Highlights of our Progress thus far.

REPORT on NAHSL 2010 CONFERENCE:


1. Date of conference is decided: NAHSL 2010 Conference 10/23/2010-10/26/2010 in RI, to be held at the Newport Marriott, Newport, RI. The hotel contract was finalized January 27, 2009.

2. Theme of conference: Libraries in Balance, Preserving Our Past, Conserving Our Future- the logo will be a green balance with leaves underneath.

3. A blog http://nahsl2010inri.blogspot.com/ and a list serve nahsl-conf@list.umassmed.edu were developed for members of the planning committee to communicate with each other.

4. The Hospitality Chair, Fred Brown, is finalizing plans for the welcome reception. The welcome reception will be held at Easton’s Beach Rotunda Ballroom & Carousel. http://www.cityofnewport.com/departments/economic-development/ballroom/home.cfm

5. Four speakers have been lined up for the event so far. They are:

· Lee Raine-will speak about the Internet and health
· David Rothman- will speak about Web2.0
· Elaine Martin-will speak about the value of libraries
· Anca Novacovici- will speak about Green libraries

6. There has been only one expense to date, $150.65 for food at the first planning meeting, in November 2008. The planning committee has met in January, February and will meet again on Saturday, April 18th at 11:00 A. M. at Rhode Island College in the Fortes Room, 4th Floor.

Respectfully Submitted,


Susan Warthman, Chair NAHSL 2010 Annual Conference
Regina Swanson, Co-Chair NAHSL 2010 Annual Conference