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

Agenda for 2/24/09 Planning Meeting

DATE of NAHSL 2010 CONFERENCE 10/23/2010-10/26/2010 in RI
Libraries in Balance, Preserving Our Past, Conserving Our Future

Introductions & thank hosts for having meeting.
Agenda:
NAHSL 2010 Planning Committee Meeting
Date:_2/24/09; Place: CCRI, Flanagan Campus, Lincoln, RI; 9:00 am
1. Conference Chair’s Report: Susan Warthman reports: Establish who will take the minutes. Approve last month’s minutes. Sue signed, faxed and mailed the contract to Newport Marriott on 1/27/09. The contract was countersigned and is now finalized. Sue created an account in www.Doodle.com to schedule upcoming meetings.
2. Co-Chair’s Report: Regina Swanson:
3. Hospitality Committee & Local Arrangements: Fred Brown’s Report:
4. Programming Committee: Barbara Davis’s Report:-Identify speakers; Discuss format and timing of program.
5. Financial Officer: Mary Ann Slocomb report: Discuss budget.
6. Registration Committee: Mary Beth Edwards’s report: Work on Registration Form & ideas for Welcome Gifts to be finalized.
7. Publicity Committee: Barbara’s report on status of collecting RI & Newport brochures for this years conference. Status of Logo/graphics.
8. Scholarship Committee: Pat Padula’s report:
9. Exhibits/Sponsorship Committee: Jeannine Gluck’s report:
10. Web Site: Penny Glassman- questions/answers regarding web site.
11. Evaluation Committee: Nancy Ross
12. Continuing Education: Pat Gorman-Identify CE courses
13. Other:

Upcoming Planning Committee Meetings

Tuesday, February 24th at CCRI in Lincoln at 9:00am

Saturday, April, 18th at RIC in Providence at 11:00am

Next Planning Committee Meetings

The next two meetings were determined to be at CCRI, Flanagan Campus, Lincoln on Monday, February 23rd at 9:00am
and at RIC, in Providence on Saturday, April 18th at 11:00am.

A Book to Be On the Lookout For:

Internet Cool Tools for Physicians by Melissa L. Rethlefsen, David L Rothman & Daniel S Mojon, MD
1/e
02/09 Springer, Paperback
3-540-76381-3 $29.95
ISBN-13: 9783540763819
Not Yet Published due: 2/2009

2nd Planning Meeting for NASHL 2010 Conference

Please note the location for this meeting has changed.

Where: Library at Memorial Hospital
When: Friday, January 23, 2009 from 2:00 to 5:00
Here are the directions and map:
http://mhriweb.org/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.1003
Please Join Us. All are welcome. Sue & Reg

Hotel visit rescheduled

Reg & I are going to see the Newport Marriott on 1/7/09, weather permitting. The previous hotel visit was cancelled due to snow. Hopefully, this meeting will take place and we will have some news to report. Sue