SLA 2007 Conference/Hotel Registration Open

Online registration for the conference is now open. The print registration form will be in one of the next issues of Information Outlook.

Conference Hotel information, prices and maps are now available. You can book your room for the conference rate online or by phone.

MRM Advisory Board Members & Volunteers - 2007

The Materials Research & Manufacturing Section page has been updated to reflect the new Advisory Board members and volunteers. The volunteers will work with their counterparts on the Division Advisory Board.

New Executive & Advisory Board Members - 2007

Executive Board Changes:

• Chair: Ben Wagner (State Univ of NY - Buffalo)
• Chair-Elect: Sue Cardinal (Univ Rochester)
• Past-Chair/Nominating Committee Chair: Ted Baldwin (Univ Cincinnati)
• Secretary: Margarete Bower (Univ Pittsburgh)
• Treasurer: Bob Buchanan (Auburn Univ)

Advisory Board Changes:

• ACS Liaision: Bing Wang (Georgia Tech)
• Bulletin Editor: Meghan Lafferty (Univ Minnesota)
• NSDL Liaison: Hilary Davis (NC State)
• 2008 Program Planner: Rachel Ellison (Ecolab)
  
• Sparks Award: Cory Craig (UC Davis)
• Sponsorship: Mindy Pennington (Pfizer)
  

2007 Leadership Summit

More information on the 2007 Leadership Summit, January 24-27 in Reno.

The Chemistry Division board meeting will be on Jan 27 from 8-10am.

Newsletter (Oct-Dec 2006) Now Online

The October-December 2006 issue of the Newsletter is now online. Highlights include

• Messages from the outgoing Chair and incoming Chair and Chair-elect
• Report from ACS in San Francisco and October 2006 Web Conference
  
• Beyond the Chemistry Web
• Electronic STM resources from Japan
• IUPAC-NIST Solubilities Database
  

2007 Conference - Call for Posters

Co-sponsored by DCHE, DPAM and DST

The theme for 2007: New Technologies in Instruction and Training. The submission deadline is March 1, 2007 and any questions should be directed to Bill Armstrong at LSU.

This year, there will also be a 2nd poster session at SLA, this one sponsored by DBIO called Innovations & Best Practices in Biomedical & Life Sciences Libraries. Description and dates can be found on pg. 3 of the Fall 2006 issue of their newsletter.