your colleagues involved in new
and leading edge technologies in the library and information technology
field. Registration is limited in order to preserve the important
networking advantages of a smaller conference. Attendees take advantage of
the informal Friday evening reception, networking dinners and other social
opportunities to get to know colleagues and speakers.
Keynote Speakers: <http://forum.lita.org/#tile_speakers>
- Cecily Walker, Vancouver Public Library
- Waldo Jaquith, U.S. Open Data
- Tara Robertson, @tararobertson
The Preconference Workshops: <http://forum.lita.org/#tile_schedule>
- Librarians can code! A “hands-on” computer programming workshop just
for librarians
- Letting the Collections Tell Their Story: Using Tableau for Collection
Evaluation
*Comments from past attendees:*
“Best conference I’ve been to in terms of practical, usable ideas that I
can implement at my library.”
“I get so inspired by the presentations and conversations with colleagues
who are dealing with the same sorts of issues that I am.”
“After LITA I return to my institution excited to implement solutions I
find here.”
“This is always the most informative conference! It inspires me to develop
new programs and plan initiatives.”
*Forum Sponsors:*
OCLC <http://www.oclc.org/>
Get all the details, register and book a hotel room at the 2015 Forum Web
site. <http://forum.lita.org/registrationtravel/>
*See you in Fort Worth.*
Paul Go
Systems Librarian /
Library Technology Manager
Paul V. Galvin Library
Illinois Institute of Technology
35 West 33rd Street
Chicago, IL 60616
312.567.7997
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