The IDS Project has sent out a last call for poster session proposals for their conference taking place in August.  The deadline is July 20, 2010.

This a great conference and has a good turn out.  Why not show off what fabulous things you have accomplished?  Plus, this year’s session will take place on August 3 from 5-6:30, during cocktail hour.  (The room has wireless and access to power.)  What could be better than chatting with colleagues about a cool thing you’ve done while having some yummy treats?

Possible themes include:

New library services
Creative marketing
New collaborative models
Cooperative collection development
Redesigned library space
Information literacy
Outreach initiatives
Assessment
Professional development

Proposals and/or questions can be sent to:

Sonja Landes, IDS Project Coordinator, SUNY Geneseo at:

landes@geneseo.edu

SUNY’s Conference on Instructional Technology 2010 is being held on May 28-28 at SUNY Plattsburgh.  This is SUNY’s  largest and most prominent event on instructional technology in education, providing a forum for faculty, instructional support professionals, and policymakers to present, discuss, and explore innovative avenues for integrating technology into the teaching and learning environment.

The conference is open to anyone, whether you work for SUNY or not!

There appears to be many intriguing sessions covering everything from engaging students through new technologies and exploring the impact of i-pod touch and smart phones on music.

Sounds like a great opportunity to get out of the office, explore and discover new instructional technologies and chat with colleagues.

The third Library Assistants’ Day was held on November 3, 2009 in Syracuse.  Over 115 people came to this event that was co-sponsored by Nylink, CLRC, SCRLC, RRLC, and Upstate Medical.  It was a great turn-out and a wonderful opportunity to meet with colleagues from across the state and one from Canada.   Sessions included customer service based upon FISH!, social networking, creating library exhibits and displays, genealogy resources, an update on Microsoft 2007 and time management.   Thanks to all of the attendees and our speakers for a day well spent learning and networking.  Now it is onto the fourth annual Library Assistants’ Day, 2010.