Dear Colleagues: The IDS Project's 10th Annual Summer Conference is Thursday, July 31st, and Friday, August 1st at the Crowne Plaza Syracuse Hotel & Conference Center. This year's conference theme is One Collection, One Community. Approximately 250 attendees are expected. On Wednesday, July 30th, we will be hosting two Pre-Conference Sessions concurrently with the All-Region User Group Meeting. These two, three hour technology sessions will be focused on IDS Logic and ILLiad Client Addon creation. Since these two workshops will be hands-on, participation will be capped at fifteen seats. Attendees will need to bring a laptop with the ILLiad client loaded to benefit the most from the sessions. Also Wednesday evening, we are pleased to announce a pre-conference gathering. This year's conference is packed with information and training regarding exciting new technologies and strategies for access, resource sharing and acquisitions/collection development. Session tracks include ILL/DD; Technology; Collection Development; and Administration. You can choose to follow an entire track or choose individual sessions from across each track. CONFERENCE AGENDA: The preliminary conference agenda will be available in the next few weeks: http://www.idsproject.org/conferences/2014/sessionslist.aspx KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Tom Bruno Tom Bruno is the Associate Director for Resource Sharing and Reserves at the Sterling Memorial and Bass Libraries at Yale University. Previously he was the Head of Resource Sharing at the Widener Library at the Harvard College Library. He received his Master's in Library and Information Science from Simmons College and has a BA in Ancient Greek and Latin from Boston University. In another life, Tom wanted to be an astronaut, and he eagerly looks forward to filling his first interplanetary interlibrary loan request. PRE-CONFERENCE COST: $100 Pre-Conference registration includes the following: IDS Logic (9:00am-12:00pm) How to Create ILLiad Client Addons (1:00pm-4:00pm) Snacks & drinks provided Lunch Free car parking at Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center CONFERENCE COST: $175 Early Bird (by June 20th); $200 Regular Fee. Accepted methods of payment for registration include credit card and direct billing Conference registration includes the following: Thursday and Friday Conference Programs Snacks & drinks at each break 2 breakfasts 2 lunches Thursday dinner Fun-filled social gatherings and great camaraderie Wednesday & Thursday evenings! Free car parking at Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center TRANSPORTATION AND LODGING: Syracuse is well-served by bus, train, and airlines. Instructions on getting to the conference site from public transportation are found at: http://www.idsproject.org/conferences/2014/lodgingtransportation.aspx Be sure to bring a NYS tax exempt form for your hotel reservation, if applicable. CASUAL DRESS: We want everyone to be comfortable during our days of work and nights of play. HOW TO REGISTER: Go the following URL: http://www.idsproject.org/conferences/2014/registration.aspx If you already have an IDS Project login account, please login to your account before accessing the registration page. Once you are logged in and at the registration page, please select the "IDS Project Member Registration" button. Your information will automatically be entered for registration. If you do not have an IDS Project member login, please create one using the registration tool. In creating this account, you will be automatically enrolled in the Conference. Once you are registered for the conference, you will be directed to a Thank You page that provides instructions for Conference Registration Payment and making Hotel Reservations. All registered conference attendees will receive a confirmation email containing instructions for registration payment and hotel registration. Please register for the conference and your lodging as soon as possible. This will help us a great deal in planning all of the conference logistics. For frequently asked questions, please visit http://idsproject.org/conferences/2014/faq.aspx CONTACTS: If you have any questions or concerns regarding the conference, please contact: Bill Jones, [log in to unmask] (585-245-5172) Mark Sullivan, [log in to unmask] (585-245-5172) We look forward to seeing you in Syracuse at this summer's IDS Project Conference!! Mark Sullivan