My Midwinter Schedule at a Glance

(I know it’s Blackout Wednesday, but my blog is not really enough of a destination on the web to be worth taking down. Do take a moment to contact your representatives and senators, to tell them how awful this legislation is, please!)

This is the conference with the most social activities ever. I’m half-introvert, so this will be a bit of a stretch for me. But it’ll also be awesome! I hope to meet like a million fantastic people—no problem, right?—and get a good start on my Emerging Leaders project (Librarians Build Communities).

Btw: I made a map. And I am delighted to report that my iPhone can read it! (When did that happen?)

Wednesday:

• 6-9pm: Finish packing
• Later: Board red-eye

Thursday:

• Arrive in Dallas in the afternoon
• Try to check in early to Sheraton for a nap
• Maybe show up at registration? (No, looks like that doesn’t open until Friday.)
• 7pm: Teleconference with Alaska Library Association
• 8:30pm: EL & Friends Meetup at Iron Cactus

Friday:

• 8am-5pm: Emerging Leaders Workshop
• 6-7pm: Reception with ELs at Omni Dallas Hotel
• 8pm: Emerging Leaders Meetup & Social at City Tavern

Saturday:

• 8:30-9:30am: ALA Master Series: A Library occupies Occupy Wall Street
• 10:30am-12pm: NMRT Executive Board Meeting
• 12:30-1pm: ALA Masters Series: Dallas Public Library on Re-imagining the Public Library in a Post-Recession Economy
• 1:30-3:30pm: NMRT Membership, Networking & Committee Interest Meeting; if I’m not needed there, I’ll head over to RUSA MARS Hot Topics Discussion Forum–that’s been great in the past!
• 4-5:30pm: Progressive Librarians Guild Meeting (unless I’m getting tired by then)
• 5:30-7:30pm: NMRT Social at City Tavern
• 7:30-10pm: 5th Annual Newbie and Veteran Tweetup at the Anvil Pub
• Thereafter: ALA MW ’12 After Hours Social at LaGrange

Sunday:

• (8am is going to be much too early, but…) SummonCamp
• 10-11am: John Green – yeah, I’ll have to leave SummonCamp early, but I really like Vlogbrothers!
• 11am-noon: Maybe pop into NMRT/LLAMA New Leaders Discussion Group!
• Lunch
• 1-3pm: The Midwinter Conversation: Transforming Librarianship
• Exhibits
• 6:30pm: STS Dinner at City Tavern
• Thereafter: Elsevier Dessert Reception at Eddie Deen’s Ranch

Monday:

• 8-10am: LITA Town Meeting (if I can drag myself out of bed in time)
• 10am: Meeting about LibraryCamp
• 11:30am-1pm: Springer Innovations for Academic Libraries Lunch and Learn Session (Hyatt)
• 2-3pm: Exhibits closing with Lisa Loeb
• 3:30-5pm: Library Camp – which I’m helping out with! Please come, if you’re still in town!
• Maybe find a steak house for dinner. I mean, it’s Texas, right?

Tuesday:

• Go to the Zoo/Aquarium
• And maybe Dallas Public Library?
• And where else should I go?