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I share this conference information with the ARLIS/NA membership.

--Susana Tejada
  Member, ARLIS/NA Diversity Committee


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Joint Conference of Librarians of Color 2006 (JCLC '06)

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

The JCLC '06 invites quality proposals for presentation at its first
Conference entitled, "Gathering at the Waters: Embracing Our Spirits,
Telling Our Stories," to be held October 11-15, 2006, at the Adams
Mark in Dallas, Texas.   The Deadline for submitting all proposals is
May 31, 2005.   Program proposal forms are now available:
http://www.ala.org/ala/olos/libassocofcolor/JCLC_programproposal.pdf


The Steering Committee of the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
2006 includes representatives from the American Indian Library
Association (AILA), the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
(APALA), the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA),
the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA), and REFORMA, the
National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to
Latinos and the Spanish Speaking.

The JCLC '06 "Gathering at the Waters" conference will include a
one-day pre-conference and four days of tracked programming,
encompassing-issues programs and individual and combined celebratory
events.  It is also a conference directed towards diversity within
library and information studies and the research and development aspects
of community outreach.   It will establish a forum for the exchange of
ideas and dissemination of information on both new and existing ideas.

JCLC '06 seeks the best ideas in providing library services on the
topics below and invites proposal submissions for contributed papers,
panel sessions, workshops, poster sessions, and roundtable discussions.
 This conference will feature speakers from academia, public, school,
private industry and government agencies.

Program costs:
In accordance with Conference practices, presenters cannot receive
honoraria nor have expenses reimbursed for presenting conference
programs. Participants are expected to pay their own expenses.

For more information, contact JCLC '06 Conference Co-Chairs Gladys
Smiley Bell ([log in to unmask]) and Kenneth A. Yamashita
([log in to unmask]).

Program proposal forms should be completed and sent along with
necessary attachments to:
JCLC '06
c/o Bell
P. O. Box 1738
Hampton, VA  23669

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