For those ARLIS members who are going or were
considering going to the combined ALA/CLA conference,
but SARS is a big issue because it's in Toronto.
ALA should have a final decision by May 9.
PAULA EPSTEIN
Columbia College Chicago
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Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 11:55:35 -0500
From: Lorraine Olley
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Subject: [LAMALEADERS:369] ALA/CLA Toronto conference
update
As many of you know, on April 23 the World Health
Organization issued a
travel advice recommending that persons planning
travel to Toronto
"consider postponing all but essential travel." See
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/notes/2003/np7/en/ for
the full text.
As of this moment, ALA plans to hold the Annual
Conference in Toronto
as scheduled.
Liz Dreazen, director of the ALA Governance Office,
issued this statement
today: "ALA is taking this very seriously and is
evaluating the reports
from the city of Toronto, the CDC and the World Health
Organization on a
daily basis. The health of our members and staff is
absolutely our primary
concern....Our options for moving a conference of our
size at this late
date are...very limited, but if the health situation
worsens we will of
course do what needs to be done to guarantee the
health and safety of our
members and staff. On the other hand, it's important
that we not panic
and that we wait for further updates and information
before changing any
plans - individual or organizational - so that our
decisions and actions
are thoughtful and reasoned. The Executive Board will
meet early next week
via conference call to review the status of the SARS
situation vis a vis
our Annual Conference. Hopefully by that time the
news will all be good!"
Please check the ALA website www.ala.org for updated
information on the
status of Annual Conference. We expect that a final
decision about the
conference will be made around May 9. If you have
specific questions or
concerns you may address them to me or ALA Public
Information Office
Director Mark Gould ([log in to unmask]).
Lorraine Olley
Executive Director
Library Administration & Management Association
American Library Association
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago IL 60611
312-280-2156
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